Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan's Jungle Annual #4 for Sale - First Appearance of Numa - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan's Jungle Annual (Dell, 1952 series)
Issue: #4
Publication date: [August] 1955
Key date: 1955-08-00
On-sale date: 1955-06-21
Indicia publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 100

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Numa - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Leopard Facing a Gorilla	cover	1	pencils: Morris Gollub; inks: Morris Gollub; colors: Morris Gollub	Sheeta; Bolgani
1	The Harpy Eagle	illustration	1	pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh
2	Tarzan Defends the Walls of Cathne	comic story	24	script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh; letters: Jesse Marsh	Argus, John Clayton, Jathon, Tarzan
3	Tarzan Action Cut-Out	activity	1	pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ Manning	John Clayton, Tarzan
4	Apes and Monkeys of Tarzan's Jungle	text article	2	pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh	Chacma (baboon); chimpanzee; gelada; gorilla; guenon; hamadryas; mandrill; Mangabey ["Little N'Kima"]
5	Boy Meets the Wild West	comic story	8	script: Russ Manning; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Tony Sgroi; letters: Jesse Marsh	Korak, Jack Clayton, Dombie, Jad-Bal-Ja, Tantor
6	-	text story	2	pencils: Tony DiPaola; inks: Tony DiPaola	Boy
7	Hunter's Test	activity	1	pencils: Jesse Marsh	Korak, Jack Clayton
8	Tarzan and the Reptile with a Heart	comic story	15	script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ Manning; letters: Russ Manning	Korak, Jack Clayton, John Clayton, Alexander MacWhirtle, Tarzan
9	Table-Top Jungle Village	activity	3	pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ Manning
10	Jungle Jumble Beast	activity	0.5	pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ Manning
11	Floral Beauty	activity	0.5	pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ Manning
12	Boy and the Bark Canoe	comic story	8	script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Tony Sgroi; inks: Tony Sgroi	Korak, Jack Clayton, Dombie
13	Danger Trail	activity	1	pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ Manning	Jo-Rah; Tarzan
14	Jungle Games	activity	1
15	Numa and the Man Cub	comic story	8	script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh; letters: Jesse Marsh	Numa First
16	The Watusi Race of Giants; The Masai Lion Killers	text article	2	pencils: Tony Di Paolo; inks: Tony Di Paolo
17	The Great Yam Feast	text story	2	pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ Manning	Jane; Ozolua
18	Tarzan and the Guardians of the Caves	comic story	12	script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ Manning	John Clayton, Tarzan
19	Witch Doctor	text story	1	pencils: Tony DiPaola; inks: Tony DiPaola
20	Tarzan's Ape-English	text story	4	pencils: Tony Sgroi; inks: Tony Sgroi; letters: Tony Sgroi
21	Fish out of Water...	illustration	1	pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh	Korak, Jack Clayton
22	African Antelope	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph); letters: typeset

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
30¢	price 0.30 USD

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar ISBN 1-56971-417-7	1999	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #34 of 7#5 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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