Tarzan #1 [30¢]
(June 1977)

Marvel, 1977 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1977-03-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860280506
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At last! The world's greatest adventure hero -- presented in the thrilling Marvel style!
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover art reinterprets a cover of The All-Story Magazine (October 1912) by Clinton Pettee, Tarzan's first appearance.

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (Table of Contents: 1)

Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Albert Werper [poses as Jules Frecoult]; the Natua; Tarzan; Ali
Synopsis
Tarzan saves Jules Frecoult from a lion and from Natua tribesmen.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" adaptation.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Tarzan's Jungle Drums / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Roy Thomas on his satisfaction in being able to write one of his favorite characters.

Indexer Notes

No letters; editorial content.

Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Man Who Created Tarzan (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
? (portrait)
Inks
? (portrait)
Colors
? (portrait)
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Characters
Edgar Rice Burroughs (portrait)
Synopsis
Roy Thomas on the life of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Reprints

Tarzan Lord of the Jungle (Table of Contents: 4)

Tarzan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema (signed)
Inks
John Buscema (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan
Reprints

Zounds! A Zealful Zetetic of Zestful Zanies to Zap the Zeitgeist! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Captain America and the Sore Sir's Apprentices (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Captain America; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["At last! The world's greatest adventure hero -- presented in the thrilling Marvel style!"]
    Tarzan
  2. 1. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
    Tarzan
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Tarzan's Jungle Drums
  4. 3. Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Man Who Created Tarzan
  5. 4. Tarzan Lord of the Jungle
    Tarzan
  6. 5. Zounds! A Zealful Zetetic of Zestful Zanies to Zap the Zeitgeist!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  7. 6. Captain America and the Sore Sir's Apprentices
    Captain America; Hostess Cup Cakes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Mark Boyer
  • Chris Boyko
  • Max Capp
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Mike Verhart