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Issue: Golden Comics Digest #9
Publication Date: March 1970
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Issues: #9 of 48 Issues (54 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 92401-003
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full color
Dimensions: 4.75 in. x 6.5 in. digest
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cardboard cover
Binding: perfect-bound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Russ Manning
Inker(s): Russ Manning
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan; Brothers of the Spear; Korak, Son of Tarzan
Character(s): Tarzan; Dan-El; Natongo; Korak
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Panels from Tarzan of the Apes (Gold Key, 1962 series) #160 (September, 1966) [page 1, panel 1] and from Tarzan of the Apes (Gold Key, 1962 series) #153 (October, 1965) [page 3, panel 1]; original publication source for the Korak panel is still unidentified.
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Hey Kids!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Walt Disney Comics Digest
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Daisy Duck
Synopsis: Ad for the current issue of Walt Disney Comics Digest.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Golden Comics Digest
Synopsis: Table of contents.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Jewels of Opar

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Russ Manning
Inker(s): Russ Manning
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan of the Apes
Character(s): Tarzan; Jane; Albert Werper; La
Synopsis: A hunter follows Tarzan to La, where he discovers the vast treasure vaults. When Tarzan and escape capture, they are prusued by the priestess La and her army of beast-men and trained apes.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #159 published August 1966
was The Jewels of Opar, Part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: Part 1 of a three part story.
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Temple of Zimbabwe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Jesse Marsh
Inker(s): Jesse Marsh
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Tarzan
Synopsis: This feature was originally printed in black-and-white.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan #129 published March 1962
was Temple of Zimbabwe [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Flight from Terror: Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Russ Manning
Inker(s): Russ Manning
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan of the Apes
Character(s): Tarzan; Jane; Albert Werper; La; Achmet Zek
Synopsis: Werper escapes from slave trader Achmet Zek. An amnesiac Tarzan rescues Jane from a group of apes only to have her captured by Achmet Zek, who is seeking Werper. Werper leads a group of soldiers of Tarzan's plantation where they dig up gold hidden by Tarzan's native friends.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #160 published September 1966
was [The Jewels of Opar, Part 2:] Flight from Terror [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 24
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Timbuktu

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jesse Marsh
Inker(s): Jesse Marsh
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: A short story about the trading center of Timbuktu.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #133 published January 1963
was Timbuktu [Story on Interior Page(s)]in color
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This feature was originally printed in black-and-white.
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Fight for the Treasure: Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Part 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Russ Manning
Inker(s): Russ Manning
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan of the Apes
Character(s): Tarzan; Jane; Albert Werper; Achmet Zek; La; Mugambi
Synopsis: Achmet Zek, a group of Abyssinian soldiers, Werper, and Tarzan's Waziri friends all battle each other on the Greystoke plantation while Tarzan struggles to regain his memory.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #161 published October 1966
was [The Jewels of Opar, Part 3:] Fight for the Treasure [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 24
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An Evening with Timai

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Royer
Inker(s): Mike Royer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Mabu
Character(s): Maby; Kaino; Timai
Synopsis: Mabu and his friend listen to an old storyteller.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #153 published October 1965
was An Evening With Timai [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Text expanded to three pages from the original one page because of the digest format. Art for this feature is not the same as the artwork that appeared in the original printing.
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Tarzan and the City under the Sands

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Dan Spiegle
Inker(s): Dan Spiegle
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan of the Apes
Character(s): Tarzan; Charley Corbett; Gail Corbett
Synopsis: Tarzan rescues a man and his wife from desert raiders. As he leads them back to civilization, they encounter a sandstorm. After the storm is over, they find a city uncovered by the storm winds.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: In Golden Comics Digest #9 (1970), the Gaylord Du Bois -written story "City Under the Sands" illustrated by Dan Spiegle is a case of an original story written just for that venue. Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, page 172 states: "Tarzan and the Buried City. 26 2-panel pages. For Golden Comics Digest #9, February issue. Sent September 10, 1969."
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Grand Canyon of Africa

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Jesse Marsh
Inker(s): Jesse Marsh
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Tarzan
Synopsis: A 5-panel factual knowledge article about Fish River Canyon.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #132 published November 1962
was "Grand Canyon" of Africa [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Du Bois (pronounced Du Boice) writer credit as per page 164 Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, compiled by Randall W. Scott (1984). Written as a 1962 Tarzan cover feature, it was bumped for advertising.
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Battle in the Boma

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Russ Manning
Inker(s): Russ Manning
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Brothers of the Spear
Character(s): Dan-El; Natongo; Tavane; Induna
Synopsis: Dan-El and Natongo go lion hunting.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #153 published October 1965
was Battle in the Boma [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Guilt of Belazi

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Jesse Marsh
Inker(s): Jesse Marsh
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan of the Apes
Character(s): Tarzan; Belazi; Muviro; Nandie
Synopsis: Tarzan hunts a rogue buffalo.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #142 published June 1964
was The Guilt of Belazi [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Perilous Passage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Mike Arens; Warren Tufts (heads only)
Inker(s): Mike Arens; Warren Tufts (heads only)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Korak, Son of Tarzan
Character(s): Korak; Queen Ilola; M'boku
Synopsis: Korak helps a young queen escape from assassins.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs Korak, Son of Tarzan #14 published September 1966
was Perilous Passage [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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The Mysterious Well

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Royer
Inker(s): Mike Royer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Mabu
Character(s): Mabu; Kaino; Sayid
Synopsis: Sayid shows Mabu and Kaino an unusual well.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #134 published March 1963
was The Mysterious Well [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Feature expanded to three pages from one page because of the digest format. Illustrations in this issue are new and did not appear with the original publication of this story.
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Tarzan and the City under the Sands Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Dan Spiegle
Inker(s): Dan Spiegle
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan of the Apes
Character(s): Tarzan; Charley Corbett; Gail Corbett
Synopsis: Tarzan leads a couple through a twisting path under the city as they attempt to elude their pursuers.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: In Golden Comics Digest #9 (1970), the Gaylord Du Bois -written story "City Under the Sands" illustrated by Dan Spiegle is a case of an original story written just for that venue. Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, page 172 states: "Tarzan and the Buried City. 26 2-panel pages. For Golden Comics Digest #9, February issue. Sent September 10, 1969."
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Tembo! Tembo!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Russ Manning
Inker(s): Russ Manning
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Brothers of the Spear
Character(s): Dan-El; Natongo; Tavane; Elena
Synopsis: The city of Aba-Zulu is attacked by renegades from the city of Tembo.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #158 published June 1966
was Tembo! Tembo! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Nogol the Terrible

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Jesse Marsh
Inker(s): Jesse Marsh
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan of the Apes
Character(s): Tarzan; Chief Buto
Synopsis: Tarzan helps rescue the daughter of an old friend.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #145 published September 1964
was Nogol the Terrible [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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The Pit!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s): Russ Manning
Inker(s): Russ Manning
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Korak, Son of Tarzan
Character(s): Korak; Copperi
Synopsis: Korak helps a princess when she decides to defy tradition by refusing to be buried with her father.
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From Content Item: FlagEdgar Rice Burroughs Korak, Son of Tarzan #10 published September 1965
was The Pit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Hi! I'm Cracky

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Golden Magazine
Character(s): Cracky
Synopsis: Subscription ad for Golden Magazine.
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Pages: 1
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28 of Walt Disney's Most Famous Characters

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Golden Press
Synopsis: Ad for Disney character cutouts that can be mounted on a bedroom wall.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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