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aardwolf -- Identified as an aardwolf, the animal looks
like a wild dog. The creature goes to an aardvark burrow and is bitten
on the nose by the mongoose, Moonbeam.
Dell Number -- A#7.3 (non-Tarzan story)
Ababi -- Captain of a Shifta band that captures Chet Harper.
It was Ababi's idea to lay their white clothes out on the ground in the
form of an SOS. Sandra McKinney lands her plane and is captured by
the Shiftas. Ababi doesn’t know what to do with the airplane.
Dell Number -- 64.1
Abdul -- #17.1 son of Sheik Abou Ben Ephraim.
#38.2 Arab member of the Carveth horse safari.
#77.1 Bedouin member of the Beni Adhemi that Hussein commands to bring
food for Argus.
Dell Number -- 17.1+38.2+77.1
Novel -- RT - Arab guide. He teaches Tarzan how to speak
Arabic.
Abdul Hamid -- Sheik of the band known as Touaregs, the
scourge of the desert. He and his men find Leveque and Suleiman in
the desert. With the promise of a share of the treasure of Isis,
they take the two across the Great Thorn Desert.
Dell Number -- 26
Aboma -- native tribe that lives near the mountains, north
of Tarzan’s jungle. Although they are unseen in this story, Tarzan
learns from some unnamed natives that the Abomas wiped out their village
in retaliation for their attack on the Abomas.
Dell Number -- 101.1
Abominable Snow Man -- (See - Snow Men)
Abou -- member of a nomadic cutthroats band of Shifts,
who carries Carol Kenton away on his horse.
Dell Number -- 23.2
Abou Ben Ephraim, Sheik -- (See, Sheik Abou Ben Ephraim)
Abu -- Name of one of the Shifta guards who is in charge
of the black panthers that protect the entrance to the Treasure Room of
the Shiftas. The Shifta leader, Habib, commands Abu and the other
guard to pull the panthers up onto a platform. Tarzan and Buto subdue
the two guards.
Dell Number -- 88.1
Achinga -- They are a war-like tribe living near the mountains
north of Tarzan’s jungle. Tarzan learns that they are the strongest
of the war tribes. Tarzan arrives as the leaders at the Council Tree
plan to attack the Umvari. Tarzan defeats their champions and becomes
their war chief. He wants the Achingas to become the peacekeepers
of the area. The chief agrees to the proposal. He teaches the
warriors to become experts with the quarterstaff. Their spies learn
that the Karuri are going to attack the Mauris. Tarzan and his new
army thwart the Karuri. Tarzan offers the Mauris the protection of
the Achingas for the price of a few cows a year. He plans to make
the offer to all the tribes in the area. (See, Karungo)
Dell Number -- 101.1
Achunga -- Achunga is a Waziri who tries to drive Korak
the Killer and the other apes from his shamba. Korak almost kills
him. Achunga’s mate alerts Muviro and the Waziri about the apes.
Dell Number -- 117.1
addax -- a type of antelope usually found in desert regions.
The people of Tannalelt use tame addax to plow their fields. The
Tannalelt and their enemies the Gaddanes use addaxes to ride into battle.
Tarzan and the Tannalelt ride addaxes to search for the Tannalelt army.
Dell Number -- A#7.1
Novel -- BFS
Adumo -- Adumo is a huge member of the Nuba tribe in the
Mountains of Barongo. Adumo has long black kinky hair. Tarzan
and Buto watch him fell a wart hog with a stone club and stun a lion with
his bare hands. At first Adumo is afraid of Tarzan and Buto because
they carry spears. This makes him think that they are Kordo tribesmen,
the ruling class of Barongo Land. Tarzan proposes a wrestling match
to prove that he is not Kordo. Adumo, like all the Nuba people, is
a great wrestler. Tarzan struggles to defeat Adumo. The Nubaian
explains that his people have been conquered by the Kordo and are not allowed
have sharp weapons. They excel at wrestling and build up callous
on their hands by striking a springy pole in the ground. A Kordo
spearman took Adumo’s prize cow and baited him about it. Adumo stuck
the Kordo and broke his spear. Either offense is punishable by death.
Adumo fled across the plains. Tarzan and Buto decide to restore the
balance of power and accompany Adumo back to Barongo Land. Adumo
uses a bola, which he calls a meat catcher, to bring down an ostrich for
food. The huge Nuba brings Tarzan to the Chief. The Chief is
skeptical. Finally with a plan in place, Adumo and his people smear
themselves with a wood ash paste to make themselves almost invisible at
night. Tarzan leads them to victory over the Kordo tribe. The
Nuba and Kordo agree to live as equals.
Dell Number -- 67.1
Adadu -- Adadu is the name of the Batuti warrior who gives
the raider leader musket gunpowder so they can blast through the tomb door
to get at Tarzan and the Princess Kendra.
Dell Number -- 119.1
Agano -- Agano is the named of the gund of the Shepherd
Clan of Saparta and Chief of all the clans. He is grateful to Tarzan
for saving his son, Coru, from a Giant Vulture. He welcomes Tarzan
offer to teach his people about bows to fight the vultures. He also
realizes that Wandach, the gund of the Spearmakers Clan, covets his power.
Dell Number -- 44.1
agent of Plutonius, the Pirate King -- He slips in and
buys Jane and Boy at the slave market in Castrum Mare. He is not
seen.
Dell Number -- A#3.1
Agib -- white raider. He takes his dhow to the island
of Mugambi’s Village. He captures some young men and women for slaves.
A tidal wave crashes his dhow back on the island. He hides from Tarzan,
who he fears. When Tarzan comes to the dhow, he tosses a hand grenade
at him. He grazes Tarzan in the head with a flintlock pistol.
He escapes from Tarzan and dives off a cliff. He returns and re-steals
the gold and silver from Chief Mugambi’s hut. Tarzan chases him.
Agib makes it out to sea. A sea monster bites his canoe in half.
Tarzan kills the monster with hand grenades and believes that the explosion
killed Agib as well.
Dell Number -- 73.1
Agib Crew -- Native crew of the white raider, Agib. They
take the dhow to the island of Mugambi’s Village. They capture some
young men and women for slaves. A tidal wave crashes the dhow back
on the island. The crew is washed overboard and not seen again.
Dell Number -- 73.1
Agu -- leopard’s name? or Vari language for leopard?
Dell Number -- 1
Aguila -- #81.2 - Giant golden eagle. Boy flies
Aguila and Argus in search of Tarzan and Dombie. He finds them in
a tree. Boy and Dombie ride one eagle as Tarzan rides the other back
home.
#82.1 Tarzan feeds Aguila and Argus fish as Prince Alad comes to tell
him that gangsters have come to Opar.
#88.2 - Boy visits Lutor on Aguila and leaves. He lands to fish
and is captured by the Terribs. Boy writes a note on a piece of bark
and calls Aguila down to deliver it to Tarzan. Tarzan and Argus find
Aguila and retrieve the note from the giant eagle. Aguila flies with
them in the search for Boy. They land at the Stork Men Village for
rest and food.
#92.1 Boy flies Argus and Aguila to Inkota City where Tarzan and Karen
Lane are captives. They mount the giant eagles and make their escape
with Karen and Boy on Argus and Tarzan on Aguila.
No. 25.1 - Tarzan and his family fish for food for Argus. Tarzan
receives word that Muviro is ill. He flies Argus to the Waziri kraal
to learn that it is a trick. The Wabuna claim to have captured Jane
and Boy and want Argus and Aguila in exchange for their release.
Tarzan flies the two eagles to the Hill of Caves. The Wabuna don’t
have his family and attack. Tarzan is severely wounded. The
two eagles chase off the Wabuna. Argus carries Tarzan to the jungle
floor where he collapses. Argus and Aguila find Jane and Boy stranded
on an island in the Red Gorge. They carry them away to search for
Tarzan. They find Tarzan safe with the Wise One.
