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Publishers / Dell / Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (1948) / #73
73October 1955
$0.10

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan #73

Dell · October 1955

First appearance: MugambiFirst appearance: Brant TorreyFirst appearance: Tom Lindon
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Identification plate

Series
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series)
Issue
#73
Publication date
October 1955
Key date
October 1955
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Molithi - 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
2Tarzan and the Loot of Agibcomic story15script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshJohn Clayton, Mugambi First, N'Kima, Tarzan
3Tarzan and the Roaring Gorgecomic story9script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshJohn Clayton, Tom Lindon First, Tarzan, Brant Torrey First
4An Evil Spirit?text story1letters: typesetDalu First, Lomai First, Mabu
5-comic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ ManningDan-El, Molithi First, Natongo, Tavane
6Hearing Aids...illustration1pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Brothers of the Spear Archives #2
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Series context

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Sources

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