The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

Tarzan (Lord of the Jungle) Annual (1977-1979)

1	1977 ?	?
	FC by John Buscema	1
	Tarzan's first love W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Steve Gan L-Joe Rosen C-George Roussos Adapted from "Jungle Tales of Tarzan" by Edgar Rice Burroughs	18
	The end of Bukawai W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Steve Gan L-Joe Rosen C-George Roussos Credits taken from first story; Adapted from "Jungle Tales of Tarzan" by Edgar Rice Burroughs	16
2	1978 ?	?
	FC by John Buscema, Bob Hall	1
	The day of the death-dancers! / The kingdom of the cliffs! / Sacrifice! / ...And then comes the serpent! W-Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Fran Matera L-Jean Simek C-George Roussos LG116	33 (7-7-7-12)
3	1979 ?	?
	FC by Richard Buckler, Robert McLeod	1
	A night at the opera! / The great thorn forest W-Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Joe Sinnott, Ricardo Villamonte L-John Costanza C-George Roussos	35 (10-25)

Tarzan (Lord of the Jungle) (1977-1979)

1977/06 ?

FC by John Buscema

Tarzan and the jewels of Opar
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-John Buscema L-Joe Rosen C-Marie Severin
Based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Feature(s)

Type	Title	Credits	Pgs.
Text	Edgar Rice Burroughs: The man who created Tarzan	Roy Thomas	1
Pinup/Poster	Tarzan	John Buscema	1

1977/07 ?

FC by John Buscema

The road to Opar!
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-John Buscema L-Joe Rosen C-Marie Severin
Freely adapting the novels "Tarzan of the Apes" and "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Feature(s)

Type	Title	Credits	Pgs.
Infos and stats	Edgar Rice Burroughs' Language of the Great Apes 1/10	?	1
Text	Tarzan's jungle drums	Roy Thomas	1

1977/08 ?

FC by John Buscema, Dave Cockrum

The altar of the flaming god!
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Tony DeZuniga L-Joe Rosen C-George Roussos
Adapted from the novel "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Feature(s)

Type	Title	Credits	Pgs.
Infos and stats	Edgar Rice Burroughs' Language of the Great Apes 2/10	?	1
Pinup/Poster	Tarzan	John Buscema	1

1977/09 ?

FC by ?

A beast again!
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Tony DeZuniga L-Joe Rosen C-Sam Kato
Freely adapted from the novel "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" by Edgar Rice Burroughs

1977/10 ?

FC by John Buscema, Pablo Marcos

La seeks vengeance!
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Tony DeZuniga L-Thomas Orzechowski C-George Roussos
Freely adapted from the novel "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Feature(s)

Type	Title	Credits	Pgs.
Infos and stats	Edgar Rice Burroughs' Language of the Great Apes 3/10	?	1

1977/11 ?

FC by ?

A priestess... yet a woman!
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Tony DeZuniga L-Joe Rosen C-George Roussos
Freely adapted from the novel "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Feature(s)

Type	Title	Credits	Pgs.
Infos and stats	Edgar Rice Burroughs' Language of the Great Apes 4/10	?	1

1977/12 ?

FC by John Buscema, Alfredo P. Alcala

Tarzan rescues the moon!
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Rudy Messina L-Joe Rosen C-George Roussos
Filler issue

Feature(s)

Type	Title	Credits	Pgs.
Infos and stats	Edgar Rice Burroughs' Language of the Great Apes 5/10	?	1

1978/01 ?

FC by John Buscema, Alfredo P. Alcala

The man and the mangani
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Rudy Messina L-Denise Wohl C-George Roussos
Tarmangani means "white man" in ape language, "mangani" is the apes’ name for themselves; Freely adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar"

Feature(s)

Type	Title	Credits	Pgs.
Infos and stats	Edgar Rice Burroughs' Language of the Great Apes 6/10	John Buscema, William Wray	1
Pinup/Poster	Tarzan battles Chulk!	John Buscema	1

1978/02 ?

FC by John Buscema, Alfredo P. Alcala

The god of Tarzan
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Alfredo P. Alcala L-John Costanza C-George Roussos

Feature(s)

Type	Title	Credits	Pgs.
Infos and stats	Edgar Rice Burroughs' Language of the Great Apes 7/10	John Buscema, William Wray	1

1978/03 ?

FC by ?

The deadly peril of Jane Clayton!
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Alfredo P. Alcala L-Joe Rosen C-George Roussos
Freely adapted from the novel "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Feature(s)

Type	Title	Credits	Pgs.
Infos and stats	Edgar Rice Burroughs' Language of the Great Apes 8/10	?	1
Pinup/Poster	Ape battles lion! The prize: Jane Clayton, mate of Tarzan	John Buscema	1

1978/04 ?

FC by John Buscema, Pablo Marcos

Tarzan triumphs!
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-New York Tribe L-Joe Rosen C-Phil Rachelson
Conclusion of the adaptation of "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" by Edgar Rice Burroughs
C-709

Feature(s)

Type	Title	Credits	Pgs.
Infos and stats	Edgar Rice Burroughs' Language of the Great Apes 9/10	?	1

1978/05 ?

FC by ?

Fangs of death!
W-David Anthony Kraft, Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Rudy Messina L-Thomas Orzechowski, Joe Rosen C-George Roussos
A tale of Tarzan’s youth, based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel "Jungle Tales of Tarzan"

Feature(s)

Type	Title	Credits	Pgs.
Pinup/Poster	Tarzan of the apes	John Buscema, Alfredo P. Alcala	1

1978/06 ?

FC by John Buscema, Pablo Marcos

The changeling!
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Rudy Messina L-Thomas Orzechowski C-George Roussos
Adapted from the story "A Jungle Joke" by Edgar Rice Burroughs
C-737

Feature(s)

Type	Title	Credits	Pgs.
Infos and stats	Edgar Rice Burroughs' Language of the Great Apes 10/10	?	1
Pinup/Poster	Tarzan collectors' pin-up page (unused cover for Tarzan (Lord of the Jungle) #8)	John Buscema, Bill Black	1

1978/07 ?

FC by John Buscema, Ernie Chan

The battle for the she-ape!
W-Roy Thomas P/L-John Buscema I/F-Klaus Janson L-Thomas Orzechowski C-George Roussos
Freely adapted from the story "The Battle for Teeka" from "The Jungle Tales of Tarzan" by Edgar Rice Burroughs

1978/08 ?

FC by John Buscema, Josef Rubinstein

Blood Money and Human Bondage 1/9: Ch.1: Slavers! / Ch.2: The princess! / Ch.3: Mercenaries! / Ch.4: The mad Arab! / Ch.5: Retribution!
W-David Anthony Kraft P/L-John Buscema I/F-Klaus Janson L-James Novak C-Klaus Janson

17 (4-2-4-3-4)

1978/09 ?

FC by John Buscema, Robert McLeod

Blood Money and Human Bondage 2/9: Ch.6: Treachery! / Ch.7: A clash of wills! / Ch.8: Attack by air! / Ch.9: Mystery of the mine!
W-David Anthony Kraft P/L-John Buscema I/F-Klaus Janson L-John Costanza C-Klaus Janson

17 (5-2-6-4)

1978/10 ?

FC by John Buscema, Robert McLeod

Blood Money and Human Bondage 3/9: Ch.10: Passage to Pellucidar! / Ch.11: The savage! / Ch.12: A false step! / Ch.13: The killer cult!
W-David Anthony Kraft P/L-John Buscema I/F-Klaus Janson L-John Costanza C-George Roussos

17 (4-5-2-6)

1978/11 ?

FC by John Buscema, Robert McLeod

Blood Money and Human Bondage 4/9: Ch.14: Survival! / Ch.15: Korsars! / Ch.16: A lesson in loyalty! / Ch.17: Danger from the depths! / Ch.18: Unholy alliance! / Ch.19: Jaws of death!
W-David Anthony Kraft P/L-John Buscema I/F-Klaus Janson L-John Costanza C-Ben Sean
LG96

17 (3-2-3-3-2-4)

1978/12 ?

FC by John Buscema, Joe Sinnott

Blood Money and Human Bondage 5/9: Ch.20: Pursuit! / Ch.21: The dead world! / Ch.22: The battle! / Ch.23: Deserted! / Ch.24: Deceit! / Ch.25: Simon slays!
W-David Anthony Kraft P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Klaus Janson L-Irving Watanabe C-George Roussos
LG97

17 (3-1-6-2-3-2)

1979/01 ?

FC by Dave Cockrum, Robert McLeod

Blood Money and Human Bondage 6/9: Ch.26: Blood bond! / Ch.27: The Mahars! / Ch.28: The Master! / Ch.29: A watery grave! / Ch.30: A night for life! / Ch.31: Sagoths!
W-David Anthony Kraft, Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Bob Hall L-John Costanza C-Mario Sen
LG187

17 (6-2-2-2-3-2)

1979/02 ?

FC by John Buscema, Robert McLeod

Blood Money and Human Bondage 7/9: Ch.32: The land of awful shadow / Ch.33: The sound cannon / Ch.34: Revenge
W-David Anthony Kraft, Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Rudy D. Nebres L-John Costanza C-George Roussos
LG224

17 (4-9-4)

1979/03 ?

FC by John Buscema, Robert McLeod

Blood Money and Human Bondage 8/9: Ch.35: The mad Arab’s secret… Night of Equinox! / Ch.36: Trail of terror! / Ch.37: Greed thy name is-- man!
W-Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-James Mooney L-Richard Parker C-George Roussos
LG-258

17 (5-6-6)

1979/04 ?

FC by John Buscema, Robert McLeod

Blood Money and Human Bondage 9/9: Ch.38: Fight to the death!
W-Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Pablo Marcos L-John Costanza C-Ben Sean
LG259

1979/05 ?

FC by John Buscema, Robert McLeod

Blood Money and Human Bondage Epilogue
W-Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Bob Hall L-Clem Robins C-Bob Sharen
LG260

Jane’s story
W-Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Bob Hall L-Clem Robins C-Bob Sharen

1979/06 ?

FC by Richard Buckler, Robert McLeod

The wages of fear!
W-Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Bob Hall L-Joe Rosen C-Nelson Yomtov
LG-347

1979/07 ?

FC by Richard Buckler, Robert McLeod

Tarzan caged!
W-Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Bob Hall L-Richard Parker C-George Roussos
LG348

1979/08 ?

FC by Richard Buckler, Robert McLeod

Concrete jungle!
W-Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Ricardo Villamonte L-James Novak C-George Roussos
LG470

1979/09 ?

FC by John Buscema, Robert McLeod

Flight of terror!
W-Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Ricardo Villamonte L-Irving Watanabe C-Carl Gafford
LG499

1979/10 ?

FC by Sal Buscema, Robert McLeod

Adrift!
W-Bill Mantlo P/L-Sal Buscema I/F-Philip Craig Russell L-Irving Watanabe C-Bob Sharen
LG529

Tarzan of the Apes (Movie Adaptation) (1984)

Based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

1	1984/07 ?	?
	FC by ?	1
	— W-Sharman DiVono, Mark Evanier P/L-Dan Spiegle I/F-Dan Spiegle L-Carrie McCarthy C-Jo Meugniot The official comics adaptation of the movie "Greystoke" Reprint from A Marvel Super Special #29 (1/2)	24
2	1984/08 ?	?
	FC by ?	1
	— W-Sharman DiVono, Mark Evanier P/L-Dan Spiegle I/F-Dan Spiegle L-Carrie McCarthy C-Jo Meugniot The official comics adaptation of the movie "Greystoke" Reprint from A Marvel Super Special #29 (2/2)	24