(August 1969)
Western,
1969 Series
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1969-07-03
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 92401-908
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Golden Comics Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You'll love this one, too!
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; Yogi Bear; Fred Flintstone; Beep Beep; Tom; Jerry; Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny
Contents
Golden Comics Digest / table of contents / 2 pages
- Characters
- Tarzan
Indexer Notes
Tarzan figure reprinted from an as yet unidentified comic.
Strangers in Lost Pal-ul-Don
Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Tarzan; King Lobam; Princess Loma; Major Gorham
- Synopsis
- When a plane crashes near the island of Lutor, Tarzan helps the survivors find their way out of Pal-ul-Don.
- Reprints
-
from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #112 (May-June 1959)
-
Unusual African Fish
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Short descriptions of four different African fish.
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs Korak, Son of Tarzan (Western, 1964 series) #9 (July 1965)
-
Captive of the Vulture
Korak, Son of Tarzan / comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Korak; Lucille Brant; Pahkut; Jeremy Carter
- Synopsis
- Korak helps a young man rescue a girl who has been a captive priestess for the vulture cult.
- Reprints
Strange Partnerships
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Short bits about unusual pairs of animals that live together.
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes (Western, 1962 series) #150 (June 1965)
-
War Horn on the Mountain
Brothers of the Spear / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Dan-El; Tavane; Natongo; King Molithi
- Synopsis
- Embarking on a trade mission, Dan-El and Natongo discover a city ravaged by war.
- Reprints
South African Headdresses
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Descriptions of several tribal headdresses.
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs Korak, Son of Tarzan (Western, 1964 series) #10 (September 1965)
-
The Man-Eating Tree
Tarzan / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Tarzan; Tolo; Chulu; Nehrubi; Grossa
- Synopsis
- Tarzan battles a slave dealer who uses a carnivorous plant to terrify his followers.
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #43 (April 1953)
-
Mabu's Special Day
text story / 5 pages
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Mabu; Hamasai; Memba
- Synopsis
- A young boy encounters a gorilla for the first time in his life.
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #25 (October 1951)
-
Indexer Notes
Expanded from its original two text pages with new illustrations added.
Argus and the Vulture
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #44 (May 1953)
-
The Eye of Thoth
Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Tarzan; King Jathon; Queen Elaine; Prince Thyron
- Synopsis
- Tarzan rides a giant bird to rescue a friend's son from a tribe that worships the stuatue of a giant bird with jewels for eyes.
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #84 (September 1956)
-
Could It Be True?
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Speculation about fabled creatures.
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs Korak, Son of Tarzan (Western, 1964 series) #9 (July 1965)
-
Tarzan's Commandos
Tarzan / comic story / 14 pages
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Tarzan; Tantor; Umbezi; Nada; Chief Bangu
- Synopsis
- Tarzan uses an army of animals to help him rescue two friends from an evil tribal chief.
- Reprints
Tarzan Rescues the Moon
Jungle Tales of Tarzan / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Tarzan; Taug
- Synopsis
- Tarzan convinces his tribe of apes that his shout has saved the moon from being eaten by Numa.
Indexer Notes
This story appears to have been written and drawn for this digest. Does not appear to be a reprint.
African Birds
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Descriptions and drawings of several birds found in Africa.
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs Korak, Son of Tarzan (Western, 1964 series) #9 (July 1965)
-
The Horned Men
Tarzan / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Tarzan; Nhaka
- Synopsis
- Tarzan helps a tribe build war canoes.
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #111 (March-April 1959)
-
Warrior's Test
Korak, Son of Tarzan / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Korak; Pahkut
- Synopsis
- When Korak tries to free some stolen elephants, he is captured for forced to prove himself as a warrior.
- Reprints
The Raiders
Brothers of the Spear / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Dan-El; Natongo; Tavane; King Molithi
- Synopsis
- Dan-El rescues Tavane from raiders.
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes (Western, 1962 series) #136 (July 1963)
-
Animal Tree Homes
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Descriptions and drawings of animal habitats.
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs Korak, Son of Tarzan (Western, 1964 series) #10 (September 1965)
-
The Nightmare
Jungle Tales of Tarzan / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Tarzan; Mbonga
- Synopsis
- Tarzan has a nightmare after a meal of boiled elephant meat disagrees with him.
Indexer Notes
Does not appears to be a reprint. Story appears to have been written and drawn for this comic.
The Dangina
Tarzan's World / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #45 (June 1953)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Tarzan; Korak; Brothers of the Spear -
1.
["You'll love this one, too!"]
Golden Comics Digest -
2.
Contents
Golden Comics Digest -
3.
Strangers in Lost Pal-ul-Don
Tarzan -
4.
Unusual African Fish
-
5.
Captive of the Vulture
Korak, Son of Tarzan -
6.
Strange Partnerships
-
7.
War Horn on the Mountain
Brothers of the Spear -
8.
South African Headdresses
-
9.
The Man-Eating Tree
Tarzan -
10.
Mabu's Special Day
-
11.
Argus and the Vulture
-
12.
The Eye of Thoth
Tarzan -
13.
Could It Be True?
-
14.
Tarzan's Commandos
Tarzan -
15.
Tarzan Rescues the Moon
Jungle Tales of Tarzan -
16.
African Birds
-
17.
The Horned Men
Tarzan -
18.
Warrior's Test
Korak, Son of Tarzan -
19.
The Raiders
Brothers of the Spear -
20.
Animal Tree Homes
-
21.
The Nightmare
Jungle Tales of Tarzan -
22.
The Dangina
Tarzan's World -
23.
Hey Kids!
Walt Disney Comics Digest -
24.
28 of Walt Disney's Most Famous Characters
Golden Press
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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