Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan #78

This 1956 Dell issue presents one of the most quietly captivating covers in the run — Tarzan crouched at a jungle watering hole, gently pouring water while a magnificent kudu drinks beside him, the lush tropical foliage framing the scene in rich, naturalistic color by Morris Gollub and George Wilson. That sense of harmony between the Lord of the Jungle and the wild creatures around him is exactly what makes Burroughs' creation so enduring. Inside, Gaylord Du Bois and Russ Manning pit Tarzan against ivory poachers, promising the kind of adventure that made Dell's Tarzan comics a staple of mid-century readers everywhere.