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47August 1953
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Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan #47

Dell · August 1953

First appearance: MuviroFirst appearance: DombieFirst appearance: Ulangi
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Identification plate

Series
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series)
Issue
#47
Publication date
August 1953
Key date
1953-08-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo)John Clayton, Tarzan
2Tarzan and the Ancient Terrorcomic story16script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh, Dan SpiegleJohn Clayton, Alexander MacWhirtle, Tarzan
3Tarzan Fights for His Owncomic story15script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshKorak, Jack Clayton, John Clayton, Ibrahim, Jane, Muviro First, Tarzan
4The River Peopletext story2letters: typeset
5Boy and the Horned Monstercomic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshKorak, Jack Clayton, Dombie First
6-comic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ ManningDan-El, Mothibi First, Nagopa First, Natongo, Ulangi First
7Jungle Canoe Tripactivity0.5pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1.5letters: typeset

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Jesse Marsh Years #10
ISBN 978-1-59582-753-1		2012On eBay ›
Brothers of the Spear Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-59582-821-7		2012On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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