Tarzan #221

Joe Kubert's cover for Tarzan #221 (July 1973) puts the jungle lord at the center of a breathtaking, brutal standoff — knife raised, he grapples bare-handed with a massive roaring lion while a pride of big cats closes in from behind. The raw physicality Kubert brings to both man and beast makes this "Back to the Primitive" chapter feel genuinely primal, with every snarling muzzle and straining muscle rendered with remarkable confidence. Adapting Edgar Rice Burroughs' enduring creation, this twenty-cent DC issue captures Tarzan exactly in his element — outnumbered, undaunted, and unmistakably alive.