(November 1955)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Morris Gollub (painting)
Inks
Morris Gollub (painting)
Colors
Morris Gollub (painting)

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credit for this painting was confirmed by Gollub while alive and discussed with Mark Kirkland. Moe told Mark he owned a Cockatoo and used it as reference. (from Richard Richmond via the Error List 2012-04-13)

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

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

Tarzan and the White Bull (Table of Contents: 2)

Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
5511
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Borok (mangani)
Synopsis
Tarzan and Borok rescue a white Cape buffalo from a quicksand pit. The bull follows them as they explore a new valley and twice rescues them.
Keywords
Cape buffalos; caves; lightning; quicksand; rain; snares; snow; storms; tightrope walking

A New Undertaking (Table of Contents: 3)

Mabu / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle

Tarzan and the Winged Men (Table of Contents: 4)

Tarzan / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Brant Torrey; Tom Lindon; winged men (African tribe)
Synopsis
Tarzan takes a photographer to the Valley of Towers to photograph the winged men.
Keywords
artificial wings; cameras; safari cars; the Valley of Towers; tiger traps; zebras

[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
May the noble princes, Dan-El and Natongo, be pleased to refresh themselves...
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Dan-El; Natongo; Tavane; Molithi; Elona; Nana; M'Buru
Synopsis
Molithi introduces the queens of M'tembo to Dan-El, Natongo, and Tavane. Queen Nana's men attempt to assassinate Molithi.
Reprints
Keywords
M'tembo (African kingdom)

Indexer Notes

Episode 50

Hurdle Champion (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Characters
Tarzan
Synopsis
A portrait of Tarzan and an impala
Keywords
foot races; hurdles; impalas

Indexer Notes

The Dell Comics Pledge to Parents also appears on this page.

Jane's Bark Cloth Wardrobe (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Characters
Jane Porter Clayton; Boy [Jack Clayton]
Synopsis
A portrait of Jane and Boy.
Keywords
sewing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Tarzan
  2. 1. ["Blue! Green! Red!"]
  3. 2. Tarzan and the White Bull
    Tarzan
  4. 3. A New Undertaking
    Mabu
  5. 4. Tarzan and the Winged Men
    Tarzan
  6. 5. ["May the noble princes, Dan-El and Natongo, be pleased to refresh themselves..."]
    Brothers of the Spear
  7. 6. Hurdle Champion
  8. 7. Jane's Bark Cloth Wardrobe
  9. 8. ["2 great offers by Cracker Jack"]
    Cracker Jack
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore