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Official Edgar Rice Burroughs Tribute and Weekly Webzine Site Since 1996 ~ Over 10,000 Web Pages in Archive Presents Volume 5672 |
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February 1970 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Gaylord DuBois ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- Tarzan and the Forbidden City" ~ 21 pp. 
On lake Horus, inside the extinct volcano Tuen-Baka, lies the Forbidden
City of Ashair ... and the Father of Diamonds.
Captain Paul D’Arnot returns, and he’s in love with the lovely Helen Gregory. Helen and her father are searching for her lost brother Brian, who’d been hunting for the legendary Father of Diamonds. Entering the dangerous waters of Tuen-Baka, Paul and Helen are captured by the Ashairians and taken as slaves to serve the Priests of Brulor, keepers of the biggest diamond ever seen. 1 pp.
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April 1970 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Gaylord DuBois ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- The Father of Diamonds" ~ 21 pp. 
It’s underwater adventure as Tarzan dons unique scuba gear and battles
a giant eel!
Finding Helen’s brother, the group attempts an underwater escape, using the Ashairian’s own unique Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. They discover the real Father of Diamonds is in an old shipwreck, and learn that the one the Ashairians worship is a fake! But they have to give it up for safe passage out of the mountain. The fun in this issue is the underwater action, and a diamond bigger than a football is always cool. 1 pp. text
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June 1970 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Gaylord DuBois ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- Tarzan and the Foreign Legion" ~ 21 pp. 
In the jungles of Sumatra, Tarzan fights wild tigers and Japanese soldiers.
During World War II, Colonel John Clayton’s Liberator bomber is shot down over the mountains of Sumatra. Back in the jungle, Clayton quickly reverts to his Tarzan persona. No lost city this time, but there is romance when Captain Jerry Lucas meets Corrie Van Der, a young Dutch girl they saved from the Japanese. The bright yellow ink on the ‘Japs’ provides a flashback to the propagandistic era comics of World War II. 1 pp. text
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July 1970 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Gaylord DuBois ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- Escape From Sumatra" ~ 21 pp. 
Tarzan’s ‘Foreign Legion’ of downed British aviators and Dutch resistance
fighters battle the Japanese in Sumatra.
Trouble comes from both the Japanese soldiers and a gang of Dutch renegades. When Corrie Van Der Meer is snatched by an orangutan, it leads to another classic Tarzan confrontation with an ape carrying an unwilling woman. In a bittersweet conclusion, with the Japanese shelling their boat and expecting to die, Corrie and Captain Lucas exchange wedding vows. The timely arrival of a British submarine turns it into a happy ending. 1 pp. text
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August 1970 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Gaylord DuBois ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- Tarzan and the Lost Empire" ~ 21 pp. 
Deep inside an isolated mountain gorge two cities are hidden ... founded
by the descendants of Ninth Century Romans.
Searching for the lost archaeologist Erich Von Harben, Tarzan is taken prisoner by soldiers who look like they’ve stepped right out of Julius Caesar’s Gaelic Wars. There are two Roman cities, Castra Sanguinarius and Castrum Mare, isolated in the valley gorge. And they’ve been at war for centuries. While Tarzan is fighting centurions in one city, in the other Von Harben is being forced to write their history, and meeting pretty girls. 1 pp. text
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September 1972 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Gaylord DuBois ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- Jungle Gladiator" ~ 21 pp. 
The Lord of the Jungle seizes the throne of Caesar, as Roman soldiers shout,
“Long live the New Caesar!”
The conclusion to Tarzan and the Lost Empire is full of the gladiatorial action that had been so familiar in the Marsh-era. Like then, Tarzan makes allies in the arena and leads a revolt. Waziri warriors arrive to help Tarzan win the crown, which he then declines. Meanwhile, over in Castrum Mare, the romance side of this story has archaeologist Von Harben stealing the lovely Favona away from the jealous son of that city’s Caesar. 1 pp. text
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October 1970 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Gaylord DuBois ~ Pencils: Mike Royer ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins" ~ 21 pp. 
While traveling to Tarzan’s estate, two young boys become lost in the jungle
and must use their wits to survive.
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ only novel targeted at juvenile readers was about two boys, nicknamed the Tarzan Twins at birth. Having strayed from their train, Dick and Doc must not only rescue themselves, but a young girl that Oparian beastmen plan to make into their new High Priestess. The Oparians worship the sun ... not by tanning themselves, but with blood sacrifice ... and they intend for the Twins to provide the blood. 1 pp.
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December 1970 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Uncredited ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- Tarzan and the Demon Elephant" ~ 21 pp. 
A city’s fate hinges on Tantor’s battle with a Demon Elephant.
The first non-adaptation Tarzan comic since the television related chapters has the Sultan of Jahala foolishly recruiting Tarzan’s help by kidnapping Jane. A very unhappy Tarzan quickly frees his wife, but then stays on to help defend Jahala from the armies of Sab Rigil and Oopal, their Demon Elephant. But in a match of whose elephant is toughest, Tantor wins ... every time. Jane accepts the Sultan’s apology for what she realizes was an act of despair. 1 pp. text
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February 1971 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Uncredited ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- The Curse of Wizard Mountain" ~ 21 pp. 
By saving the life of a young boy, Tarzan falls under the Curse of the
Wizard Zimbooki.
