CATALOG RECORD
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #159
Dates
- Cover date
- August 1966
- On sale
- June 16, 1966
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- King of the River · 1 pages
Tarzan explains the hippopotamus and its life to Lombi.
- The Jewels of Opar, Part 1 · 24 pages
When Tarzan is injured and loses his memory looting gold from Opar, Werper misleads him and steals his pouch of jewels. The Waziri, returning home and thinking Tarzan dead, discover that Achmet Zek has captured Jane and set out in pursuit. The Beast-Men of Opar capture Tarzan but he frees himself, forces them to submit to La, and sets off in quest of his "pretty pebbles."
- The Swiftest Runner · 1 pages
A brief description of the cheetah.
- Why the Beasts Stampeded · 1 pages
When Mabu and Kaino go out hunting with two of the men, they discover a vast stampede of all kinds of animals. The men recognize that they are fleeing from driver ants, and burn the grassland to make a barrier.
- Bantu, Dog of the Arande · 4 pages
Since Bantu is the smallest dog in the village, and Hambi the smallest five year-old child, they need to use their wits to get along. The chief's rooster torments both of them until Hambi trips as the rooster attacks, dislodging a dead eagle trophy that terrorizes the rooster.
- The Little Big One · 1 pages
Tarzan tells his young friend about the elephant.
Reprinted in
Golden Comics Digest (1969), Tarzan of the Apes Bumper Edition (1971), The Tarzan Comics Library (1999), Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Russ Manning Years (2012)