Publishers / Dell / Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (1948) / #42
42March 1953
$0.10

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan #42

Dell · March 1953

First appearance: Ibrahim
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Identification plate

Series
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
March 1953
Key date
1953-03-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ibrahim - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo)John Clayton, Tarzan
1Tarzan and the Stork Mencomic story24script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshArgus, John Clayton, Tarzan
2Tarzan and the People of the Veilcomic story15script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshJohn Clayton, Ibrahim First, Tarzan
3Into the Great Plains Countrytext story2letters: typeset
4-comic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ ManningDan-El, Natongo
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Jesse Marsh Years #8
ISBN 978-1-59582-548-3		2011On eBay ›
Brothers of the Spear Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-59582-821-7		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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