Tarzan #140

(February 1964)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Turok; Tazan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (Turok cover); George Wilson (Tarzan cover)

Inks:

? (Turok cover); George Wilson (Tarzan cover)

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; jungle

Characters:

Turok; Tarzan

Synopsis:

Ad for a subscription to both Tarzan and Turok for 1.25 a year.

Indexer Notes

Two covers are displayed, Turok, Son of Stone (Dell, 1956 series) #15 and Tarzan (Gold Key, 1962 series) #138. Inside front cover.

The Deadly Shadows (Table of Contents)

Tarzan of the Apes / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils:

Jesse Marsh

Inks:

Jesse Marsh

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

140-6312

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Tarzan [John Clayton]; Walla; Ras Kassa; Prince Ubie; Zaila; Tufu

Synopsis:

Tarzan helps Ras Kassa and his people to fight off the savages who are attacking them. These savages have discovered how to make gliding wings to allow them to attack from the air.

Timai's Story (Table of Contents)

Mabu / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Mabu

Reprints:

• in Tarzan Classics (Classics/Williams, 1965 series) #1209 (1965)
• in Tarzan [Jungelserien] (Illustrerte Klassikere, 1965 series) #9 (1965)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Savage Heart (Table of Contents)

Tarzan of the Apes / comic story / 9.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils:

Jesse Marsh

Inks:

Jesse Marsh

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Tarzan [John Clayton]; Korak [Jack Clayton]; Ukala (ape); Gathongo; Gati; Kotok (ape)

Synopsis:

After losing her own baby, the ape Ukala steals a human baby. Tarzan and Korak try to rescue the baby and return it to his parents.

Reprints:

• in Tarzan Classics (Classics/Williams, 1965 series) #1207 (1965)
• in Tarzan [Jungelserien] (Illustrerte Klassikere, 1965 series) #7 (1965)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Indexer Notes

Average number of copies preceding 12 months: 433,760, issue nearest to filing date: 430,386.

To Dare Or to Perish (Table of Contents)

Brothers of the Spear / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils:

Russ Manning

Inks:

Russ Manning

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Brothers of the Spear [Dan-El; Natongo]; Tavane; Zulena; Alissa (mule); Hatima (mule); Nana (elephant); Induna (elephant)

Synopsis:

Surrounded by enemies and with a massive load of food for their people, the Brothers of the Spear and their army attempt to climb a cliff face.

Reprints:

• in Tarzan Classics (Classics/Williams, 1965 series) #1207 (1965)
• in Tarzan [Jungelserien] (Illustrerte Klassikere, 1965 series) #7 (1965)

[N to R] (Table of Contents)

Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jesse Marsh

Inks:

Jesse Marsh

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Words that begin with the letters N,O,P,R and their translations.

Peoples of Africa Number 18 The Ethiopians (Table of Contents)

Keys of Knowledge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tom Gill; ? (assistant)

Inks:

Tom Gill; ? (assistant)

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction; jungle

Characters:

Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia

Synopsis:

Facts about Ethiopia

Reprints:

• in Tarzan Classics (Classics/Williams, 1965 series) #1208 (1965)
• in Tarzan [Jungelserien] (Illustrerte Klassikere, 1965 series) #8 (1965)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).