Tarzan Vol 1 2

Part of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar arc
Tarzan Vol 1 #2
Previous Issue	Tarzan #1
Next Issue	Tarzan #3
Art by: John Buscema
Cover Date	July, 1977
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Archie Goodwin

1. "The Road to Opar!"
Story is an adaptation of the original material by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Writer(s)	Roy Thomas
Penciler(s)	John Buscema
Inker(s)	John Buscema
Colorist(s)	Marie Severin
Letterer(s)	Joe Rosen
Editor(s)	Roy Thomas Archie Goodwin

2. "Tarzan's Jungle Drums"
Writer(s)	Roy Thomas
Penciler(s)	John Buscema
Inker(s)	John Buscema
Letterer(s)	Typeset
Editor(s)	Roy Thomas Archie Goodwin

3. "Language of the Great Apes 1"
Penciler(s)	John Buscema
Editor(s)	Roy Thomas Archie Goodwin

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) (Only in flashback) (Chieftain of the ape-tribe)
• Terkoz (Only appearance; dies) (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) (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
• Birds
• Reptiles
• Lions (Mentioned)
• Gorillas
• 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"

• Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for "Tarzan's Jungle Drums"

Article with illustrations.

Appearing in "Language of the Great Apes 1"

• Appearances not yet listed

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.

See Also

• 2 image(s) from Tarzan Vol 1 2

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