Tarzan Vol 1 2

Part of the "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" story arc Tarzan Vol 1 #2 Published July, 1977 Editor-in-Chief Archie Goodwin Cover Artist John Buscema "The Road to Opar!" Writer Roy Thomas Penciler John Buscema Inker John Buscema Colourist Marie Severin Letterer Joe Rosen Adapted from original material by Edgar Rice Burroughs Editor Roy Thomas Archie Goodwin "Tarzan's Jungle Drums" Writer Roy Thomas Penciler John Buscema Inker John Buscema Letterer Typeset Editor Roy Thomas Archie Goodwin "Language of the Great Apes 1" Penciler John Buscema Editor Roy Thomas Archie Goodwin Previous Issue Next Issue Tarzan #1 Tarzan #3

Appearing in "The Road to Opar!"

Featured Characters:

• Tarzan / John, Lord Greystoke (Main story and recap) (Main story and flashback) (Origin revealed)

Supporting Characters:

• Tantor the Elephant
• Jane Clayton, Lady Greystoke (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
• Waziri (First appearance)
  • Muviro (First appearance)
• Nkima (First appearance)
• Ape-tribe (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Kala (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• "Jules Frecoult" / Lieutenant Albert Werper (Main story and flashback) (Origin revealed)
• Raiders (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Achmet Zek (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Sabor, the lioness (First appearance) (Death off-panel) (Only in flashback)
• Kerchak (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Only in flashback) (Chieftain of the ape-tribe)
• Terkoz (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

• Numa the Lion (Recap) (Unnamed)
• Natua (Mentioned)
• Belgian colonists and/or soldiers (Only in flashback)
  • Unnamed captain (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Only in flashback)
• Lord Greystoke (First appearance) (Death off-panel) (Only in flashback)
• Lady Alice (First appearance) (Death off-panel) (Only in flashback)
• Pr. Archimedes Porter (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Esmeralda (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• William Clayton (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Sheeta (Skin)

Races and Species:

• Humans / Tarmangani, The White Apes
• Elephants
• Lions (Mentioned)
• Apes
  • Great Apes
  • Monkeys

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and flashback)
  • Africa (Main story and flashback)
    • Belgian Congo (Only in flashback)
    • Congo jungle
      • Tarzan's bungalow (First appearance)
      • Opar (Mentioned)
  • France (Mentioned)
  • America (Mentioned)
    
    

Synopsis for "The Road to Opar!"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Tarzan's Jungle Drums"

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Synopsis for "Tarzan's Jungle Drums"

Article with illustrations.

Appearing in "Language of the Great Apes 1"

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Synopsis for "Language of the Great Apes 1"

Pinup

Notes

• "The Road to Opar" is adapted from the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
• Thomas is editor, Goodwin is consulting editor.
• In The Road to Opar!, Severin is credited as Marie Sev.

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