(July-August 1962)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1962-06-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [rectangle]
Editing
Chase Craig (editor)

Issue Notes

Last Dell issue. Cover code: 12-812-208. On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

The Canyon of No Return! (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Wilson (painting)
Inks
George Wilson (painting)
Colors
George Wilson (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan
Reprints

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jesse Marsh
Inks
Jesse Marsh
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The massive trunk of the Baobab tree is hollow,...
Genre
non-fiction; jungle
Synopsis
Portrait of a baobob tree.
Keywords
baobobs

Indexer Notes

inside front cover.

The Canyon of No Return (Table of Contents: 2)

Tarzan / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
627
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Chief Muviro; N'Kobi
Synopsis
Seeking a cure for Muviro's illness, Tarzan leads Muviro and a hunting party into a lost valley of dinosaurs.
Reprints
Keywords
kudus; mineral springs; rheumatic fever; tyrannosaurids

Back on the Plains (Table of Contents: 3)

Mabu / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle
Characters
Mabu; Kaino; Hamasai; Samai; Ahabu
Reprints

The Monkey Cage (Table of Contents: 4)

Tarzan / comic story / 8 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]; Dombie; N'Kima; Balugas (African tribe)
Synopsis
N'Kima is captured by a Baluga hunter for sport: the tribe will watch the monkey killed by a civet cat. Boy and Dombie follow and, disguised as porcupines, rescue the little monkey.
Reprints
Keywords
animal skins; dancers; disguises; monkey traps; porcupines

The Truth Herb (Table of Contents: 5)

Brothers of the Spear / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Russ Manning (signed as RM)
Inks
Russ Manning (signed as RM)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Dan-El; Queen Tavane; Gathongo
Synopsis
The Aba-Zulu wise man, Gathongo, administers a truth serum to the hypnotic stranger and learns that the tall men among the Tungelus prepare their own food. The stranger then attempts to escape but is stopped by Tavane.
Reprints
Keywords
hypnosis; truth drugs

Indexer Notes

Episode 106

The King Is a Runt (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Article about the shrew.

African Wildcat (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jesse Marsh
Inks
Jesse Marsh
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle; nature
Characters
Tarzan
Synopsis
A portrait of Tarzan and a serval.
Reprints
Keywords
servals

Indexer Notes

inside back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Canyon of No Return!
    Tarzan
  2. 1. ["The massive trunk of the Baobab tree is hollow,..."]
  3. 2. The Canyon of No Return
    Tarzan
  4. 3. Back on the Plains
    Mabu
  5. 4. The Monkey Cage
    Tarzan
  6. 5. The Truth Herb
    Brothers of the Spear
  7. 6. The King Is a Runt
  8. 7. African Wildcat
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore