(November 1951)

Dell, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1951-10-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date as per copyright date.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan (photo of Lex Barker)
Reprints

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

Jungle World / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jesse Marsh
Inks
Jesse Marsh
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tarzan and Buto often engage in friendly tests of strength...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Tarzan; Buto
Reprints

Tarzan and the Treasure of Isis (Table of Contents: 2)

Tarzan / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

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

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; Hector Plume; Om-At; Leveque; Suleiman; Abdul Hamid; Tantor (elephant); Waz-dons (Pal-ul-donian tribe)
Synopsis
Tarzan and Professor Plume, seeking the hieroglyphics associated with the Treasure of Isis are followed to Pal-ul-don by a pair of treasure hunters. When they locate the treasure, Tarzan fights and defeats the thieves who are subsequently buried under a landslide.
Reprints
Keywords
ancient Egypt; binoculars; giant scorpions; Great Thorn Desert; hieroglyphics; Kebr-el-Makech; Mountains of the Moon; Pal-ul-don; pterodactyls; rope bridges; sabre-toothed cat; statue of Isis; stereotyping of the Turkish; sulphur; treasure chests; Treasure of Isis; Tuaregs

Indexer Notes

Story not noted in Du Bois's notebook but it is credited to Du Bois in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Jesse Marsh Years (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #5.

Mabu Proves a Trainer (Table of Contents: 3)

Mabu / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Elizabeth Beecher
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle

Indexer Notes

Writer credit as per page 379 Catalog of Copyright Entries 1951 Pamphlets, Serials Etc. Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 4 Pt 1B.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Brothers of the Spear / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dan-El, foster son of a Zulu chief, sets out on a strange quest...
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Dan-El; Natongo; Lugongo; Liloma
Synopsis
Dan-El and Natongo begin their quest for the land of Dan-El's father. They rescue a young woman hunter who does not speak their language.
Reprints
Keywords
black mambas; Cape buffalo; warthogs

Indexer Notes

Episode 2

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Subscribe now--Mail this coupon today!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The giant panda of Szechuan Province in China seems to be related to the American teddy bear!
Genre
nature
Synopsis
Portrait of giant panda
Keywords
giant panda

Indexer Notes

back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Tarzan
  2. 1. ["Tarzan and Buto often engage in friendly tests of strength..."]
    Jungle World
  3. 2. Tarzan and the Treasure of Isis
    Tarzan
  4. 3. Mabu Proves a Trainer
    Mabu
  5. 4. ["Dan-El, foster son of a Zulu chief, sets out on a strange quest..."]
    Brothers of the Spear
  6. 5. ["Subscribe now--Mail this coupon today!"]
  7. 6. ["The giant panda of Szechuan Province in China seems to be related to the American teddy bear!"]
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  • Peter Croome
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  • Gregory Fischer
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