(September 1957)

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
Chase Craig ?

The Tall Stranger (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
jungle
Characters
Tarzan (photo of Gordon Scott)
Reprints

Seven-Up Presents Sam's Lingo Lessons (Table of Contents: 1)

The Seven-Up Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Sam translates sentences adults would say into hip youth lingo.
Inside front cover.

Tarzan and the Tall Stranger (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
579
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tarzan, that plane has circled our home twice.
Genre
jungle
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Jane Porter Clayton; Boy [Jack Clayton]; Raoul Giroux [Rudatara]; Burupaka; Imanda; Imembe; Murundis (African tribe)
Synopsis
Tarzan helps a young man return to his tribe and assume its kingship.
Keywords
airplanes; lions; manhood rituals; Murunda (African kingdom); parachutes; signal drums; treehouses

The Cave (Table of Contents: 3)

Mabu / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Before leaving the clearing where they had stopped for the midday meal…
Genre
jungle

Trail of the Kite (Table of Contents: 4)

Tarzan / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tarzan! Jane! We've got the big kite made!
Genre
jungle
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Jane Porter Clayton; Boy [Jack Clayton]; Dombie; Argus; Aguila; Mimi (mangani); Kifaru
Synopsis
Boy and Dombie build a giant kite that yanks them into the air and deposits them in a kraal ruled by trained chimpanzees.
Keywords
chimpanzees; kites; storms

[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
Up, Natongo! Our wives are cooking breakfast!
Genre
jungle
Characters
Dan-El; Tavane; Natongo; Zulena; Hatima (mule); Nyessa [Alissa](mule)
Synopsis
The brothers and their wives, along with the mules, flee a battle between tribes in an abandoned war canoe.
Reprints
Keywords
saddle mules

Indexer Notes

Episode 72

This Handsome Key and Coin Case Free! (Table of Contents: 6)

Dell Publishing Co., Inc. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Tarzan

Indexer Notes

House ad offers a subscription to Tarzan comic at 1 year (12 issues) for $1.20, which includes a key and coin case, and a Dell Comics Club Membership Certificate.
Dell Comics "A Pledge to Parents" in bottom left corner of page.

Kids! Look - They Really Fly! (Table of Contents: 7)

3M Company; Scotch Brand Cellophane Tape / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photo)
Inks
?; ? (photo)
Colors
?; ? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Get a free flying saucer and space launcher attached to every pack of Scotch Tape.
Inside back cover.

Juicy Fruit Gum Safety Quiz (Table of Contents: 8)

Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Street-crossing safety tips in this ad for Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum in cartoon format.
Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Tall Stranger
    Tarzan
  2. 1. Seven-Up Presents Sam's Lingo Lessons
    The Seven-Up Company
  3. 2. Tarzan and the Tall Stranger
    Tarzan
  4. 3. The Cave
    Mabu
  5. 4. Trail of the Kite
    Tarzan
  6. 5. ["Up, Natongo! Our wives are cooking breakfast!"]
    Brothers of the Spear
  7. 6. This Handsome Key and Coin Case Free!
    Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
  8. 7. Kids! Look - They Really Fly!
    3M Company; Scotch Brand Cellophane Tape
  9. 8. Juicy Fruit Gum Safety Quiz
    Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Douglas Sederberg