No. 37.1 - Jane and Boy fly Argus as Tarzan flies Aguila to the herb
doctors at Kroo Maun. They stop to feed the eagles. They catch
fish and feed them. A Hairy Giant captures Jane. Tarzan flies
Aguila to the attack. Boy flies Argus. Jane is rescued.
They fly to Kroo Maun. The Slingers are afraid of the approaching
eagles and sling stones at them. On the trip to the Half Moon Lake
to gather the healing bulbs, Boy flies Argus and Tarzan flies Aguila as
air cover for the Slingers. They spot the giants and alert the Slingers.
At the lake Boy again flies Argus as a spotter. They alert Tarzan
that the giants are approaching. Tarzan has Boy use Argus to delay
the giants. Tarzan has the Slingers make some grass bundles.
He sets fire to them and flies Aguila over the giants. He throws
the fire bundles down starting grass fires around the giants who flee.
Tarzan feeds the eagles. On Aguila, Tarzan spots the giants in a
war dance. After the giants are defeated in a night battle, Tarzan’s
family fly the eagles back to the Waziri Village with the medicine.
No. 51.1 Jane, Tarzan and Boy search for the missing Captain Smith
on the Argus and Aguila. They land near River Bushmen and befriend
them. Lechwe guides Tarzan towards the Tree of Ages. Jane and
Boy follow three days later on the eagles and find Tarzan with Captain
Smith. They fly back to the tree house.
#127.2 Boy and Dombie fly Argus and Aguila to the Bageena Village believing
that Tarzan is a captive there. They leave the eagles as they near
the village. Normal eagles attacks the giant eagles causing them
to fly home. When Tarzan sees the eagles coming home without riders,
he surmises what has happened. He flies Argus and Aguila to rescue
the boys and the trader who was the Bageena captive. They fly home
with Aguila carrying the trader in its talons.
Dell Number -- 81.2+82.1+88.2+92.1+No. 25.1+No. 37.1+No.
51.1+127.2
Ah-juk -- The name of the great ape killed by the
mutineer Darby on Pirate Island. He was the mate to Kalah and had
a balu.
Dell Number -- 110.2
Ahmed -- Bou Denni’s serf. He is mentioned but not
shown.
Dell Number -- 42.2
Ahtea -- beautiful, evil white queen of Tohr. All
her subjects are yellow skinned claw people.
When Mungo, a leader of the claw men, brings Tarzan to her, she becomes
infatuated with him. She commands Tarzan to stay with her as her
mate. Tarzan kills Toldo, her lion guardian of the treasure of Tohr,
to save Ruth Barton. When Tarzan refuses to stay in Tohr with her,
she has the entire party thrown the dungeon. She recaptures the party
after they escape from the dungeons and brings them to the Hall of Pantu.
She attempts to throw Ruth into the fires of Tohr. Ukah saves Ruth
and attempts to throw himself and Ahtea into the fire. Tarzan grabs
Ukah but Ahtea falls into the fiery pit.
Dell Number -- FC 161.1+20 (inside front cover - Jungle
World - map of Pal-ul-don) +A 1 - (map of Pal-ul-don)
Aiglon -- #63.1 Aiglon is the second giant eagle
created by Tarzan with the growth pellets. Aiglon is gold in color
and slightly smaller than Argus. He belongs to Boy. Boy trains
it to a harness. Boy sits on Aiglon’s back. The giant eagle
rips out the chain from the tether and flies away with Boy. Kingbirds
attack them. Aiglon dives too close to a tree and gets caught in
the branches. They are trapped in a box canyon. Aiglon has
hurt its wing. Tarzan finds them in the company of Chet Harper, an
American prospector. Aiglon has healed but will not fly. Aiglon
watches Tarzan use Argus to fly Harper out of the canyon. He joins
Argus when Tarzan flies Boy out of the canyon. Tarzan has Boy lead
Aiglon back home with Argus.
#65.2 Accompanied by Tarzan and Argus, Boy takes Aiglon on a training
flight. They discover the unconscious body of the missionary James
Nicholson. Tarzan leaves Boy and Argus with the recovering man.
He flies Aiglon to the Ignosi Kraal for help. Ignosi and his people
are terrified of the giant eagle. The Jungle Lord learns from Ignosi
that Mrs. Nicholson and her child have been taken away by the M’bogos.
Tarzan flies to their village to discover it deserted. He spies white
people about to be sacrificed on the Cliff of Sacrifices. He flies
Aiglon to the cliff and saves Mrs. Nicholson and her daughter. Tarzan
says that Aiglon will carry all three back to safety.
#91.2 Aiglon is tethered next to Argus at the Waziri Village when Tarzan
comes to get Argus to search for Boy and Dombie.
Dell Number -- 63.1+65.2+91.2
Akla -- mate of Korak and member of Torglat’s tribe.
She wanders off and is captured by a white hunter. Tarzan and Korak
rescue her.
Dell Number -- 31.2
Alextar -- King of Cathne who imprisons Elaine Hammond
upon Tomos’ suspicions. He later condemns Elaine and Jathon to death
on the Field of Lions for Tomos’s death. When they escape Alextar sends
hunting lions after them.
Dell Number --21.1
Novel -- CiG + TaM - although judged insane, is placed on the
throne of Cathne after Nemone’s death. He was under the influence
of Tomos who he eventually kills and then commits suicide.
Ali -- #2 one of Arab slaver Ayoub’s men.
#49.1 Arab slaver trader. Doc Manlek attempts to sell Tarzan to Ali
and his partner, Youssef. When the Doctor releases Tarzan’s neck
brace, the ape-man overpowers the three of them. Tarzan ties them
up and goes the rescue Prince Illony. #55.3 Arabs raider at the Gambah
Village who captures animals alive for a buyer. When Tarzan and the
apes from the Isle of Apes come to the village, Tarzan uses one of their
own tranquilizer arrows on him. He releases the animals and leaves
a note warning them not to bother the apes on the isle any more.
Dell Number -- 2+49.1+55.3
Novel -- TMd - the sultan of a village of Gallas
Alice Jenner, Miss -- A young, blue-eyed, and blond pony-tailed
woman who has been captured by the White Apes. Tarzan is also captured
by the apes and thrown in a cell with her. Alice and her husband,
Paul, experienced engine trouble and were forced to land in the Great Swamp.
Alice went exploring and was captured. The tubers that the apes give
them for food disgust her. Tarzan rescues her. They ride Gorgo
back to the Swamp. The apes pursue them. A man named Jim shoots
the apes from Paul’s airplane. Alice and Paul are reunited.
Dell Number -- 58.1
Al Jemel -- #20.2 - leader of the Arab band who helps Murdock,
the bull, capture Jad-bal-ja, N’kima, and other animals.
Later he plots to do away with the infidel Murdock. Tarzan captures
all of them even though N’kima almost spoils the plan.
#33.1 - Arab slaver. His band of Arabs takes over the riders from Rio
Grande’s camp. Tarzan and the riders capture the Arabs and free the
slaves. Tarzan’s giant eland kills El Jemel when he tries to stab
Tarzan.
#44.2 Name of the Arab who buys Barbara Wales from Chief Mukawa for
the price of an old musket. He tries to force her to eat a lot of
food so she will bring a good price at the slave market. Tarzan intervenes
and ties him up. Tarzan carries Barbara and Al Jemel over the Arab
boma. Once away from the campsite, he releases the Arab with warning
to leave the country. He is referred to as “Sidi.”
Dell Number -- 20.2+33.1+44.2
Allah -- Muslim, name of the One God
Dell Number -- 17.1
Novel -- BT
Allosaurus -- #36 from the lost land of Pal-ul-don.
A#3 The Storm Lizard from Pal-ul-don
Dell Number -- 36 (Jungle World - after second story)+A#3
(Jungle World - inside back cover)
A-lur people -- Tarzan and Prince Ta-den, the Second, find
the body of an A-lurian hunter, killed with a sword. The peace between
A-lur and Ja-lur is broken. Tarzan brings the A-lur warriors from
the forts Ara-don and Zu-den to A-lur to help fight the Ja-lur army.
Despite dropping fire pots on the Ja-lur forces, they break through the
gate. The A-lur army battles the Ja-lur army. Tarzan sends
the fort soldiers into the battle. Tarzan unites the two forces against
the Terribs who have slipped into the city. Together they defeat
the Terribs. They agree to live in peace.
Dell Number -- 124.1
Amaui -- Tribe of natives living near the active volcano
Maui Mungu M’baya. An unnamed chief and a witch doctor named Ungogo
rule them. They are friendly to strangers because they usually need
them for sacrifices to the volcano when it becomes active. They capture
two scientists who are totally unaware of their danger because they are
studying active volcanoes. Tarzan comes to rescue them. The
Amaui knock Tarzan out and carry him up to the volcano. The smoke
drives them back. Tarzan escapes and returns to the village.
They are surprised that he is alive. Tarzan gets them to release
the white men. He makes them promise to sacrifice corn and yams instead
of people.
Dell Number -- 95.1
Amazons -- dark skinned women warriors of the Valley of
Mists. They captured the Mackrey family.
Brother Roger escapes. They try to force sister Leda to becoming
a high priestess by making her sacrifice a pig. They use diving helmets
to get to the Sacred Isle of Pythons, which has huge snakes in the waters
surrounding it. When they see Tarzan wearing ‘The Eye of the Python’
necklace, they think he is a god. They want him to sacrifice Leda.
Tarzan and Leda manage to escape. The women warriors wear no tops,
but have a piece of cloth ringed around their necks, which keeps the comic
modest but suggestive.
Dell Number -- 18.1
Novel -- AM - the Zertalacolols of Minuni
Amele -- hunter of the Mobembe tribe. He loves Lukela
but she is to marry M’buku, the son of the chief. After M’buku falls
from a tree onto his spear, Tarzan saves him and Lukela from a charging
buffalo. Posing as a disembodied spirit Tarzan tells the hunters
of Mobembe that Amele is innocent of M’buku’s death. Later Ukele,
the chief, conspires with Madege, the witch doctor, to have Amele killed.
Tarzan thwarts the attempt, again acting as a disembodied spirit.
Dell Number -- 15.2
Ananga -- Ananga was king of the Buntoro. He dies
and leaves his son, Umangi, as king. His other son, Mengo, usurps
the leadership of the tribe. Ananga is not shown.
Dell Number -- 118.1
Angak -- caveman (possibly a Tor-o-don) who fights
with his companions, Bumbak and Ungoff over possession of Queen Elaine,
who they have captured. Tarzan knocks Ungoff’s and Bumbak’s heads
together, rendering them unconscious. Angak thinks he has killed
his companions and that they have merged into one ghost being. He
runs away.
Dell Number -- 35
An-gelo -- The name of a Nukonga tribesman. He refuses
to carry the cable across the river to set the crocodile trap as Tarzan
asks him to do. He is afraid of the crocodiles. He helps pull
Boy and Dombie ashore in the trap to save them from the reptiles.
He carries the cable back across the river to reset the trap.
Dell Number -- 69.2
animal buyer -- Unnamed blonde dealer in live animals at
the Gambah Village. He has Arab raiders capture animals for him.
When his steamship is full, he will depart. Tarzan and the apes from the
Isle of Apes come to the village. Tarzan uses one of the tranquilizer
arrows on him. He releases the animals and leaves a note warning
them not to bother the apes on the isle any more. The buyer is frightened
into leaving immediately. (See, Williams)
Dell Number -- 55.3
Annetje Norden -- Wife to Paul. They are descendants
of families that were chased through the poison belt of red flowers that
protects the Valley of the Shadows of Death. The Nordens have made
a home there, growing plants and living off of fish and giraffes that wander
into the valley. Paul rescues Martje and Koert Van Dyck and Boy from
the flowers. Tarzan swims underwater into the valley. He builds
a boat and pulls them all down the middle of the river to avoid the fragrance
of the flowers. Conrad and Jan Van Dyck are grateful for their rescue.
The Nordens and Van Dycks become friends and agree to build a home in the
place that Tarzan found for them.
Dell Number -- 94.2
antelope -- #17.1+18.2 ridden by the White Pygmies
of Lipona.
A #1.1 - Prince Nikon, white pygmy, and a small band ride to Tarzan
for help in finding a new home. Shifta slavers capture the pygmy
women. While attempting their rescue Prince Nikon’s antelope is shot
out from under him. Tarzan pulls the antelopes up to the top of the
mountain that contains Opar, their new home.
#38.2 ridden by the little people (white pygmies) of Opar under the
leadership of King Nikon.
#43.2 when Tarzan drives the plague of Danginas into a trap, antelopes
are also driven into the trap.
#49.1 ridden by the white pygmies of Opar. Trophy hunters shoot
Prince Illony’s antelope. The Prince is captured. Tarzan rescues
him.
#59.3 King Ilonyi and another white pygmies ride antelopes to Tarzan
to inform him about Jane and Queen Ellenya’s capture by La.
#64.2 Boy and Tarzan see antelopes near Red Rock Canyon.
#67.1 Tarzan, Buto, and the Nuba, Adumo, see antelope on the plain
as they travel towards the Mountains of Barongo.
#68 (splash page) a cheetah hunting an antelope.
#A#4.1 The White Pygmies ride tiny antelopes up to the bound Tarzan.
The ape-man convinces them to help the Cathneans fight the Talking Gorillas.
King Nikko and his men lower their antelopes off of the Rock of Opar by
the means of a crude elevator. They float towards Cathne on rafts
in the Great Swamp. The pygmies ride their antelopes into battle
against the gorillas. After the Cathneans repel the Bolgani from
the walls, the pygmies use their antelopes to drive the gorillas back into
the jungle.
A#5.1 riding a gryf to Tohr to rescue Ta-den, Tarzan sees antelopes.
A#5.2 the giant Vikings use beaters to drive antelopes and boars towards
their hunters.
#82.1 Prince Alad, White Pygmy, rides an antelope to Tarzan to inform
him that gangsters have come to Opar. Tarzan flies him back to Opar
on Argus. They meet King Ilonyi and some of his people mounted on
antelopes. A rejected La attempts to have Tarzan killed. Tarzan
calls to the White Pygmies. They attack the Dwarfs of Opar on their
antelopes.
#83.2 - An antelope flees from the path of the gryf ridden by Tarzan
and Buto.
A#6.1 Tarzan explores the island his family is marooned on. He
spies a lion bringing down an antelope. He wonders how they got on
the island.
#100.2 - An antelope stands near Jane by the tree house.
#106.1 Hunting with Jad-bal-ja, Tarzan cannot get close to the jumpy
antelope in the area.
#107.2 Tarzan carries his antelope kill back to his family for food.
At the tree house he tans the hide.
#112.2 - Boy and Dombie ride antelopes. After rescuing a giraffe
from a log trap, Tarzan sends them on their antelopes to look for other
animals that may be trapped. The boys see elephants in a ring of
firetrap. The boys ride the antelopes into the firetrap and lead
the elephants down a path to safety.
No. 25.4 the pygmies from Otar ride a miniature antelope. They
ride away from the noisy hunters to come upon the hunters’ nets.
Prince Nikar cuts the nets and the pygmies ride through. The Boruti
captures the Prince. The pygmies ride towards Otar for help.
They come across Tarzan who says he will help them. They ride the
antelopes to the Boruti Village. Tarzan has the pygmies ride into
the village and set fire to the hunters' huts. The distraction allows
Tarzan to rescue the Prince. Reunited, the pygmies ride home on their
antelopes.
#120.1 Tarzan comes upon a hidden valley where man has never hunted
antelopes. Later he kills an antelope off panel for the sinew to
help repair a pilot's airplane.
#121.2 Boy and Dombie ride antelopes out onto the veldt to search for
Plenty, the tame white rhino. They find tracks that the Bangwa has
captured Plenty. They ride further to find truck tracks. Dombie
rides back to the tree house to tell Tarzan. Boy trails the truck
on the antelope that he calls Bara. He catches up to the truck, as
it has to stop for repairs.
#123.1 Tarzan thinks he is following Kabarounga’s scent. He catches
up to a little buck with Kabarounga’s head cloth wrapped around its neck.
Kabarounga has fooled the Jungle Lord.
No. 51.2 (Boy Story) Buto, Boy, Dombie and Jad-bal-ja come across
an antelope caught in a vine snare. They release the animal and have
Jad trail the poachers.
#125.2 Boy and Dombie ride antelopes with gilded horns to the ‘durbar’
of King Imanga. The Bakongo captures Tarzan. The boys ride
their antelopes to King Imanga. They tell the King that the Bakongos
are lying about the Waziri and that they have captured Tarzan, the true
ambassador of the Waziri. It is the gilded horns of the antelopes
that convinces the King that the boys are telling the truth.
#127.1 - Tarzan teaches Inolu how to recognize animals by scent.
Inolu knows that a particular antelope is not from his jungle.
#129.3 Boy rides an antelope named Eta.
#129.3 Tarzan and Boy witness a running gun battle of the Aulihans
and the Marehans. Tarzan sends Boy with the antelopes to bring word
to the Sheik’s son, Serenli, to retrieve the armor. Boy and Serenli
ride the antelopes to the mountains. They outdistance Gumburu and
his men.
#130.1 The White Pygmies ride their small antelopes from the Rock of
Opar to their traditional home in the desert. They are leaving because
an earthquake has split the Rock of Opar and a geyser has formed that is
filling the valley with sulfur smelling water.
Dell Number -- 17.1+18.2+A 1.1+38.2+43.2+49.1+59.3+64.2+67.1+68
(splash page)+A#4.1+A#5.1+A#5.2+82.1+83.2+A#6.1+100.2+106.1+107.2+No. 25.4+120.1+121.2+123.1+No.
51.2 (Boy Story)+No. 51.2 (non-Tarzan story)+125.2+127.1+129.3+130.1
Novel -- AM - royal antelope - small antelope of West Africa,
which stands ten inches tall at the flank.
Antelope Clan -- Ramotu, the chief of the Ostrich Clan,
tells Tarzan that the Antelope Clan shares the desert with them.
They are not seen.
Dell Number -- 56.1
ants -- #75.2 The two inept hunters, Jacobs
and Poley, are hopelessly lost. They sit on a rock and are attacked
by red ants. They shed their shirts trying to rid themselves of the
ants. Tarzan uses this opportunity to rid the hunters of their rifles.
#78.2 Tarzan is pinned under a tree that was knocked over by a stampeding
elephants herd. A group of army ants comes towards him. An
aardvark eats all the ants.
A#5.3 Boy collects army ants in a jar for Dr. Mac. An ant bites
Boy. Boy watches ‘The Ordeal of the Spears’ from a tree over Banga,
the evil witch doctor’s head. Boy notices that Banga is wearing a
bulletproof vest. As Banga prepares to throw his spear at Tarzan,
he says that the ape-man is a miserable ant. This gives Boy the idea
to empty the jar of army ants down on the evil one. The ants cause
Banga to jump around and expose his vest, thus the tribes know he is not
magic.
Dell Number -- 75.2+78.2+A#5.3+130 (splash page - ‘The
Fiercest Thing in the Forest’)
ape man -- What King Grossa refers to Tarzan as.
Dell Number -- 43.1
apes -- #33.2 called apes not mangani. They
can’t stand the smell of Doctor MacWhirtle’s Defensive Scent.
They throw clubs at Tarzan and the Doctor. Tarzan drives them off
with their own clubs and arrows. They leave for reinforcements.
Tarzan and the Doctor leave the area.
#46.3 Apes have discovered colored stones (jewels) in the Shark Lagoon.
They fight over them. Two evil white hunters discover that the apes
have jewels on them and systematically try to wipe them out. Tarzan
saves them from a shark and the bad tarmangani.
#48.2 Boy comes to the great apes to get help to rescue Dombie from
the M’bongos. Only the ape Korak accompanies him.
#55.3 Tarzan helps the gray apes of the Isle of Apes capture the Arab
raiders and free their captive brother from the Gambah Village.
#60.2 (Boy story) Boy and Jad-bal-ja free the apes and the other animals
held captive at the trapper’s wild animal compound outside of Nairobi.
#61.1 The apes on the Isle of Apes inform Tarzan about the approaching
dhows. He sends them to the volcanic side of the island. Tarzan
calls for a Dum-Dum. The apes pound and dance themselves into a frenzy.
Tarzan leads them to the campsite of the trappers. A volcano erupts.
Williams and the other trappers retreat to their dhows. Tarzan swims
to the ship and strikes a bargain with Williams. If the trapper will
take the apes to the mainland, he will give him a sack of pearls.
The nervous apes board the dhow. When they reach mainland, the apes
board the landing boats. Williams threatens to shoot Tarzan and the
apes if they do not return to the ship. Tarzan commands the apes
to paddle. Williams’ gun explodes. Tarzan has saved the apes.
#66.2 Boy discovers a dead ape. Tarzan and Boy find the dead
ape’s tribe and learn that Norgak was wounded by a thunderstick and has
gone berserk, killing everything in sight. The apes are a bluish
gray color and have chimpanzee faces.
#79.1 (See also - zu-mangani)
#86.2 A young ape alerts Jane that an intruder is attempting to scale
the rope ladder to the tree house. Tarzan captures the criminal and
places him in a cage. Two young apes tease the caged man. The
young apes look more like young chimpanzees.
#89.2 Gulak’s tribe shows Tarzan the poison arrow that killed Thorchak.
Later they accompany Tarzan in the rescue of Boy and the capture of the
Bagongo poachers. Tarzan has the apes bring the poachers to a Dum-Dum.
The apes carry the Bagongo through the trees. It scares the bejesus
out of them as the apes pound the drum, dance, and scream.
#105.1 A great ape watches Tarzan defeat the ape Muchak in a wrestling
match. The ape and Muchak take to the trees when they scent gomangani
near.
#105.2 Tarzan warns the great apes about an approaching plague of locust.
#107.2 Two young apes listen in terror as Tarzan kills a leopard with
his knife.
#109.1 Shiftas fire their rifles at a tribe of apes. They flee
and find Tarzan approaching. They tell him that the Shiftas wounded
a balu. Tarzan rescues the baby; however, the apes are very angry.
Tarzan rescues Dr. Kindred from the Shiftas. The apes keep the Shiftas
from leaving their boma as Tarzan uses keekul gum to disable them.
The apes want to kill the Shiftas. Tarzan defeats Chulek, the gund,
to save the Shiftas. The apes leave.
No. 25.3 (Boy Story) After a series of mishaps, Dombie accidentally
trips over a sleeping ape. The ape grabs both Dombie and Boy and
shakes them. The ape grabs Boy’s danger whistle that Tarzan made
for him. The ape chases the boys to a cliff. The boys climb
down a vine. The ape follows them. The ape accidentally blows
the whistle. He is attracted to the sound and blows harder and harder.
Tarzan hears the danger signal and comes. He grabs the ape with his
legs and drops it into the trees below.
#113.1 N’kima searches for help for the captured Tarzan. He comes
upon Thorak and his tribe. Thorak believes him. He commands
Unga and Urchuk to come with him to help Tarzan. The other apes remain
behind.
#117.1 An outsider ape named Korak the Killer kills Kars and assumes
the leadership of his tribe. He forces the tribe to raid the shamba
of the Waziri. Achunga, a Waziri, tries to stop him. Korak
almost kills him. Muviro and the Waziri drive them off. Some
of the apes die from the wounds sustained in the skirmish. Korak
calls for a Dum-Dum. He whips the young bulls into frenzy against
the Waziri. The older bulls are reserved. Tarzan challenges
Korak for leadership of the tribe. Tarzan dominates the fight.
From behind, a young bull knocks out Tarzan with a club. The older
bulls subdue the younger bulls and demand that Tarzan be named King.
Korak is told to leave. He goes through Waziri country. The
Waziri, Barondi, think he is going to raid the shamba and kill the killer.
No. 37.5 (N‘kima Story) N’kima finds a bracelet that gives him a false
sense of courage and bravery. He thinks he is the king of the monkeys.
N’kima boldly approaches a tribe of apes and declares that he is king.
Thorak, the gund, is unimpressed. He throws N’kima into a pool of
water. N’kima sinks because of the weight of the bracelet.
Thorak pulls N’kima out of the water and takes the bracelet from him.
N’kima realizes his power is gone. N’kima warms Thorak about a charging
leopard. The apes take to the trees.
#123.1 Tarzan organizes Thurak’s tribe of apes to search for Kabarounga,
the escaped, evil Munyoro.
#129.1 A new species of apes lives in a mysterious valley. They
are light brown in color. Balus have pink faces. At night they
use the Caverns of Kor as a sleep place. The females and children
are not permitted to see the moon. It is the law. The males
hold a Dum-Dum similar to the great apes. They are very gorilla-like
in appearance. Tarzan takes the naturalist, Arthur Smythe, to study
the apes. The great bull, Zu Vo Wang, is not receptive to Tarzan’s
friendly advances. A female takes Boy to replace her lost balu.
It is only when Tarzan finds the missing balu that the ape-man is able
to rescue Boy from the tribe.
Dell Number -- 33.2+46.3+48.2+55.3+60.2 (Boy story)+61.1+66.2+79.1+86.2+89.2+103
(splash page - Gray Ape)+ 105.1+105.2+107.2+109.1+No. 25 (back cover -
The Grey Ape.) No. 25.3 (Boy Story)+ 113.1+117.1+123.1+129.1
apes of Opar -- #5 - apes in the vicinity of Opar
who help Tarzan defeat Hassan and the gangsters and keep them
from stealing the gold of Opar.
#28 - ruled by Korak, they try to kill Tarzan.
A #1.1 When Prince Nikon, white pygmy, and his small band come to Tarzan
looking for a new home, Tarzan immediately thinks of the ruins of Opar.
But first he must rid the area of the apes. He brews a sleeping potion,
which the pygmies place in bananas. Tarzan scales the mountain of
Opar. He gets all the mangani to eat some of the bananas except Nugak,
the leader. Tarzan knocks him out. With the help of Buto, native
friend, Tarzan lowers the sleeping apes down the mountain. When they
wake, they are quite upset.
Dell Number -- 5+28+A 1.1
Arabs -- FC 161.2 slavers under Sidi Ben Yemlik, The Black
Panther.
# 2 - slavers under Ayoub;
#5 - attempt to steal gold from Opar under Hassen‘s leadership;
#11 - slavers under Abou Ben Ephraim;
#12 - slavers under Sheik Ibrahim;
#13.1 - slavers under Ibn Akab;
#20.2 aid Murdock in the capture of N’kima and Jad-bal-ja. Later
they plan to mutiny, but Tarzan thwarts everyone’s plans.
#24.2 mentioned as slavers.
#26 - Touaregs, the scourge of the desert under the command of Abdul
Hamid.
#32.1 - a Sheik and his Arabs have a group of slaves. Tarzan
notes their passing and leads the Nandi Bear into their midst. The
bear destroys the Arabs.
#33.1 Slavers under El Jemel. Tarzan and the riders from the
Rio Grande rope them and free the slaves. Tarzan’s giant eland kills
El Jemel. They are sent home with little food and water.
#38.2 - Guides for the Carveth horse safari. When Tarzan tells
them to leave, they do.
#39.2 Four Arabs act as guides for Doctor Maypool and his daughter,
Ellen, They kill an elephant belonging to the Athneans. The Doctor
is quite upset when he catches them poaching the ivory. The Arabs
knock him out. Athnean’s spears kill three. The fourth escapes
in the safari car only to be killed by a lion as he is fixing a flat tire.
#44.2 Slavers under the leadership of Al Jemel. They prepare
hot mush for their morning meal. Tarzan rescues Barbara Wales from
them.
#A2.5 - Sea Arabs known as Brothers of the Barracuda. They are
notorious slavers. They find Gary and Stella Keene ship wrecked on
the east coast of Africa. They capture Stella and burn the remnants
of the ship. Tarzan rescues Stella from their ship anchored in a
harbor. They attempt to follow Tarzan’s canoe but have to turn back
because of a storm. They spy smoke on an island and go to investigate.
Tarzan and Gary Keene overpower them. Tarzan and the Keene use the
Arab clothing to board the Arab ship. Tarzan forces them to go to
the island. Tarzan tells them that the pearls they left behind are
payment for their ship.
#47.2 Arabs fire on the gryf that Tarzan rides toward Ain Adrar, the
city of Sheik Ibrahim. They believe the gryf is 'shaitan,' the devil.
The gryf raises havoc in the city before they can kill the gryf.
After Tarzan rescues his family from the Sheik, they pursue them.
Tarzan riding on Tantor drives them away.
#49.1 Slavers Ali and Youssef attempt to buy Tarzan from Doc Manlek.
Tarzan overpowers all of them.
#55.3 - Arab raiders sail to the Isle of Apes in their dhow and capture
apes using tranquilizer arrows. Tarzan learns of their operation
when he rescues Mujak, the gray ape, from the ocean after the dhow sank.
Tarzan uses the apes from the isle to capture a group of the raiders.
They place them in a wala built by Tarzan and the apes. The Arabs
have been taking the animals to Gambah Village to an animal buyer.
Tarzan and some apes sail to the village. Tarzan uses their own tranquilizer
arrows on the Arabs and the animal buyer. They release the captured
animals. Tarzan leaves them a note telling them to leave the Isle
of Apes alone. Upon releasing the captured Arabs on the isle, Tarzan
gets them to promise not to return. They wear the Arab kaffiyeh.
#61.1 - They wear long pants and turbans not the usual kaffiyeh.
They look surprisingly like white men. They sail the dhows of Williams,
the animal trapper, to the Isle of Apes. They put up the nets as
instructed. They speak Arabic. When the volcano erupts, some
of their landing craft capsize as they try to return to the dhows.
They sail Tarzan and the apes to the mainland. Knowing about Williams
double-cross, they abandon the landing boats that are to take the apes
ashore. #68.2 The Arabs of Sheik Ibrahim listen as Imoko, the witch
doctor, tell them that he can deliver Tarzan to them alive. The Arabs
remind the Sheik that it is Tarzan that is keeping them from exploiting
the area.
#77.1 (See also - Beni Adhemi)
#80.1 (See, Beni Adhemi)
A#5.4 Arabs occupy the market town of Marrach. Most of the Arabs
are honest traders who Shareef Hussein deals with. There are also
spies for Sheik Ali Ben Yussuf. Three of Ali’s men attempt to rob
Tarzan and Hussein in their room at the Inn of the Three Dervishes.
They are thwarted by Jad-bal-ja. Ali’s men also attempt to ambush
Hussein’s caravan. Tarzan tricks them into emptying their rifles
on the baboons in the Gorge of Baboons. Hussein and his men easily
rout them.
#83.1 Arabs on the coast make their living by fishing. They are
under the leadership of Sheik Abdullah Ben Ibrahim. Channel Pirates
are terrorizing them so that they will not take their boats onto the water.
Tarzan enlists their aid, along with the survivors of a three-masted vessel,
to board the pirate’s dhow at night and defeat the pirates.
#126.1 Arabs buy a family of chimpanzees from Chinga hunters and sell
them to a dhow captain. The Captain threatens Tarzan. Tarzan
disarms him. The dhow struggles in a storm. They are ship wrecked
on land. Tarzan and the chimps elude the Arabs. In the morning
the Captain and his men hunt for them. Tarzan gets the drop on them.
The ape-man has the chimps guard them while he builds a raft. In
the desert the Arab group that sold the chimps to the dhow finds them.
Tarzan and the chimps disarm them. Tarzan forces them to carry them
on their camels through the desert. The Arabs are disgusted that
Tarzan lets the chimps drink their water.
Dell Number -- FC 161.22+5+11+12+13.1+20.2+24.2+26+32.1+33.1+38.2+39.2+44.2+2.5+47.2+49.1+55.3+61.1+68.2+77.1+80.1+A#5.4+83.1+126.1
Novel -- RT - nomadic tribes of north and middle
east Africa. Primarily equestrian people. Often depicted as
dealers in ivory, gold and slaves. Tarzan had a great respect for
the Arab peoples. Many noble Arabs are in the novels
as well as the nefarious.
Arachna -- Giant spider. Tarzan falls from Argus’s
back as the giant eagle does a loop to avoid Kingbirds. He falls
into the web of Arachna and bounces into a tree. The Jungle Lord
puts a couple of arrows into an approaching spider. He investigates
the web, finds, and releases a man caught in the web. The man, Kumar
of Lutor, tells Tarzan that the poison sac of the spider contains a cure
for Swamp Fever. As Tarzan cuts the poison sac from the spider he
killed, the spider’s mate creeps into the picture. Kumar attacks
it with his spear. Tarzan leaps on its back and kills it with his
knife. They take the poison sac from this Arachna as well. (See also
- Araknid)
Dell Number -- 50.1
Araknid -- giant spider of Arrack. It captures
N’tala and brings her to Arrack. Its web it likened to silver ropes.
Tarzan trails Araknid. The giant spider captures Tarzan and brings
him to the city. It can leap great distances through the air as well
as thirty feet straight up. After Tarzan’s escape from Queen Mataha,
she whistles for the spider to recapture Tarzan. It easily recaptures
the ape-man. (See also - Arachna)
Dell Number -- 25.1
Argo-thub -- His name translates as “fire-heart.”
He is an exiled Wazdon warrior who founded the tribe of Wazbans on the
Island of Wazban. He is not shown but his story is told.
Dell Number -- 94.1
Argus -- A #1.3 - Giant eagle Tarzan created using Doctor
Mervin’s growth pellets. He and the Waziri call it the King of Birds.
Tarzan uses the creature to fly to Alur where he discovers that the Torodons
have taken over the city. He flies to Jorah’s people for help in
the retaking of the city. Argus is a formidable force during the
battle. Flying on Argus, Tarzan catches Jala, King Jadon’s sister,
before she falls to her death.
#41.1 Tarzan calls him the ‘Sky Ranger.’ Argus is as fast as
an airplane. Boy, planning to take a ride, frees the eagle from its
chain. The bird flies to Tarzan at the Tower of Ta-dan, which is
under siege by Torodons. Tarzan flies to Nairobi to get Doctor MacWhirtle
and his airplane. Tarzan attacks the Torodons with the eagle as Dr.
Mac attacks with rockets.
#42.1 With Tarzan on his back, Argus steals a basket of fish from the
Stork Men. When Terribs attack, Tarzan fires arrows from Argus’ back
thus driving off the attackers. Tarzan uses Argus to fly to Nairobi
and back to the Stork People so he can get two otters and growth pills.
During a Terribs night attack on the Stork Men Village, Argus flies Tarzan
so that he might shoot arrows at the Gorobars.
#44.1 Tarzan uses Argus to save Coru, the Prince of the Shepherd Clan
of Saparta, from a vulture. He flies to the Great Swamp. Tarzan
has Kalomo, a Waziri, fly Argus home. Boy flies the giant eagle to
Pal-ul-don and saves Tarzan and others from Wandach, the gund of the spearmakers
clan of Saparta. In all previous issues Argus was colored brown.
In this issue he is solid gold in color.
#48.3 A solid gold colored Argus is picked up by Tarzan at the Waziri
Village. Tarzan flies Argus in search of the Giant Wasps. They
follow a wasp to the Island of Dwarfs. Tarzan smears the giant eagle
and himself with the pulp of a wild flower to repel the wasps. They
fly into the mountain nest of the wasps. After an encounter with
the wasps, Tarzan flies Argus to Nairobi to get Dr. MacWhirtle and some
DDT bombs.
#50.1 Tarzan flies Argus from the Stork Men village to get fuel for
Dr. Mervin’s airplane. They are attacked by Kingbirds. Argus
does a loop to avoid the birds and Tarzan falls from his back. Argus
out flies the kingbirds and heads for the Waziri village. A worried
Boy flies Argus to the Stork Men Village to find Tarzan safe.
#51.1 Tarzan and Boy fly Argus to Dr. MacWhirtle’s estate to seek his
help in taking the ill Dr. Mervin out of the Stork Men Village. Tarzan
leaps off Argus’ back, and Boy flies Argus back to the village.
#52.3 Tarzan is not comfortable about Dr. Mac flying Dr. Mervin and
Yolanda to Nairobi with his thipdar cargo. He follows them on Argus.
He finds the plane deserted and searches for his missing friends.
He finds them working in the Men of Monga’s fields. He swoops down
and pick up Yolanda and carries her to the plane. They return and
swoop in for Dr. Mervin. Dr. Mac hangs onto Arg
us’ leg. They also are carried to the plane. As they take
off, Tarzan kills the Serpent of Pal-ul-don from Argus back. The
Men of Monga refer to Argus as, Ska. #53.3 Tarzan catches fish in
a net and feeds the giant golden eagle. Afterwards, they fly towards
Lutor for a visit. Tarzan spots a cabin plane at Lutor and is curious.
A gangster wildly fires a Tommy gun at them. Tarzan and Argus circle
the city. They are met with more machine gun fire from windows.
After the gangsters are banished on an island in Pal-ul-don, Tarzan plans
to ditch the gangster’s plane. He has Boy fly Argus to pick him up.
Tarzan leaps from the diving plane with a parachute. As Boy and Argus
fly near, Tarzan releases the parachute and lands on Argus’ back.
They fly Argus towards home.
#56.2 (Boy story) Boy flies Argus over Athne to discover the Talking
Bolgani are using human slaves again. He uses Argus to rescue Beth
Carey from the gorillas. They return to save her brother, Arthur.
Argus chases off the gorillas. Flying back to Beth, they find a leopard
threatening her. Argus picks up the leopard and drops it off a cliff.
A#3.5 When Tarzan finds dinosaurs in the Great Swamp, he flies Argus
to the Valley of Monster to discover that a volcano has erupted, thus driving
them out of the valley. Tarzan follows the dinosaurs towards Cathne.
He flies Argus to find Jo-rah and his people to enlist their aid in fighting
the dinosaurs and the Torodons, which are threatening Cathne. After
things are under control, Tarzan takes off on Argus to see if there are
more dinosaurs to be dealt with.
#61.2 Tarzan tells Boy to fly Argus to the telegraph station with his
note for Dr. Louis d’Arnot to bring medicine for Dombie’s infection.
Boy places a harness on the golden eagle before taking off. Upon
returning, Boy lands near the kraal of the Waziri and sends Argus back
to the village.
#63.1 Tarzan uses Argus to search for the missing Boy and Aiglon, the
giant eagle. They find them with Chet Harper, an American Prospector,
trapped in a box canyon. Aiglon has been hurt and refuses to fly.
Tarzan uses Argus to transport Harper and the gold to the rim of the canyon.
When he takes Boy, Aiglon follows Argus to the top of the canyon.
Tarzan has Boy use Argus to lead Aiglon back home.
#65.2 Tarzan and Argus accompany Boy and Aiglon on a training flight.
They find the unconscious body of the missionary James Nicholson.
Tarzan leaves Boy and Argus for protection as he flies Aiglon for help.
A#4.1 - The giant eagle has black on the upper front half of its wings
and heavy black outlines on the other three rows of feathers as well as
the three rows on its tail. Tarzan flying on Argus spies Queen Elaine
in a lion-drawn chariot that is about to be attacked by the Talking Gorillas.
He directs Argus to attack the Bolgani. Argus is struck in the head
by a club and lands. Tarzan leads the gorillas away from Argus.
The eagle recovers, forgets about Tarzan, and flies off. Eventually
the eagle remembers Tarzan and returns to pick up the bound ape-ape and
carries him to the Rock of Opar.
#77.1 Argus continues to have its new coloration and adds two tufts
to the top of its head similar to the eagles from
Dell #75.1 “The Eagles of Engani.” Tarzan rides Argus over a
desert in search of a missing ostrich. They rise above a sandstorm
only to be buffeted by high winds. They discover the City in the
Sands. Argus finds water underground near a pipe. Tarzan digs
a hole so the water can collect and the giant eagle can drink. They
fly off to find a caravan of displaced Bedouins in the desert. Tarzan
tells them that he will lead them to water in exchange for food for Argus.
After Argus has eaten, the Jungle Lord has the Bedouins follow Argus’ flight
back to the city. Once the Bedouins are established in the city,
Tarzan flies off on Argus to continue to search for the ostrich.
#78.2 Boy takes Argus to look for the missing Dombie. He swoops
down on Tarzan who is also searching for the missing boy. Tarzan
takes Argus to Pal-ul-don. He has Argus attack and kill a thipdar
that is attacking Dombie. Argus lands near the thipdar nest thus
scaring two of the young thipdars over the edge and a third down into a
crack. Tarzan ties up the fourth thipdar. Argus flies them
all back to the Waziri Village.
#81.2 – Boy flies Argus and Aguila, giant eagles, in search of Tarzan
and Dombie. He finds them in a tree. Boy and Dombie fly one
eagle and Tarzan flies the other back home.
#82.1 Tarzan feeds Argus and Aguila fish as Prince Alad comes to tell
him about the gangsters at Opar. Tarzan flies the Prince to the mountain
of Opar on Argus.
#83.1 - From the back of Argus Tarzan discovers a tiny Arab fishing
village. He directs Argus to pick up a leopard that is stalking Sara,
the Sheik’s daughter. Upon learning that pirates are keeping the
Arabs
from fishing, Tarzan takes one of the fishing boats out to sea. The
Sheik believes that Argus is Roc, the legendary large powerful bird from
the tales of Sinbad. Tarzan has Argus spot shoals of fish for him.
From the first net full he feeds the giant eagle. Attacked by the
pirates, Tarzan clings to the rudder of their dhow. Argus follows
its master from the air. On the island with the survivors of the
wrecked sailing ship, Tarzan calls Argus to his side. He flies the
giant eagle back to the fishing village for help. After the pirates
have been defeated, Tarzan flies off on Argus.
#83.2 - Tarzan, Jane and Boy net and feed fish to Argus as Indorro,
a runner from Buto’s Kraal, arrives with the news that a beast is terrorizing
their village. Tarzan flies Argus to the village to investigate.
#84.1 Tarzan flies Argus to Cathne to visit King Jathon. Upon
learning that Prince Thyron has been captured. Tarzan and the Cathneans
march on Mitzer, city of Thoth. Argus follows the army in the air.
The giant eagle flies Tarzan over the city that is surrounded by mountains.
A light beam from the statue of Thoth almost fries them. Tarzan has
Argus swoop down and pick up the Prince before the light beam disintegrates
him. They carried Thyron back to the Cathnean camp. During
the battle between the two armies, Tarzan flies Argus near the statue.
He casts a spear, which shatters the crystal eye.
#88.2 - Tarzan flies Argus to Lutor in search of the missing
Boy. Boy left the day before he arrived. Tarzan searches the
Great Swamp from the back of Argus. They find Aguila in the air and
retrieve a message from Boy that says he is a captive of the Terribs.
Tarzan realizes that Argus is tried so they land at the Stork Men Village.
#90 (inside cover - splash page) - Tarzan flying Argus. Black
and white.
#91.2 Tarzan takes Argus to search for Boy and Dombie and their glider.
They see elephants smashing the glider in the elephant’s Secret Playground.
Tarzan spies the boys under a tree. He has Argus divert the elephants.
Tarzan drops to the ground and runs to an anthill. As the elephants
approach, Tarzan grabs onto Argus’ feet. They pick up the boys and
fly home.
#92.1 Boy flies Argus and Aguila to Inkota City where Tarzan and Karen
Lane are captives. They mount the giant eagles and make their escape
with Karen and Boy on Argus and Tarzan on Aguila.
#96.2 Tarzan flies Argus while Jane flies an unnamed giant eagle to
search for Boy, Dombie, and Mimi who were carried off by a huge kite.
They find them and bring them home. Argus is colored gold and later
is colored brown. Jane’s giant eagle is brown.
#107.1 Tarzan flies Argus to the Valley of Monster to search for the
missing Bruce Harlowe. The fumes from the volcanic fumaroles force
them to land on a mountaintop. The Jungle Lord realizes that the
vapors are too much for the giant eagle and sends it home.
#109.2 Tarzan searches for Boy and Dombie on Argus. They fly
close to the exploding volcano on Fire Mountain. A piece of hot rock
injures Argus. They are force to land in pride of lions. They
drive the lions away. Tarzan does not think Argus’ wounds are serious.
Tarzan goes to rescue the boys.
No. 25.1 - Tarzan and his family fish for food for Argus. Tarzan
receives word that Muviro is ill. He flies Argus to the Waziri kraal
to learn that it was a trick. The Wabuna claim to have captured Jane
and Boy and want Argus and Aguila in exchange for their release.
Tarzan flies the two eagles to the Hill of Caves. The Wabuna don’t
have his family and attack. Tarzan is severely wounded. The
two eagles chase off the Wabuna. Argus carries Tarzan to the jungle
floor where he collapses. Argus and Aguila find Jane and Boy stranded
on an island in the Red Gorge. They carry them away to search for
Tarzan. They find Tarzan safe with the Wise One.
#114.2 - Tarzan uses Argus to search and find Boy and Dombie whose
sailing scooter was carried away by a tornado.
No. 37.1 - Jane and Boy fly Argus as Tarzan flies Aguila to the
herb doctors at Kroo Maun. They stop to feed the eagles. They
catch fish and feed them. A Hairy Giant captures Jane. Tarzan
flies Aguila to the attack. Boy flies Argus. Jane is rescued.
They fly to Kroo Maun. The Slingers are afraid of the approaching
eagles and sling stones at them. On the trip to the Half Moon Lake
to gather the healing bulb, Boy flies Argus and Tarzan flies Aguila as
air cover for the Slingers. They spot the giants and alert the Slingers.
At the lake Boy again flies Argus as a spotter. They alert Tarzan
that the giants are approaching. Tarzan has Boy use Argus to delay
the giants. After the giants are defeated in a night battle, Tarzan’s
family fly the eagles back to the Waziri Village with the medicine.
No. 51.1 Jane, Tarzan and Boy search for the missing Captain Smith
on the Argus and Aguila. They land near River Bushmen and befriend
them. Lechwe guides Tarzan towards the Tree of Ages. Jane and
Boy follow three days later on the eagles and find Tarzan with Captain
Smith. They fly them back to the tree house.
#127.2 Boy and Dombie fly Argus and Aguila to the Bageena Village believing
that Tarzan is a captive there. They leave the eagles as they near
the village. Normal eagles attacks the giant eagles causing them
to fly home. When Tarzan sees the eagles coming home without riders,
he surmises what has happened. He flies Argus and Aguila to rescue
the boys and the trader, who was the Bageena captive. They fly home
with Aguila carrying the trader in its talons.
Dell Number -- A 1.3+41.1+42.1+44.1+48.3+50.1+51.1+52.3+53.3+56.2
(Boy story)+A#3.5+61.2+63.1+65.2+A#4.1+77.1+78.2+A#5 (Jungle theater) +81.2+82.1+83.1+83.2+84.1+88.2+90
(splash page)+91.2+92.1+96.2+A#7 (Cut Out page)+107.1+109.2+No. 25.1+114.2+No.
37.1+No. 51.1+127.2
army ants -- (see ants)
Aroc -- cave man of Pal-ul-don, who knocks out Tarzan and
captures La. La calls him tor-lot. He takes her back to the
People of the Caves where the chief, Bundroc, claims her. Tarzan
defeats Bundroc and sets up La to rule the cave people. La picks
up Aroc’s club thereby choosing Aroc as her mate. When she discovers
this is the custom, she knocks out Aroc with his own club. La is
concerned that she killed him, but she did not. It is implied that
they will be mates.
Dell Number -- 15.1
Arrackians -- #25.1 - the people of the city
of Arrack. Queen Mataha rules them. They speak Swahili.
They deliver Tarzan to their Queen when the giant spider brings him bound
into the city.
#30 - They attempt to defend their city against Tarzan and the Waziri,
who have come to eliminate their giant spiders. They retreat into
the palace. After being driven out of the palace by Doctor MacWhirtle’s
smoke bomb, they surrender to Tarzan.
Dell Number -- 25.1+30
Arthur Carey -- White man, who was photographing wild animals
with his sister, Beth, when they became separated from their safari.
The Talking Bolgani captures them. Boy swoops in on Argus and takes
Beth away. When he returns for Arthur, the Bolgani throw him into
Argus’ wing and leave. Boy helps Arthur on to Argus and ties his
arms around him. He flies him to the tree house.
Dell Number -- 56.2 (Boy story)
Arthur Smythe -- Arthur Smythe is a naturalist searching
for a new species of apes. His safari deserts him when he goes into
a forbidden zone. He rafts downriver and comes upon Tarzan.
Tarzan helps him locate the apes. He takes film of Tarzan talking
with the apes. When the apes take Boy, Tarzan leaves Dombie in charge
of Smythe.
Dell Number -- 129.1
askaris -- African tribesmen hired as mercenary soldiers
for white safaris.
#17.2 killed by the Shifta band, who capture Rita Lane.
#23.2 part of Captain Armand Jacot’s troops.
#88.1 - The native troops in the camel detachment under the command
of Lieutenant Barnes is attacked by Shiftas, who steal all their camels.
The askaris wear fez hats, as does the sentry who questions Tarzan and
Buto at the gates of Fort Gumburu.
Dell Number -- 13.1+17.2+23.2+88.1
Novel -- BTa
Astar -- Moon goddess worshipped by Queen La and the Oparians.
Dell Number -- 59.3
Atarad -- The name of one of the Talking Gorillas.
Dell Number -- 59.1
Athneans -- the people of Athne. A #1.2 - The Athneans
ride their elephants into battle against the Cathneans. They catch
Prince Jathon and subject him to the Elephant Ordeal. Tarzan rescues
the Prince.
#35 - Their City of Ivory was destroyed by a volcano. They chase
their mortal enemies the Cathneans across the land. Tarzan stops
their pursuit by capturing Prince Ergon. After Ergon’s release they
continue the pursuit across the Great Thorn Desert but are repulsed by
the Cathneans in the Great Swamp.
#36.1 Tarzan captures an Athnean spy. He and Jathon watch the
Athneans cross the Great Swamp on their elephants. The Athneans lay
siege to New Cathne. Tarzan breaks the siege with Goliath, a giant
lion that Dr. Mervin helped him create.
#39.2 - Athneans kill several Arabs and chase off the last one, who
escapes in a safari car that the Athneans think is a ‘roaring beast.’
They capture Doctor Horace Maypool and his daughter, Ellen, who they bring
to New Athne. They attempt to capture Tarzan but they cannot catch
up to him.
#40.1 - Athneans capture Tom Culver as he comes to New Athne.
They watch the Ordeal of Elephants. Tarzan uses flares on them during
the rescue and later uses a gasoline fire on the pursuing elephant men.
#45.3 - As commanded by Prince Jathon, they cast spears at Timon, who
is mounted on Goliath. This enrages the lion that kills Timon and
causes havoc in the city.
#52.1 Tarzan attempts to warn the Athneans about the approaching horde
of Bolgani. King Ergon doesn’t believe him and attempts to capture
the ape-man. Tarzan escapes by throwing the King bodily into the
guards. The Athneans warriors, dressed in Roman soldier armor, try
to repel the gorilla horde. Their elephant mounts are not enough
to stop the massive attack. The gorillas kill King Ergon. The
old men, women, and children escape on boats into the Great Swamp.
Tarzan has Tantor pull the boats to a small island. They return with
the boats to help the surviving Athnean warriors escape the gorillas.
Tarzan leads them to Cathne, their traditional enemy. The Cathneans
welcome the defeated Athneans to their city.
#54.3 After Tarzan and the Cathneans defeat the Talking Gorillas, many
of their former war elephants are rescued. The gorillas have abused
them. The elephants are given to the Athneans to heal them.
#66.1 The Athneans are building New Athne in Pal-ul-don. The
women and children stay in Cathne as the men work the quarries and pull
the stones by elephants to the site. Talking Gorillas attack the
site and capture Prince Timon and the workers. Tarzan runs to the
quarry and has the Athneans and their war elephants pursue them.
Tarzan has Hathor and some of the elephants overturn the gorillas’ rafts
in the Great Swamp. The Athneans attack them on other elephants.
Tarzan forms an alliance with the Athneans, Cathneans, and Gallugos to
oust the Talking Gorillas from Old Athne. In a joint attack, the
Athneans cross the swamp on their elephants. Tarzan tricks the gorillas
into drinking a sleeping potion. The alliance overthrows the Bolgani.
#80.1 Tarzan persuades Prince Timon to have his masons repair the aqueduct
for the Beni-Adhemi. The Athneans repair the aqueduct and build the
Arabs a dam to protect against the dry season. A treaty of friendship
is signed between Athne and the City in the Sands. When mountain
savages attack, the elephant men join with Tarzan and the Beni-Adhemi to
scatter them.
#122.1 - Prince Gato leads the Athneans across the desert to plunder.
The Athneans approach Tarzan’s tree house on elephants. Prince Gato
commands his men to attack the ape-man. He has the elephants pick
up a log and batter down the tree that contains Tarzan’s home. The
Athneans enter the empty Waziri city with their elephants. Tarzan
subdues the guardian of the elephants. Gato discovers Tarzan
leading the elephants out of the city. He shoots an arrow at the
ape-man but hits Thantu‘s trunk. Thantu charges from the city with
the herd following him. The Waziri enter the city and overpower the
Athneans. Gato would prefer to be killed, but the Waziri do not oblige
him. They force them to repair the city. Tarzan and Muviro
release the Atheans to return to their home across the Great Thorn Desert.
Dell Number -- A 1.2+35+36.1+39.2+40.1+45.3+#52.1+54.3+66.1+80.1
Atumbo -- King of the Matusi tribe. He is livid when
he discovers the theft of the golden throne. He accuses Ungali, the
witch doctor, of the theft. Ungali reads the magic bones and reveals
Boy as the thief. He leads the King to the spot where Boy is sitting
on the stool. They capture Boy and force him to go through the Ordeal
of the Mamba. Atumbo is afraid of the mamba. When Tarzan reveals
the deception of Ungali, Atumbo promises to have him killed if he returns
to the village.
Dell Number -- 46.2
Augustus -- Emperor of Castrum Mare. Not seen,
only mentioned.
Dell Number -- 58.3
Aulihans -- The Aulihans are a Somali tribe in north Kenya.
They ride camels and possess rifles. Their enemies, the Marehans,
chase them across the desert as Tarzan and Boy watch.
Dell Number -- 129.3
Aunty Gena -- Aunty Gena is an old Waziri woman.
She has very bad rheumatism. Jane worries that there is nothing they
can do for her. Tarzan suggests going to the herb doctors of Kroo
Maun. They do and after a series of adventures they return with the
medicine that allows Aunty Gena to literally dance with joy.
Dell Number -- No. 37.1
Ayoub -- Arab slaver who captures Dr. Newsome and forces
him to refine thorium, a radioactive ore.
Dell Number -- 2
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