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Condition Profile
WESTERN PUBLISHING · 8/69
UNIT ECA-033439
KORAK, SON OF TARZAN #29
Dan Spiegle art and a George Wilson cover on a late Silver Age Korak issue
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Publishing | August 1969 | Silver | — | — | AVAILABLE |
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-033439 | ~8.0 | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
The cover shows strong gloss and vibrant color with sharp, square corners and no visible creasing across the main image. There is a small amount of surface waviness/texture near the upper right and left edges that may indicate minor handling or humidity exposure, and a faint bend line is visible near the top right corner tip. Spine appears tight with no obvious stress lines or color break visible in this shot. Only the front cover was assessed; interior pages and back cover condition were not evaluated.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $2 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $6 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $260 |
// Archive commentary
Korak, Son of Tarzan #29 is a late-1960s entry in Western Publishing's licensed Edgar Rice Burroughs line, continuing the adventures of Tarzan's adopted son alongside his companion Mabu. The issue carries no first appearance or origin significance; its interest rests entirely on its creative team, with interior art by the well-regarded Dan Spiegle, scripting by longtime ERB-license writer Gaylord DuBois, and a painted cover by George Wilson, whose work anchored much of Western's Gold Key output of the era. As with most Korak issues, the book functions as a solid but unremarkable installment in a long-running licensed adventure series rather than a landmark single issue.
Market data for this title is sparse, reflecting the modest collector base for Western Publishing's Tarzan-adjacent line relative to mainstream superhero output of the same period. Certified sales are limited to a handful of transactions concentrated in the 9.4-9.8 range, with a single 9.8 copy setting the high-grade benchmark; there is essentially no active raw market data to draw from, and no meaningful multi-year pricing trend exists. Demand is driven almost entirely by Burroughs completists and Dan Spiegle admirers rather than broad speculative interest.
This is a book that trades in small numbers and moves slowly: raw copies in low and mid grade are inexpensive and largely overlooked outside of dedicated Tarzan/Korak runs, while pristine certified copies command a real but narrow premium due to genuine scarcity at the top of the census rather than broad demand. Buyers are typically series collectors assembling a complete Korak run or ERB licensed-comics specialists, not general Silver Age investors, and pricing at all grade levels remains thin and sensitive to the appearance of even a single new sale.
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