Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan's Jungle Annual #3 for Sale - First Appearance of N'Kima - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan's Jungle Annual (Dell, 1952 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: August 1954
Key date: 1954-08-00
On-sale date: 1954-06-24
Indicia publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 100

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of N'Kima - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gorgo - 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	-	cover	1	pencils: Morris Gollub; inks: Morris Gollub; colors: Morris Gollub	Gorgo First
1	Tarzan's Jungle World	illustration	1	pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh
2	Tarzan and the Pirate Stronghold	comic story	24	script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; letters: Jesse Marsh	John Clayton, N'Kima First, Tarzan
3	Jungle Fishing	text article	1	pencils: Mike Arens; inks: Mike Arens
4	Jungle Birds	text article	1	pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh; letters: Jesse Marsh
5	Monkey Chatter	text article	1	pencils: Tony Sgroi; inks: Tony Sgroi
6	Jungle Catastrophe	activity	1	pencils: Mike Arens; inks: Mike Arens; letters: Mike Arens
7	Feast Fun	text story	1	pencils: Mike Arens; inks: Mike Arens
8	Boy Makes a Trade	comic story	10	script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ Manning	Korak, Jack Clayton
9	Dear Readers	text story	2	pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh
10	Jungle Games	text article	1	pencils: Tony Sgroi; inks: Tony Sgroi
11	Jungle Weapons	text article	1	letters: typeset
12	White Hunter	text article	1	letters: typeset
13	Jungle First Aid	text article	1	letters: typeset
14	Tarzan and the Honor of Muviro	comic story	15	script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ Manning	Korak, Jack Clayton, Jane, John Clayton, Muviro, Tarzan
15	Jungle Wife	text article	1	letters: typeset
16	Jane's Jungle Food	text story	1	pencils: Tony Sgroi; inks: Tony Sgroi
17	Jungle Rhythm	text article	1	letters: typeset
18	Jungle Masterpiece	activity	1
19	The Day of Wrath	comic story	10	script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: John Ushler; inks: John Ushler; letters: John Ushler	Ka-chah (baboon); Teeke (baboon); Chee (baboon); Rajak (baboon); Wydbottom; Smedley; Homa
20	Jungle Jingles	text article	1	pencils: Mike Arens; inks: Mike Arens
21	Tarzan's Ape-English Dictionary	comic story	4	pencils: Tony Sgroi; inks: Tony Sgroi; letters: Tony Sgroi
22	Tarzan and the Beasts of Pal-Ul-Don	comic story	16	script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Tony Sgroi; letters: Jesse Marsh	Argus, John Clayton, Jathon, Jo-Rah, Tarzan
23	Jungle Safari Quiz	activity	1	letters: typeset
24	Tarzan's Jungle World	illustration	1	pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse Marsh
25	-	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typeset

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Canadian	price 0.30 CAD

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Edgar Rice Burroughs Korak, Son of Tarzan #16	1967	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

‹ #23 of 7#4 ›

Sources

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

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