Daktari

    (Dell, 1967-1969)
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Marshall Thompson played a veterinarian running an animal study center with his family in Africa in this 1966-1969 television series, that was a spin-off from the 1965 feature film Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion. A cross-eyed lion and a chimp aided the family. Pretty syrupy stuff, but also quite successful family entertainment for its time… and it had quite a nifty theme song! Most of the storylines revolved around protecting the wildlife of the local game reserve from poachers and similar invaders.

Incidentally, “daktari” is a Swahili word meaning “doctor.”

— Mark Arnold
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July, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
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#2

November, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $8.00 		 Henry Scarpelli
#3 (Yale Summers’ name misspelled again on cover, a different way)

October, 1968
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1 copy available for $7.99 		 Bob Jenney