This comic version of Tarzan is much different than previous incarnations. Where the Marsh-era Tarzan often killed his enemies, this Tarzan rarely kills. His enemies this issue do die, but not by Tarzan’s hand. The Wizard Zimbooki is eaten by the elephant-sized slug ... to which he intended to feed Araya’s daughter. Zimbooki’s apprentice later dies by striking his head on a rock while fighting with Tarzan. Tarzan does spear the giant slug. 1 pp. text
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April 1971 "Tarzan of the Apes -- The King Vulture"
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Tarzan must kill the high-flying King Vulture with a single arrow or three
missionaries will die.
This story is a partial retread of an earlier story where a tribal Chief had a toothache the local witch doctor couldn’t cure. Here, King Mopasa has lost his sight, and since the missionaries can’t heal him ... they’re about to be tossed over the cliffs. Killing the King Vulture bought Tarzan a second chance to employ his own jungle cure. In the original story the witch doctor ended up going over the cliffs. This time only the featured vulture dies. 1 pp. text
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June 1971 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Uncredited ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- June 1971" ~ 20 pp. 
Thieves follow Tarzan to the secret treasure vaults of Opar.
There’s a visit to Greystoke Castle in this one. When Tarzan’s Oparian fortune is stolen in a bank vault robbery, he travels to England and uses his keen senses to find clues that the authorities missed. The thieves plan was to force Tarzan to make another trip to Opar and then learn the location of the treasure vaults. When the beastmen of Opar capture the villains, their scar-faced leader tries seducing La. Tarzan puts a quick stop to that. 1 pp. text
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July 1971 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Uncredited ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- The Lions of Ras Ubie" ~ 20 pp. 
As part of a scheme to take over his country, Ras Ubie kidnaps the King’s
cousin and an American diplomat.
Tarzan’s first rescue attempt is thwarted when he’s fed to the lions. But hey, this is Tarzan. Lions are no problem. He escapes to the village of the People of the Axe. Defeating their Chief in ritual combat, Tarzan takes leadership of their tribe so he can recruit a force of hand-picked axemen. Tarzan then returns to Ras Ube’s fortress castle and deals with the terrorists. Of course, he also releases the hunger-maddened lions. 1 pp. text
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August 1971 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Uncredited ~ Pencils and Inks: Russ Manning "Tarzan of the Apes -- Descent Into the Past" ~ 15 pp. Reprint 
NASA astronauts land on a plateau where creatures thought extinct for millions
of years still roam.
This lead story may be a reprint from #154, but the Manning’s artwork is always a pleasure. There are some great action sequences as Tarzan rescues the astronauts from prehistoric men and a variety of supposedly extinct creatures. 1 pp. text
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September 1971 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Uncredited ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- The Queen Triumphant" ~ 20 pp. 
Cruel King Golo fears his son might grow up to take his throne, so he abandons
the boy to the hyenas.
The sight of Tarzan calling a herd of elephants to do his bidding is a familiar sight. Here Tarzan calls the elephants to stop a battle between two tribes. Even though Tarzan had already saved her infant son, Golo’s wife Uhura, calls her father’s neighboring tribe to war. Tantor kills Golo and Uhura becomes the tribe’s new ruler. 1 pp. text
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October 1971 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Uncredited ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- Tarzan and the Tower of Sheba" ~ 20 pp. 
Somali raiders are after a treasure from King Solomon’s court, hidden for
nearly three millennium.
Tarzan finds religion! The treasure is a book with leaves of beaten gold: containing the Menorah, the Torah, and the 5 books of Moses, kept inside the Ethiopian Towers of Sheba. To save the treasure from Somali raiders, Tarzan runs chains from the natural tower’s peak down to the ground. A bolt of lightning strikes, and the treasure is safe for another three millennium. Lots of lightning in this one. One strike takes Tarzan’s vision. Another gives it back. 1 pp text
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December 1971 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Uncredited ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- Warriors’ Bounty" ~ 20 pp. 
Chief Umburu and King Chosa compete to marry Queen Naheena, who only loves
herself.
King Chosa’s army takes Queen Neheean’s village by force. But after hearing word of plague she runs away with Chosa. In love with the fickle Naheena, Chief Umburu was nearly killed fighting Chosa. Only the medicine of the healer Nunjay saves him. Nunjay is the Queen’s elder sister, so Tarzan reunites the rightful Queen with her people. Nunjay’s medicines cure the tribe, while Naheena dies with Chosa’s plague stricken people. 1 pp. text
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February 1972 Cover: George Wilson ~ Writer: Gaylord DuBois ~ Pencils: Paul Norris ~ Inks: Mike Royer "Tarzan of the Apes -- Tarzan and the Lion Man" ~ 20 pp. 
When a Hollywood crew films a feature about a man raised by lions, Tarzan
goes into action. This last Gold Key issue adapts the Burroughs’ Tarzan
and the Lion Man novel.
When Tarzan meets another double of himself, he takes the actor’s place. Stanley Obroski surprises everyone with his abilities by saving a pair of actresses from the English-speaking apes of a mad scientist who needs fresh flesh for his experiments. When the actor dies, Tarzan takes his exit, keeping the true story of Stanley Obroski ... the Lion Man, to himself. 1 pp. text
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