(February 2009)
Dark Horse,
2009 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 49.95 USD
- Pages
- 264
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dark Horse Books
- Brand
- Dark Horse Archives; Dark Horse Books
- ISBN
-
978-1-59582-238-3
- Barcode
- 9781595822383 54995
- Editing
- Katie Moody (editor); Philip Simon (editor)
Issue Notes
Reprints Dell Four Color Comics (Dell, 1942 Series) #134, #161 and Tarzan (Dell, 1948 Series) #1-4.
[no title indexed]
Tarzan / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan
- Reprints
-
from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #161 - Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr (August 1947) [cover]
-
[no title indexed]
blank page(s) / 6 pages
Indexer Notes
The front and back endpapers and the reverse side of each loose endpaper are blank, six in all.
Introduction to an Obsession
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Mario Hernandez
- Letters
- typeset
[Four Color #134]
Tarzan / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #134 - Tarzan and the Devil Ogre (February 1947)
-
Tarzan and the Devil Ogre
Tarzan / comic story / 50 pages
- Job Number
- 472
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]; Paul D'Arnot; Doris Ramsay; Muviro; Gufta; John Ramsay; Timmons; Hardy; Mulo; Zanaka; Pandikisi
- Synopsis
- Tarzan leads an expedition into the Ras Dashani mountains to find out whether Doris Ramsay's father is still alive. The trek takes them near the Tower of Hotoombo, reported to be the home of a Devil Ogre and guarded by white gorillas.
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #134 - Tarzan and the Devil Ogre (February 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
First and last page are colored in black and red as originally published.
[Victory Call Over Slain Lion]
Tarzan / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]
- Synopsis
- Tarzan with slain lion.
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #134 - Tarzan and the Devil Ogre (February 1947)
-
[Four Color #161]
Tarzan / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #161 - Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr (August 1947)
-
Tarzan's Friends
Tarzan / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan; Bolgani (gorilla); Tantor (elephant); Manu (monkey); Mangani (ape)
- Synopsis
- Descriptions of Tarzan's animal friends.
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #161 - Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr (August 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
Colored in black and red. Text and illustrations.
Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr
Tarzan / comic story / 30 pages
- Job Number
- 478
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]; Paul D'Arnot; James Barton; Ruth Barton; Queen Ahtea; Mungo; Ukah
- Synopsis
- Tarzan and his friend Paul D'Arnot find Professor James Barton and his daughter Ruth alone in the jungle after their bearers had deserted them. The quartet is attacked by hostile natives and have to flee by canoe. A swift and unexplored river sends the canoe through a long rock tunnel and when they emerge they find themselves in the land of Queen Ahtea and the lost city of Tohr. The Queen decides that Tarzan would make a good husband and King. When Tarzan does not agree with her plans, he and his friends must escape from the Queen's dungeons.
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #161 - Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr (August 1947)
-
Tarzan and the Black Panther
Tarzan / comic story / 18 pages
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]; Muviro; Sala; Sidi Ben Yemlik; Helen Robertson; Timaru
- Synopsis
- Tarzan and his friend Muviro battle the Arab slave trader Sidi Ben Yemlik, known as the Black Panther.
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #161 - Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr (August 1947)
-
Jungle Animals
Tarzan / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- animal; jungle; adventure
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #161 - Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr (August 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
List of Tarzan's names for the jungle animals: Numa = Lion; Pacco = Zebra; Sheeta = Leopard; Duro = Hippopotamus; Dango = Hyena; Gimla = Crocodile.
Colored in black and red. Text and illustrations.
[Tarzan Holds Man Aloft]
Tarzan / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan
- Reprints
- from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #161 - Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr (August 1947)
-
[Tarzan #1]
Tarzan / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #1 (January-February 1948)
-
[A to Aro]
Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #1 (January-February 1948)
-
Indexer Notes
A = Light; Ab = Boy; Ara = Lightning; Arad = Spear; Argo = Fire; Aro = Shoot/Throw.
Colored in black and red.
Tarzan and the White Savages of Vari
Tarzan / comic story / 32 pages
- Script
- Rob Thompson
- Pencils
- Jesse Marsh (signed)
- Inks
- Jesse Marsh (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 481
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]; Paul D'Arnot; Muviro; Walter Paige; Randolph Paige; Naranee; Tomara; Kroog
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #1 (January-February 1948)
-
[Balu-Den to B'Zee]
Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #1 (January-February 1948)
-
Indexer Notes
Balu-Den - Stick/Branch/Limb; Bar = Battle; Bolgani = Gorilla; Buto = Rhinoceros; B'Wang = Hand; B'Yat = Head; B'Zan = Hair; B'Zee = Foot.
Colored in black and red.
[Tarzan Wrestling Crocodile]
Tarzan / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #1 (January-February 1948)
-
[Tarzan #2]
Tarzan / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #2 (March-April 1948)
-
[Dak-Lul to Duro]
Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #2 (March-April 1948)
-
Indexer Notes
Dak-Lul = Lake; Dako-Zan = Meat/Flesh; Dan = Rock/Stone; Dango = Hyena; Dum-Dum = Tom-Tom/Drum; Duro = Hippopotamus.
