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Issue: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #178
Publication Date: August 1968
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Issues: #178 of 75 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company, Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/03/1968
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chase Craig
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10012-808. On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Tarzan of the Apes!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): George Wilson (painting)
Inker(s): George Wilson (painting)
Colorist(s): George Wilson (painting)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan
Character(s): Tarzan
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #155 published December 1965
was Tarzan of the Apes! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Cheerios Kid (advertising character)
First Line: Intelsat III Satellite
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Cheerios cereal from General Mills
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Tarzan of the Apes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edgar Rice Burroughs (original novel); Gaylord Du Bois (adaptation)
Penciller(s): Russ Manning (signed); Mike Royer (art assistance)
Inker(s): Russ Manning (signed); Mike Royer (art assistance)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan of the Apes
Character(s): John Clayton (dies); Alice Clayton (dies); Tarzan [John Clayton]; Kala (dies); Kulonga (dies); Kerchak (dies); Snipes; William Clayton; Philander; Jane Porter; Archimedes Porter; Esmeralda; Terkoz (dies)
Synopsis: Kala the she-ape adopts a human infant whose parents have just died, and he grows to become Tarzan -- a thinking man, with the physical skills of an ape. When mutineers maroon Jane Porter and her party he falls in love with Jane from afar, and places them under his protection against man, beast, and the elements. Unable to speak her tongue he watches helplessly when she sails away, but vows to find her and make her his mate.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #155 published December 1965
was Tarzan of the Apes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 24
Job Number: 178-686
Disclose Notes: Based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel "Tarzan of the Apes."
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Readers Page [Airplanes]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): (fan art)
Inker(s): (fan art)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Gold Key Club Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Fan art by David Wright, Jeffrey Arthur, Miles A. Lumbard, Stephen Guthrie, and David Long.
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Gold Key Comics Club News

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Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Club Comics
Character(s): King Kong
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Disclose Notes: Promos, activities; fan art by Greg Lipscomb.
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The Warning

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nat Edson (illustration)
Inker(s): Nat Edson (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Mabu
Character(s): Mabu; Kaino; Hamasai; Samai
Synopsis: Following a fest, Mabu sees in the campfire visions of those he has known in the past, and hears a warning to leave the forest for the plains. He tells his father, who orders camp to be struck at once.
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Disclose Notes: Art identification by Alberto Becattini.
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Living Weapons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Tom Massey
Inker(s): Tom Massey
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Tom Massey
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Leopard Girl
Character(s): Leopard Girl [Meru]; Munya; Toto; Chui; Kasla; Lygon
Synopsis: Lygon makes an attempt on the life of Kasla, but Meru's friends stop him. Meru uses drugs and hypnosis to get him to change his ways.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): King Kong
First Line: King Kong
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Disclose Notes: Promo for the King Kong title from Gold Key.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys, girls, men, women
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Disclose Notes: Ad, with response coupon, for selling greeting cards from Wallace Brown, Inc.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
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First Line: Do you need extra money?
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Disclose Notes: Ad, with response coupon, for selling Christmas cards from Cheerful Card Company.

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