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31April 1952
$0.10

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan #31

Dell · April 1952 · on sale 1952-03-04

First appearance: Dan-ElFirst appearance: NatongoFirst appearance: Mabu
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Identification plate

Series
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
April 1952
Key date
1952-04-00
On-sale date
1952-03-04
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Kaino - 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: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)John Clayton, Tarzan
1Free Offer!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (illustrations); ? (photograph); inks: ? (illustrations); ? (photograph); letters: typesetJohn Clayton, Tarzan
2Tarzan and the Lake of Flying Reptilescomic story16script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshKorak, Jack Clayton, Jane, John Clayton, Tarzan
3Tarzan and the Wrath of Butocomic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshJohn Clayton, Tarzan
4The Raintext story2script: Elizabeth BeecherHamasai First, Kaino First, Mabu First
5-comic story5.5script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshDan-El First, Natongo First
6-illustration0.5pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marshwhite pygmies (Pal-ul-donian tribe); Tor-o-dons (Pal-ul-donian tribe); Waz-don (Pal-ul-donian tribe)
7-illustration1pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh
8-illustration1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph); letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Jesse Marsh Years #6
ISBN 978-1-59582-497-4		2010On 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

‹ #3031 of 131#32 ›

Sources

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