(September-October 1960)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1960-07-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
Chase Craig (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Wilson (painting)
Inks
George Wilson (painting)
Colors
George Wilson (painting)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To save the ancient Bushmen, Tarzan battles a Bantu warrior 'to the death'!
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Richard Richmond maintains that this cover is by Morris Gollub

The Battle of the Bushmen (Table of Contents: 1)

Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
609
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Bauxhau; Nye-nyes (African tribe); ingwewnyama; Bantus (African tribe)
Synopsis
Tarzan helps a Nye-nye spiritual leader take his people from Bantu country and back to their ancestral home.
Reprints
Keywords
airplanes; cave paintings; elephants; hyenas; rain; single combat; Zambezi River

The Sasswood Ordeal (Table of Contents: 2)

Mabu / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle
Characters
Mabo; Kaino; Hamasai; Bandogo; Mogwo; Taka; Kutu
Reprints

Tarzan and the Hunter's Trophy (Table of Contents: 3)

Tarzan / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Boy [Jack Clayton]; Dombie; Muviro; pygmies
Synopsis
Boy and Dombie get help from a group of pygmies while hunting a rogue bull elephant that has trampled the Waziris crops.
Reprints
Keywords
elephants; ivory

Dan-El and Natongo Meet Again (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Russ Manning (signed as RM)
Inks
Russ Manning (signed as RM)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Dan-El; Tavane; Natongo; Zulena; Inongi; Ilolo; Nyessa (mule); Inkosi (elephant); Inkosikaasa (elephant)
Synopsis
Dan-El and Tavane locate Natongo and Zulena, who are being besieged by the army of Ilolo. Dan-El joins those trapped by the enemy and Tavane rides for Aba-Zulu to gather an army.
Reprints
Keywords
saddle mules; sieges

Indexer Notes

Episode 95

The Chief Dances (Table of Contents: 5)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jesse Marsh
Inks
Jesse Marsh
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Baka
Synopsis
A portrait of a group of dancers and a musician.
Reprints
Keywords
dancers; dancing; music; musical intruments
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["To save the ancient Bushmen, Tarzan battles a Bantu warrior 'to the death'!"]
    Tarzan
  2. 1. The Battle of the Bushmen
    Tarzan
  3. 2. The Sasswood Ordeal
    Mabu
  4. 3. Tarzan and the Hunter's Trophy
    Tarzan
  5. 4. Dan-El and Natongo Meet Again
    Brothers of the Spear
  6. 5. The Chief Dances
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Merlin Haas
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Richard Richmond
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore