Publishers / Dell / Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (1948) / #68
68May 1955
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Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan #68

Dell · May 1955

First appearance: King ZuguFirst appearance: M'Bogo
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Identification plate

Series
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series)
Issue
#68
Publication date
May 1955
Key date
1955-05-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of M'Bogo - 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: Morris Gollub; inks: Morris Gollub; colors: Morris GollubJohn Clayton, Tarzan
1Tantor Meets an Ancestorillustration1pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh
2Tarzan and the Queen of Cat Mountaincomic story15script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshJohn Clayton, Alexander MacWhirtle, Tarzan, King Zugu First
3Tarzan and the Trickery of Imokocomic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshKorak, Jack Clayton, Jane, John Clayton, Ibrahim, M'Bogo First, N'Kima, Tarzan
4The Story of Abubutext story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typesetChatanga, Mabu
5-comic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ ManningDan-El, Hatima, Mothibi, Natongo, Nyessa
6Loma's Hunting Cat...illustration1pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh
7The Killer Plant of Pal-ul-donillustration1pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshJohn Clayton, Tarzan
8Dell Publishing Co.promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshTarzan

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Brothers of the Spear Archives #2
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Series context

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Sources

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