(August 1969)

Western, 1969 Series
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Price:
0.50 USD
Pages:
164
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Western Publishing Company, Inc.
Brand:
Gold Key
Color:
full color
Dimensions:
4.75 in. x 6.5 in. digest
Paper Stock:
newsprint interior; glossy cardboard cover
Binding:
perfect-bound

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tarzan; Korak; Brothers of the Spear / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Russ Manning
Inks:
Russ Manning
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Tarzan; Korak; Brothers of the Spear

Indexer Notes

Cover is composed of three panels reprinted from past issues of Tarzan and Korak. So far, the panels are unidentified.


You'll love this one, too! (Table of Contents)

Golden Comics Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Woody Woodpecker; Yogi Bear; Fred Flintstone; Beep Beep; Tom; Jerry; Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny

Contents (Table of Contents)

Golden Comics Digest / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dan Spiegle
Inks:
Dan Spiegle
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Tarzan

Indexer Notes

Tarzan figure reprinted from an as yet unidentified comic.


Strangers in Lost Pal-ul-Don (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; jungle
Characters:
Tarzan; King Lobam; Princess Loma; Major Gorham
Synopsis:
When a plane crashes near the island of Lutor, Tarzan helps the survivors find their way out of Pal-ul-Don.
Reprints:

Unusual African Fish (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Mike Arens
Inks:
Mike Arens
Colors:
?
Letters:
Mike Arens

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction
Synopsis:
Short descriptions of four different African fish.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Captive of the Vulture (Table of Contents)

Korak, Son of Tarzan / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; jungle
Characters:
Korak; Lucille Brant; Pahkut; Jeremy Carter
Synopsis:
Korak helps a young man rescue a girl who has been a captive priestess for the vulture cult.
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Strange Partnerships (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction
Synopsis:
Short bits about unusual pairs of animals that live together.
Reprints:

War Horn on the Mountain (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:
adventure; jungle
Characters:
Dan-El; Tavane; Natongo; King Molithi
Synopsis:
Embarking on a trade mission, Dan-El and Natongo discover a city ravaged by war.
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South African Headdresses (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Mike Arens
Inks:
Mike Arens
Colors:
?
Letters:
Mike Arens

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction
Synopsis:
Descriptions of several tribal headdresses.
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The Man-Eating Tree (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; jungle
Characters:
Tarzan; Tolo; Chulu; Nehrubi; Grossa
Synopsis:
Tarzan battles a slave dealer who uses a carnivorous plant to terrify his followers.
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Mabu's Special Day (Table of Contents)

text story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
jungle
Characters:
Mabu; Hamasai; Memba
Synopsis:
A young boy encounters a gorilla for the first time in his life.
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Indexer Notes

Expanded from its original two text pages with new illustrations added.


Argus and the Vulture (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
jungle
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

The Eye of Thoth (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; jungle
Characters:
Tarzan; King Jathon; Queen Elaine; Prince Thyron
Synopsis:
Tarzan rides a giant bird to rescue a friend's son from a tribe that worships the stuatue of a giant bird with jewels for eyes.
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Could It Be True? (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Mike Arens
Inks:
Mike Arens
Colors:
?
Letters:
Mike Arens

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction
Synopsis:
Speculation about fabled creatures.
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Tarzan's Commandos (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; jungle
Characters:
Tarzan; Tantor; Umbezi; Nada; Chief Bangu
Synopsis:
Tarzan uses an army of animals to help him rescue two friends from an evil tribal chief.
Reprints:

Tarzan Rescues the Moon (Table of Contents)

Jungle Tales of Tarzan / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gaylord Du Bois ?
Pencils:
Mike Royer
Inks:
John Celardo
Colors:
?
Letters:
Mike Royer

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; jungle
Characters:
Tarzan; Taug
Synopsis:
Tarzan convinces his tribe of apes that his shout has saved the moon from being eaten by Numa.

Indexer Notes

This story appears to have been written and drawn for this digest. Does not appear to be a reprint.


African Birds (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Mike Arens
Inks:
Mike Arens
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction
Synopsis:
Descriptions and drawings of several birds found in Africa.
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The Horned Men (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; jungle
Characters:
Tarzan; Nhaka
Synopsis:
Tarzan helps a tribe build war canoes.
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Warrior's Test (Table of Contents)

Korak, Son of Tarzan / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; jungle
Characters:
Korak; Pahkut
Synopsis:
When Korak tries to free some stolen elephants, he is captured for forced to prove himself as a warrior.
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The Raiders (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:
adventure; jungle
Characters:
Dan-El; Natongo; Tavane; King Molithi
Synopsis:
Dan-El rescues Tavane from raiders.
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Animal Tree Homes (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Mike Arens
Inks:
Mike Arens
Colors:
?
Letters:
Mike Arens

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction
Synopsis:
Descriptions and drawings of animal habitats.
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The Nightmare (Table of Contents)

Jungle Tales of Tarzan / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gaylord Du Bois ?
Pencils:
Mike Royer
Inks:
John Celardo
Colors:
?
Letters:
Mike Royer

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; jungle
Characters:
Tarzan; Mbonga
Synopsis:
Tarzan has a nightmare after a meal of boiled elephant meat disagrees with him.

Indexer Notes

Does not appears to be a reprint. Story appears to have been written and drawn for this comic.


The Dangina (Table of Contents)

Tarzan's World / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Hey Kids! (Table of Contents)

Walt Disney Comics Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Mickey Mouse; Daisy Duck

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


28 of Walt Disney's Most Famous Characters (Table of Contents)

Golden Press / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for disney characters that can be posted on a bedroom wall.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Tarzan; Korak; Brothers of the Spear
  2. 1. You'll love this one, too!
    Golden Comics Digest
  3. 2. Contents
    Golden Comics Digest
  4. 3. Strangers in Lost Pal-ul-Don
    Tarzan
  5. 4. Unusual African Fish
  6. 5. Captive of the Vulture
    Korak, Son of Tarzan
  7. 6. Strange Partnerships
  8. 7. War Horn on the Mountain
    Brothers of the Spear
  9. 8. South African Headdresses
  10. 9. The Man-Eating Tree
    Tarzan
  11. 10. Mabu's Special Day
  12. 11. Argus and the Vulture
  13. 12. The Eye of Thoth
    Tarzan
  14. 13. Could It Be True?
  15. 14. Tarzan's Commandos
    Tarzan
  16. 15. Tarzan Rescues the Moon
    Jungle Tales of Tarzan
  17. 16. African Birds
  18. 17. The Horned Men
    Tarzan
  19. 18. Warrior's Test
    Korak, Son of Tarzan
  20. 19. The Raiders
    Brothers of the Spear
  21. 20. Animal Tree Homes
  22. 21. The Nightmare
    Jungle Tales of Tarzan
  23. 22. The Dangina
    Tarzan's World
  24. 23. Hey Kids!
    Walt Disney Comics Digest
  25. 24. 28 of Walt Disney's Most Famous Characters
    Golden Press
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Ramon Schenk
  • R. J. Roper
  • Gene Reed
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Karl Wilcox
  • Darrel McCann
  • R. J. Roper