(August 1969)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except January, March, May and November
- On-sale Date
- 1969-06-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 10112-908
- Editing
- Chase Craig (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Tarzan and the City of Gold [Part 1]
Tarzan / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- ?
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Tarzan and the City of Gold, Part 1
Tarzan / comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (original novel); Gaylord Du Bois (adaptation)
- Pencils
- Doug Wildey
- Inks
- Doug Wildey
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 186-696
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]; Valthor; Tomos; Gemnon; Phobeg; Nemone; Achron; Erot; Belthar (lion); M'Duze
- Synopsis
- Tarzan rescues Valthor from some captors and then helps him return to his homeland. On the way they get separated and Tarzan finds himself in the "city of gold", Cathne. Forced to fight in the arena, Tarzan emerges victorious, and Queen Nemone tries to win him to her side. After again rescuing Valthor, now himself in the arena, Tarzan plays along with Nemone, wishing to see something of Cathne.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Africa; gladiator; lion; lost city; queen
in Indexer Notes
First part of story to be continued in the next issue. Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Tarzan and the City of Gold".
Peculiar People
Mabu / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Mabu; Kaino; Hamasai; Kama; Jogona; Kimanu
- Synopsis
- Visiting the Kikuyu, Mabu and Kaino find their ways very strange. They discover, though, that their ways may be effective indeed.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Africa; Kenya; witch doctor
Stop, Thief!
Leopard Girl / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Leopard Girl [Meru; Dr. Sylvia Morgan]; Munya; Toto; Chui; Mr. Mongo; Inspector Cordan
- Synopsis
- Leopard Girl travels to the city to try to sell some uncut diamonds to buy some more equipment. A jeweler tries to cheat her and frame her for robbery, but the police inspector knows Meru as Dr. Morgan.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Africa; jewels
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Tarzan and the City of Gold [Part 1]
Tarzan -
1.
["Free (with any purchase) a complete set of 12 mind-blowing psychedelic love-ons."]
Psychedelic Posters -
2.
Tarzan and the City of Gold, Part 1
Tarzan -
3.
["Gold Key unlocks the door to the best in comics."]
Gold Key Comics Club News -
4.
["Nine Lives"]
Revell Models -
5.
[Cereal Prizes]
Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics -
6.
["Sicle"]
Popsicle Products -
7.
["Military men -- your credit is good!"]
Military Diamond Sales Rings -
8.
Peculiar People
Mabu -
9.
Stop, Thief!
Leopard Girl -
10.
["If you missed this"]
ICS / International Correspondence Schools -
11.
["204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers"]
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
12.
["Amazing $1 art offer"]
Colonial Studios Wall Art -
13.
["Do you need extra money?"]
Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Steve Dasinger
- Gregory Fischer
- Kirk House
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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