Publishers / Western / Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes (1962) / #157
157April 1966
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Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #157

Western · April 1966 · on sale 1966-02-24

First appearance: AkutFirst appearance: EsmeraldaFirst appearance: Nikolas RokoffDeath of Nikolas Rokoff
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Identification plate

Series
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes (Western, 1962 series)
Issue
#157
Publication date
April 1966
Key date
1966-04-00
On-sale date
1966-02-24
Indicia publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Nikolas Rokoff.

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
0The Beasts of Tarzancover1pencils: George Wilson; inks: George Wilson; colors: George WilsonJohn Clayton, Tarzan
1-comic story1pencils: Dan Spiegle; inks: Dan Spiegle
2The Beasts of Tarzancomic story24script: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ ManningAkut First, Jack Clayton, Jane, John Clayton, Esmeralda First, Mugambi, Alexis Paulvitch First, Nikolas Rokoff First, Tarzan
5The Morning Aftertext story1pencils: Nat Edson; inks: Nat EdsonMabu; Kaino; Hamasai; Samai; Basu; Bawo
6-comic story4pencils: Jesse Marsh; inks: Jesse MarshBantu First
7The Flightless Birds of a Feathercomic story1pencils: Dan Spiegle; inks: Dan Spiegle

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes #1951970On eBay ›
Tarzan of the Apes
ISBN 1-56971-416-9		1999On eBay ›
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Russ Manning Years #1
ISBN 978-1-59582-937-5		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q115858395 (Bantu), first-appearance property (CC0)

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