(April 1968)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except January, March, May and November
On-sale Date
1968-02-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
10012-804
Editing
Chase Craig (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

The Shrunken Giant (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan
Reprints

[Sabor to Sord] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
jungle
Reprints

Indexer Notes

inside front cover.
Sabor = Lioness; Sheeta = Leopard; Ska = Vulture; Skree = Wildcat; Sopu = Fruit; Sord = Bad.

[Tarzan and the Ant Men, Part 2:] The Shrunken Giant (Table of Contents: 2)

Tarzan / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Edgar Rice Burroughs (original novel); Gaylord Du Bois (adaptation)
Pencils
Russ Manning
Inks
Russ Manning; Mike Royer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
682
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Korak [Jack Clayton]; Komodoflorensal; Adendrohahkis; Zoanthrohago; Kalfastoban; Talaskar; Caraftap; Janzara
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel Tarzan and the Ant Men.
New inks identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

Stegosaurus (Table of Contents: 3)

Dinosauria / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; math & science

Indexer Notes

Appears before page 15 of the previous sequence.

Another Meeting with the Masai (Table of Contents: 4)

Mabu / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nat Edson (illustration)
Inks
Nat Edson (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle
Characters
Mabu; Kaino; Hamasai; Konde; Pinji; Kinji; Kathegu
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini.

Caged (Table of Contents: 5)

Leopard Girl / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Tom Massey
Inks
Tom Massey
Colors
?
Letters
Tom Massey

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Leopard Girl [Meru]; Munya; Toto; Chui
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

[Dancing Girl] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor

[Eggzima the Wonder Hen] (Table of Contents: 7)

Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Shrunken Giant
    Tarzan
  2. 1. [Sabor to Sord]
    Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary
  3. 2. [Tarzan and the Ant Men, Part 2:] The Shrunken Giant
    Tarzan
  4. 3. Stegosaurus
    Dinosauria
  5. 4. Another Meeting with the Masai
    Mabu
  6. 5. Caged
    Leopard Girl
  7. 6. [Dancing Girl]
    Mini-Comics
  8. 7. [Eggzima the Wonder Hen]
    Mini-Comics
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore