Western Publishing published Tarzan in Dell Four Color Comics #134 & 161 in 1947.  The Dell Tarzan series ran from issue number1: Jan-Feb 1948  through number 131 July-August 1962. The artist for this series was Jesse Marsh with story lines by Gaylord Dubois. There were also a number of  Dell Giants and March of Comics giveaways during this run. 

The series was resumed under the Gold Key label with issues 132 through 206 (November 1962 to February 1972). This series featured artwork by Jesse Marsh, Russ Manning, and Doug Wildey, and included adaptations of most of Edgar Rice Burroughs' original Tarzan books, as well as original stories and other features. Almost all of the Dell Comics Tarzan stories were written by Gaylord DuBois. Most of the Tarzan comics featured the popular long-running serial, Brothers of the Spear, illustrated by Russ Manning.

Jesse Marsh's fine sense of design and storytelling made the Tarzan comic book stand out in quality among all the others on the stands. In fifteen years, Jesse illustrated almost every Tarzan story in over 150 comic books. 

Postal regulations dictated that comics contain features in addition to the main book title so DuBois contributed series such as "Mabu", "Two Against the Jungle" and "Boy". Issue number 25 in October 1951 saw the debut of the popular series "Brothers of the Spear", which would run for over 25 years and which, in issue 39, would feature the first professional work of brilliant artist Russ Manning.  Manning eventually took over the Tarzan series in November 1965 following Marsh's retirement. The first "Brothers of the Spear" episode occupied a mere six pages, but it launched a serialized story that eventually grew to epic proportions.