Colored in black and red.
Tarzan and the Captives of Thunder Valley
Tarzan / comic story / 32 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils
- Jesse Marsh (signed)
- Inks
- Jesse Marsh (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 483
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]; Gufta; Muviro; Tommy Newsome; Harvey Newsome; Ayoub; Bolobo
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #2 (March-April 1948)
-
[Eho-Kut to Etarad]
Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #2 (March-April 1948)
-
Indexer Notes
Eho-Kut = Hollow; Eho-Lul = Wet; Eho-Nala = Top; Eta = Little; Eta-Koho = Warm; Etarad = Arrow.
Colored in black and red.
[Tarzan Wrestling Ape]
Tarzan / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #2 (March-April 1948)
-
[Tarzan #3]
Tarzan / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan; Boy
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #3 (May-June 1948)
-
[Gando to Gund]
Tarzan / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #3 (May-June 1948)
-
Indexer Notes
Gando = Win; Gom = Run; Gom-Lul = River; Gorgo = Buffalo; Goro = Moon; Gund = Chief.
Colored in black and red.
Tarzan and the Dwarfs of Didona
Tarzan / comic story / 32 pages
- Job Number
- 485
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]; Jane Porter Clayton; Boy [Jack Clayton]; Oremba
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #3 (May-June 1948)
-
[Hista to Ho-Wa-Usha]
Tarzan / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #3 (May-June 1948)
-
Indexer Notes
Hista = Snake; Hoden = Forest; Hohotan = Tribe; Horta = Boar; Ho-Wala = Village; Ho-Wa-Usha = Leaves.
Colored in black and red.
[Tarzan and Monkeys]
Tarzan / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #3 (May-June 1948)
-
[Tarzan #4]
Tarzan / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan; Boy
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #4 (July-August 1948)
-
[Kagoda to Kreeg-Ah]
Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #4 (July-August 1948)
-
Indexer Notes
Kagoda = Do You Surrender/I Do Surrender; Kalo = Cow; Kando = Ant; Kordo = Dance; Kota = Tortoise; Kreeg-Ah = Beware.
Colored in black and red.
Tarzan and the Lone Hunter
Tarzan / comic story / 32 pages
- Job Number
- 487
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan [John Clayton]; Jane Porter Clayton; Boy [Jack Clayton]; Luga; Om-At; Pan-At-Lee; Tor-Lot
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #4 (July-August 1948)
-
[Litu to Lus]
Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #4 (July-August 1948)
-
Indexer Notes
Litu = Sharp; Lob = Kick; Lu = Fierce; Lul = Water; Lul-Kor = Swim; Lus = Tongue.
Colored in black and red.
[Tarzan Carrying Boar]
Tarzan / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jesse Marsh (signed)
- Inks
- Jesse Marsh (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Reprints
- from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series) #4 (July-August 1948)
-
[no title indexed]
Tarzan / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Tarzan
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Brief article on the beginning of the Tarzan comic book and a statement that the publisher will collect all the Jesse Marsh and Gaylord Du Bois comic run for the first time. Inside back cover flap provides brief bios of Gaylord Du Bois, Jesse Marsh and Robert P. Thompson.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
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Tarzan -
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
Table of Contents
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6.
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7.
Introduction to an Obsession
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8.
[no title indexed]
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9.
[Four Color #134]
Tarzan -
10.
Tarzan and the Devil Ogre
Tarzan -
11.
[Victory Call Over Slain Lion]
Tarzan -
12.
[Four Color #161]
Tarzan -
13.
Tarzan's Friends
Tarzan -
14.
Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr
Tarzan -
15.
Tarzan and the Black Panther
Tarzan -
16.
Jungle Animals
Tarzan -
17.
[Tarzan Holds Man Aloft]
Tarzan -
18.
[Tarzan #1]
Tarzan -
19.
[A to Aro]
Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary -
20.
Tarzan and the White Savages of Vari
Tarzan -
21.
[Balu-Den to B'Zee]
Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary -
22.
[Tarzan Wrestling Crocodile]
Tarzan -
23.
[Tarzan #2]
Tarzan -
24.
[Dak-Lul to Duro]
Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary -
25.
Tarzan and the Captives of Thunder Valley
Tarzan -
26.
[Eho-Kut to Etarad]
Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary -
27.
[Tarzan Wrestling Ape]
Tarzan -
28.
[Tarzan #3]
Tarzan -
29.
[Gando to Gund]
Tarzan -
30.
Tarzan and the Dwarfs of Didona
Tarzan -
31.
[Hista to Ho-Wa-Usha]
Tarzan -
32.
[Tarzan and Monkeys]
Tarzan -
33.
[Tarzan #4]
Tarzan -
34.
[Kagoda to Kreeg-Ah]
Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary -
35.
Tarzan and the Lone Hunter
Tarzan -
36.
[Litu to Lus]
Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary -
37.
[Tarzan Carrying Boar]
Tarzan -
38.
[no title indexed]
Tarzan
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- Mark Q
- Jim Van Dore
- Douglas Sederberg
- Karsten S.
- Steve Dasinger
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