Daktari (1967-1969 Dell) comic books 1967
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Issue #1
$4.00
Photo cover features Marshall Thompson. Art by Bob Jenney. Cover number is 12-165-707. Based on the classic TV series about a veterinarian running an animal study center with his family in 1960s Africa. Dr. Tracy frees an injured elephant from a mud pit, but can't understand why she keeps trying to escape the medical compound. Dr. Tracy hires retired RAF pilot "Winger" Thompson and his biplane to catch a runaway ostrich before he can infect the rest of his flock. Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion alerts Dr. Tracy to a poacher's trap. Plus fun facts about ostriches, frogs and snakes. The Escaped Elephant; Skydiving Chimp; The Deadly Poachers; Jungle Journal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #2
$4.80
Photo cover of Marshall Thompson (as Daktari) and Gale Sommers. Witch Doctor, art by Henry Scarpelli; Daktari rescues a white leopard from witch doctors who want its paws for magic. The Tiniest Threat, art by Henry Scarpelli; Daktari must find and stop the soldier ants before they do too much damage. Trapped, art by Henry Scarpelli; Daktari must find a way to rescue Clarence the Cross-eyed lion from a cave closed by falling rocks. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
