Tarzan Classics

From 1965 to 1979, Gold Key's Tarzan Classics (also published under the Classics/Williams imprint) delivered 267 issues of the Lord of the Jungle's adventures, drawing heavily on the original Edgar Rice Burroughs novels. The series is most associated with the foundational work of writer Gaylord Du Bois and the iconic art of Jesse Marsh, whose dynamic, expressive style defined the look of Tarzan for a generation of readers. Later, the lush painted covers of George Wilson and the sleek storytelling of Russ Manning kept the series visually distinct through its long run. It stands as a landmark in licensed comics, offering a remarkably faithful and sustained adaptation of Burroughs's pulp vision that shaped how many fans came to know the character.