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Issue Details

Issue #156
Published February 1966
Frequency monthly except January, March, May and July
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Chase Craig

Cover Details - "The Return of Tarzan"

Characters Tarzan; La
Genre jungle
Script Gaylord DuBois
Pencils George Wilson (painting)
Inks George Wilson (painting)
Colors George Wilson (painting)
Reprinted in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes (Dark Horse, 1999 series) #nn (May 1999)

1 page filler "Mighty Swamp...the Sudd"

Synopsis Information on The Sudd, the largest swamp in the world.
Genre jungle
Notes Inside front cover

24 page Tarzan story "The Return of Tarzan"

Characters Tarzan; La; Hazel Strong; Alexis; Nikolas Rokoff [M. Thuran]; Jane Porter; Paul D'Arnot; William Clayton; Busuli; Waziri; Tha; Lord Tennington; Dr. Porter
Synopsis Tarzan is thrown overboard by Russian spies off the coast of Africa. He returns to the Jungle and becomes chief of the Waziri tribe and discovers the city of Opal where he and his warriors plunder much gold. When he learns that Jane Porter is also stranded in the jungle he rescues her and they are married.
Genre jungle
Script Gaylord DuBois
Pencils Russ Manning (signed)
Inks Russ Manning (signed)
Notes Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel The Return of Tarzan.
Reprinted in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes (Dark Horse, 1999 series) #nn (May 1999) [recolored]

1 page text article "Tarzan's Domain...Africa"

Characters Tarzan
Synopsis Facts about Africa.
Genre Jungle
Pencils Jesse Marsh
Inks Jesse Marsh
Letters typeset

1 page Mabu text story "The Pygmy Dance"

Characters Mabu
Genre jungle
Letters typeset
Notes Text story with illustration.

3 page Brothers of the Spear story "Without Warning"

Characters Brothers of the Spear [Dan-El; Natongo]; Tavane; Zulena; General Ulangi
Synopsis An old witch doctor tries to poison Dan-El and leads his warriors to attack the city.
Genre jungle
Script Gaylord DuBois
Pencils Russ Manning
Inks Russ Manning

Half page statement of ownership

Letters typeset
Notes Average number of issues preceding 12 months; 553,997. Issue nearest to the filing date: 495,495.

1 page Tarzan promo (ad from the publisher) "The Beasts of Tarzan"

Characters Tarzan
Pencils Russ Manning (illustration
Inks Russ Manning (illustration
Letters typeset
Notes Promo for the next issue.

1 page text article "African Pirates"

Synopsis Facts about pirates.
Genre Fact
Pencils Russ Manning ?
Inks Russ Manning ?
Notes Inside back cover.