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51[November] 1961
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Dell Giant #51

Dell · [November] 1961 · on sale 1961-09-28

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Series
Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series)
Issue
#51
Issue title
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan King of the Jungle
Publication date
[November] 1961
Key date
1961-11-00
On-sale date
1961-09-28
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
84

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: ? (painted); inks: ? (painted); colors: ? (painted); letters: typesetTarzan
1-text story1pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh
2The Tree of Agescomic story16script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh; letters: Jesse MarshTarzan; Boy; Jane Clayton; Captain Smith; Argus (giant eagle); Aguila (giant eagle); Lechwe
3"Just Like the Jungle" Gamesactivity1pencils: Sparky Moore; inks: Sparky Moore
4The Axe of Mumbocomic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh; letters: Jesse MarshBoy; Buto; Dombie; Jad-Bal-Ja (golden lion)
5Fun with Boy and Dombieactivity0.5letters: typeset
6Jungle Mazeactivity0.5letters: typeset
7Dassiecomic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Sparky Moore; inks: Sparky MooreDassie (a hyrax)
8Birds in a Treeactivity1letters: typeset
9The Sultan's Rubycomic story7script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Sparky Moore; inks: Sparky MooreJane Clayton; N'Kima (monkey); Standish (ostrich); Bangawa Alie; Lulona; Bandy (mongoose)
10Jane's Jungle Jewelryactivity1letters: typeset
11The Courage of Pan-At-Leecomic story12script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh; letters: Jesse MarshTarzan; Om-At; Pan-At-Lee; N'Kima (monkey); In-Don; Ko-Den; Mu-Sar; Tor-O-Don
12Jungle Rhythmactivity1letters: typeset
13Treachery in Aba-Zulucomic story12script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ Manning; letters: Russ ManningMuvubu (first appearance; villain); Dan-El; Natango; Queen Tavane; Zulena
14Brothers of the Spear Fishing Gameactivity1pencils: Sparky Moore; inks: Sparky Moore
15The Lost Astronautcomic story12script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: John Ushler; inks: John Ushler; letters: John UshlerTarzan; Princess Loma; Margaret MacKenzie (first appearance; an astronaut); King Lotan of Lutor; Ellita
16High Ridersactivity1pencils: Sparky Moore; inks: Sparky Moore
17Pages from Boy's Diarytext story1pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh
18Tarzan, Jane, Boy, and Dombieillustration1pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshTarzan; Jane; Boy; Dombie

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