King Jathon

A regal figure conjured from the fertile imagination of Dell's classic Tarzan line, King Jathon made his debut in 1955, brought to life by the beloved creative team of Gaylord Du Bois and Jesse Marsh. His three appearances place him squarely in the richly illustrated world of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and its companion Jungle Annual, sharing pages with Tarzan himself, Boy, and the Clayton family. Brief but memorable, he's the kind of character who reminds collectors just how expansive and surprising Dell's mid-century jungle adventures could be.