(November-December 1958)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
Chase Craig (editor)

The Men of the Deep! (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan (photo of Gordon Scott)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Dell Publishing Co., Inc. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Tarzan and the Shiftas' Captive (Table of Contents: 2)

Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Jesse Marsh
Inks
Jesse Marsh
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
5811
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Returning from a hunt, Tarzan checks his swing through the treeways…
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Chulek (mangani); Charles Kindred; Martha Kindred; shiftas (bandits); Gumbah
Synopsis
Tarzan rescues a medical missionary from a band of shiftas.
Keywords
euphorbia plant; flooding; gold; horses; keekul gum; lightning; medical supplies; rain; storms

Mabu's New Desire (Table of Contents: 3)

Mabu / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mabu noisily gulped the last of the millet beer from the calabash…
Genre
jungle

The Fire Mountain (Table of Contents: 4)

Tarzan / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Jesse Marsh
Inks
Jesse Marsh
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This hold is called a full nelson!
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Boy [Jack Clayton]; Dombie; Argus; Teena; Kimbi
Synopsis
Boy and Dombie are trapped by a lava flow.
Keywords
jewelry; lava; lions; saddle eland; volcanos; wrestling

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Brothers of the Spear / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Russ Manning
Inks
Russ Manning
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Take your time, Zulena -- I will guide your feet!
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Dan-El; Natongo; Zulena; Tungelus (African tribe); Inongi
Synopsis
The brothers rescue Zulena.
Reprints
Keywords
whirlpools

Indexer Notes

Episode 85

150 Civil War Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Build Muscles It's Fun (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

7 Up [7-up; 7up; Seven-Up] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Men of the Deep!
    Tarzan
  2. 1. ["Boys and Girls…Give your friends Dell Comic subscriptions for Christmas…"]
    Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
  3. 2. Tarzan and the Shiftas' Captive
    Tarzan
  4. 3. Mabu's New Desire
    Mabu
  5. 4. The Fire Mountain
    Tarzan
  6. 5. ["Take your time, Zulena -- I will guide your feet!"]
    Brothers of the Spear
  7. 6. 150 Civil War Soldiers!
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  8. 7. Build Muscles It's Fun
    Mattel Toys
  9. 8. ["Right now you're probably asking yourself…"]
    7 Up [7-up; 7up; Seven-Up]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Van Dore