Tarzan #244

Joe Kubert's cover for this December 1975 issue captures Tarzan mid-stride through dense jungle, muscles coiled and a curved blade in hand, while a chained white ape crouches nearby and the barrel of a gun intrudes menacingly from the foreground. The story title "The Bloody Shah" promises the kind of high-stakes adventure that made DC's run on Edgar Rice Burroughs' jungle lord such a compelling read. Kubert's confident linework — handling both pencils and inks here — gives the scene a raw, kinetic energy that draws you straight into the wild heart of the action.