Fires of Tohr 13

Captured by giant yellow men, Tarzan and his companions are taken to the jungle city of Tor and delivered to Aotear, white queen of the giants. Challenged to a fight to the death by Tongo, chief of Aotear's outer guard of Tormen, Tarzan kills the giant savage.

Against their will, the ape man's friends are forced to witness the sacrifice of a retorian prisoner to Ponto, the fire guard of Tor. Faturated with Tarzan, Artea tells him it is her will that he remain in Tor as king of the yellow man and become her mate.

She adds that the fate of his companions rests upon his answer. The eight man puts her off. Later as Tarzan and the others are discussing the situation in their quarters in the palace, Mungo, chief of Artea's warriors, comes with an order to conduct the eight man and Dr. Wong Thai to the queen.

Mungo leads them to an underground passage, opens a heavy door and bids them enter. As they step over the threshold into a huge well-lighted cavern, Mungo closes the door behind them. Simultaneously with the closing of the door, a huge black main lion springs toward them with an earth-shaking roar.

Long tie leaps to the door, finds it fastened from the outside. Get out of the way, Wong. The savage beast springs toward the two men. Tarzan is bare feet gripping the smooth stone floor, stands ready to meet the furious charge of Numa his old enemy.

Suddenly, as if stuck by the hand of a titan, Numa jerks upright with hind legs, crashes over on his back. For a baffled rage, the great beast leaps to its feet, stands glaring savagely at the eighth man.