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51December 1953
$0.10

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan #51

Dell · December 1953

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Identification plate

Series
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (Dell, 1948 series)
Issue
#51
Publication date
December 1953
Key date
December 1953
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typesetTarzan (photograph of Lex Barker); Cheetah (photograph of Cheeta)
1Tarzan and the Terribs' Captivecomic story16script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshTarzan [John Clayton]; Boy [Jack Clayton]; Argus; Alexander MacWhirtle; Doctor Mervin; Yolanda Mervin; Loma; Stork Men; Terribs
2Boy and the Elephant's Childcomic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshBoy [Jack Clayton]; Dombie; Hatha (elephant)
3Tarzan and the Raging Rivercomic story15script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshTarzan [John Clayton]; Muviro; Harvey Norton; Bruce Norton; Hokyus (African tribe); Korak (mangani)
4Mabu's New Friendtext story2letters: typeset
5-comic story5.75script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ ManningDan-El; Natongo; Tavane; Mothibi; Nagopa
6-statement of ownership0.25letters: typeset
7-illustration1pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshTarzan [John Clayton]

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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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