(February 1953)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Comic
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan (photo of Lex Barker)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Whitman Publishing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tarzan at the Tower of Ta-Dan (Table of Contents: 2)

Tarzan / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

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

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Boy [Jack Clayton]; Lucia Tally; Argus; Ilombo; Ho-dons (Pal-ul-donian tribe)
Synopsis
Tarzan helps a young survivor of a plane crash make her way to A-lur.
Reprints
Keywords
air planes; battering rams; graves; gryfs (triceratopids); lions; mambas; Pal-ul-don; torodons (cave men); Tower of Ta-dan

Tarzan Makes War (Table of Contents: 3)

Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

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

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Jathon; Elaine; Lucan; Terribs (Pal-ul-donian tribe); Goliath (giant lion); Lucullus; Lost Legionnaires
Synopsis
Tarzan helps the Lost Legionnaires drive the talking Bolgani out of the Bolgani city in order for the Legion to settle there.
Reprints
Keywords
chariots; City of the Bolgani; lions; monitor lizards; New Cathne; Pal-ul-don; the Great Swamp; the Rock of Opar

The Spear (Table of Contents: 4)

Mabu / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Brothers of the Spear / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hear me, my warriors!
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Dan-El; Natongo; Kongoni
Synopsis
Dan-El and his newly-found army take the town of the usurper, Han-ool
Reprints
Keywords
armor; caves; the Altar of the True God

Indexer Notes

Episode 17

Tarzan's Cats (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
animal; jungle
Synopsis
A portrait of several jungle cats.
Reprints
Keywords
cheetah; fisher cats; leopards; lions; ocelots

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

George Mikan Sparks in Backboard Battle (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Tarzan
  2. 1. ["Eleven fun-packed ways to enjoy Walt Disney's Peter Pan"]
    Whitman Publishing Company
  3. 2. Tarzan at the Tower of Ta-Dan
    Tarzan
  4. 3. Tarzan Makes War
    Tarzan
  5. 4. The Spear
    Mabu
  6. 5. ["Hear me, my warriors!"]
    Brothers of the Spear
  7. 6. Tarzan's Cats
  8. 7. ["Big news. 5 one year subscriptions..."]
  9. 8. George Mikan Sparks in Backboard Battle
    Wheaties
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore