Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #173
In "Tarzan and the Golden Lion, Part 2: Jad-Bal-Ja and the Impostor," Tarzan returns to Opar to restore La to her rightful throne, only to face a dangerous deception when Esteban Miranda convinces the Waziri he is the ape-man, suffering from amnesia. With Lady Greystoke kidnapped and forced to flee into the wild, Tarzan must navigate betrayal, jungle peril, and the weight of his own legend—while the golden lion Jad-Bal-Ja watches from the shadows. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Gaylord Du Bois, with dynamic art by Russ Manning and a striking cover by George Wilson, this 1967 Western Comics adventure delivers classic jungle thrills in full color.
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Tarzan and the Bolgani restore La to the throne of Opar. Esteban Miranda convinces the Waziri that he is Tarzan, suffering partial amnesia. Lady Greystoke is kidnapped, but kills her captor and escapes alone into the jungle. Tarzan at length finds her, reunites with the Waziri, and recovers the gold of Opar, but Esteban Miranda is killed by crocodiles.
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