Believing the character had fallen into public domain, Charlton Comics published Jungle Tales of Tarzan in 1964. The four issues, written by Joe Gill with the first three drawn by Sam Glanzman and the final by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache, adapted short stories from the Burroughs collection of the same name. The series proved very popular, often outselling the authorized, Gold Key comics, but after four issues, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. forced its cancellation and demanded all the issues pulped. The excellent Glanzman art delivered a less mature and more savage version of Tarzan than previous incarnations. Sadly the amateurish Montes/Bache work mar an otherwise outstanding series.

After acquiring Charlton's properties in 1986, Roger Broughton wanted to collect the never-before-reprinted comic and began a quest to find Glanzman and the original art. After several delays and missteps, his wishes came to fruition this year with The Unauthorized Tarzan. Broughton recounts the whole intriguing tale in the foreword and historical essays in this volume. He also reveals the secrets behind the unpublished Gill-Glanzman daily strip, complete with the first week's finished strips. ( )