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Issue Details

Issue #C-22
Published Fall 1973
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 1.00 USD
Pages 84
Editing E. Nelson Bridwell
Notes Copyright © 1973 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Full indicia: LIMITED COLLECTORS' EDITION, No. C-22. Published bi-monthly by NATIONAL PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS, Inc., 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10019. Carmine Infantino, Publisher. E. Nelson Bridwell, Editor. Sol Harrison, Production Manager. Copyright © 1973 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The stories, characters and incidents mentioned in this magazine are entirely fictional. No actual persons, living or dead, are intended or should be inferred. Printed in the U.S.A.

Cover Details - "Tarzan of the Apes"

Characters Tarzan
Genre Jungle
Pencils Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks Joe Kubert (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page Tarzan foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Characters Tarzan
Genre Jungle
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Letters typeset
Notes The art is from page 79 in this issue.

39 page Tarzan story "Tarzan of the Apes"

Characters Tarzan (origin); Klaxton; John Clayton, Sr. (death); Alice Clayton (death); Black Michael; Kerchak; Kala (death); Kartun; Sabor (death); Tublat (death); Bolgani (death); Kulonga (death); Chief M'Bonga (cameo); Horta (cameo, death)
Synopsis Lord and Lady Greystoke are marooned by mutineers and their son, Tarzan, is raised by the great apes. His ape mother Kala is killed by Kulonga, and Tarzan extracts his vengeance.
Genre Jungle
Script Edgar Rice Burroughs (original novel); Joe Kubert (adaptation)
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Letters Joe Kubert
Editing Joe Kubert (original editor)
Notes Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs's novel, TARZAN OF THE APES. This reprint combines the two issues into one story. Details: Page 1 is from #208 the bottom spread of pages 2-3, condensed into one page, but with logo and caption added and the art extended above and below. Page 2 from #207 page 5, with a title and credits in place of the top 1/3. Pages 3-22 are from #207 pages 6-25. Pages 23-31 (top) are from #208 pages 4-12 (top). Page 31 (bottom) is from #208 page 17 (bottom) with a new caption. Pages 32-39 from #208 pages 18-25.
Reprinted from Tarzan (DC, 1972 series) #207 [see notes]; from Tarzan (DC, 1972 series) #208 [see notes]

2 page Tarzan illustration "Pinup"

Characters Tarzan
Genre Jungle
Pencils Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks Joe Kubert (signed)
Notes Double-size pinup of Tarzan beating his chest after having killed a gorilla.

33 page Tarzan story "Chapter II"

Characters Tarzan; John Clayton (photo, corpse); Terkoz (death); Klaxton (death); Snipe (death); Archimedes Q. Porter; William Clayton; Jane Porter; Esmeralda; Alice Clayton (photo, corpse); Numa (death); Sabor (death); Paul D'Arnot; Numa (death); Tantor
Synopsis The Porters' party is put ashore by mutineers and Tarzan begins protecting them in secret. The French navy rescues the castaways; Tarzan rescues D'Arnot and Tarzan denies his birthright so that Jane can marry Clayton.
Genre Jungle
Script Edgar Rice Burroughs (original novel); Joe Kubert (adaptation)
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Letters Joe Kubert
Editing Joe Kubert (original editor)
Notes Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs's novel, TARZAN OF THE APES. The page numbering continues from the previous story sequence. This reprint combines the two issues into one story. Details: Pages 40-58 (minus last panel) are from #209 pages 5-6 and 8-24 (minus the teaser panel). The last panel of page 58 is replaced with an image from #210 page 2. Pages 59-65 are from #210 pages 4-10. Page 66 is from #210 page 14. Pages 67-73 (half page) are from #210 pages 16-20 and 22-23 (top).
Reprinted from Tarzan (DC, 1972 series) #209 [see notes]; from Tarzan (DC, 1972 series) #210 [see notes]

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Advertisement"

Characters Tarzan
Pencils Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks Joe Kubert (signed)
Notes House ad for: Tarzan #224.

1 page Tarzan Puzzles activity "Crossword"

Characters Tarzan
Script Bob Rozakis
Pencils Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks Joe Kubert (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Crossword puzzle with 85 clues.

1 page Tarzan Puzzles activity "Word Search"

Characters Tarzan
Script Bob Rozakis
Pencils Joe Kubert (head shot illo)
Inks Joe Kubert (head shot illo)
Letters typeset
Notes Word search puzzle with Tarzan-related clues. It also has the names of some of the people who produce the adventures of Tarzan: Jack Adler, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Joe Kubert, Russ Manning, and Sol Harrison.

2 page Tarzan activity "Learn to Draw Tarzan"

Characters Tarzan
Genre Jungle
Script Joe Kubert?
Pencils Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks Joe Kubert (signed)
Letters Joe Kubert?

1 page Tarzan Puzzles activity "Maze"

Characters Tarzan; Bolgani; Histah; Sheeta
Script Bob Rozakis
Pencils Joe Kubert (illos)
Inks Joe Kubert (illos)
Letters typeset
Notes Maze to get young Tarzan safely back to his cabin.

1 page biography (nonfictional) "Joe Kubert-- Lord of the Drawing Board"

Characters Joe Kubert
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Biography of Joe Kubert.

1 page Table-Top-Diorama activity "Tarzan Lord of the Jungle"

Characters Tarzan; Tantor
Genre Jungle
Letters typeset
Notes The art is NOT by Kubert.