Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #161

(October 1966)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Jewels of Opar, Part 3:] Fight for the Treasure (Table of Contents: 2)

Tarzan / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Edgar Rice Burroughs (original novel); Gaylord Du Bois (adaptation)

Pencils

Russ Manning (signed)

Inks

Russ Manning (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

161-668

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Tarzan [John Clayton]; Jane Porter Clayton; Mugambi; Hassan; Chief Basuli; Albert Werper; Achmet Zek; Chulk (mangani); Taglat (mangani); Urchak (mangani); Abdul Mourak

Synopsis

Tarzan rescues first Werper and then Jane. Werper sneaks away with the Jewels of Opar, while Tarzan and Jane return home. Werper meets his death, and from his bones Tarzan recovers the jewels of Opar.

Reprints

• in Tarzan (BSV - Williams, 1965 series) #40
• in Tarzan (BSV - Williams, 1971 series) #2
• in Tarzan (BSV - Williams, 1976 series) #3
• in Tarzan Classics (Classics/Williams, 1965 series) #1240 (1968)
• in Tarzan [Jungelserien] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1965 series) #40 ([juni] 1968)
which is reprinted
• in Tarzans jungelbok [Tarzan pocket] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1971 series) #2 (1971)
• in Golden Comics Digest (Western, 1969 series) #9 (March 1970)
• in The Tarzan Comics Library (Dark Horse, 1999 series) #2 - Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (June 1999) [recolored]
which is reprinted
• in Tarzan (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1999 series) #4 ([desember] 2000)
• in Collana Art Collection Nuova Serie Tarzan (Edizioni IF, 2003 series) #2 (gennaio 2004)
• in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Russ Manning Years (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (December 2012)
• in Tarzan tegnet av Russ Manning (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2017 series) #1 ([mars] 2017)

Keywords

Africa; amnesia; ape; Ethiopia; gold; Greystoke estate; horses; jewels; lion; stereotyping of Arabs

Indexer Notes

Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar. Conclusion of a three-part story.

The Fabulous Jewel (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Boer children; traveler; King Edward VII

Synopsis

Facts about the discovery of the diamonds in Africa.

Reprints

• in Tarzan (BSV - Williams, 1965 series) #40
• in Tarzan Classics (Classics/Williams, 1965 series) #1240 (1968)
• in Tarzan [Jungelserien] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1965 series) #40 ([juni] 1968)

Keywords

Africa; diamond; educational; fact; jewel

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 15 of the previous sequence.

War Books (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

War Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Retreat (Table of Contents: 5)

Mabu / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Nat Edson (illustration)

Inks

Nat Edson (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

Characters

Mabu; Kaino; Hamasai; Timai

Synopsis

A hunting party observes lions fleeing from a herd of cow elephants -- as anyone would, the hunters observe, from a bunch of angry women.

Reprints

• in Tarzan (BSV - Williams, 1965 series) #40
• in Tarzan Classics (Classics/Williams, 1965 series) #1240 (1968)
• in Tarzan [Jungelserien] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1965 series) #40 ([juni] 1968)

Keywords

Africa; elephant; hunting; lion

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

Defiant Trumpet (Table of Contents: 6)

Brothers of the Spear / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Russ Manning (signed as RM); Mike Royer

Inks

Russ Manning (signed as RM); Mike Royer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Brothers of the Spear [Dan-El; Natongo]; Isana; Batogos (African tribe); Tuaregs (Berber tribe); Chieftain (horse)

Synopsis

The Brothers of the Spear rescue Isana from a pair of lions and from savage raiders.

Reprints

• in Tarzan (BSV - Williams, 1965 series) #40
• in Tarzan Classics (Classics/Williams, 1965 series) #1240 (1968)
• in Tarzan [Jungelserien] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1965 series) #40 ([juni] 1968)
• in Brothers of the Spear Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #3 (December 2013)

Keywords

Africa; horse; lion; lost city

Indexer Notes

Episode 134

Next non-reprint Brothers of the Spear story in Tarzan (Gold Key, 1962 series) #202.

Polaris Nuclear Sub (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Gold Key — the World Famous Comics (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Make Money Get Prizes With Fast Selling 60c Xmas Packs (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

200 pc. Set World War II Soldiers (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

200 World War II Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)