TARZAN LORD OF THE JUNGLE #6

Cover shows strong color and gloss with sharp corners and no visible creases or tears. There is minor surface wrinkling/waviness visible in the plastic sleeve reflection, likely from the protective bag rather than the comic itself, but slight cover waviness cannot be ruled out. UPC barcode box present confirms newsstand edition. Spine appears tight with no visible stress lines; interior and back cover were not assessed.

Tarzan Lord of the Jungle launched in 1977 as one of two concurrent Marvel titles built on the newly acquired Edgar Rice Burroughs license, running alongside Marvel's more novel-faithful Tarzan series. Rather than adapting Burroughs' original books, this title presented new jungle adventures, with John Buscema's signature visual take on the character anchoring the line's covers during this period. Issue #6, cover-dated November 1977, is a mid-run installment with no first appearance, death, or other landmark event attached to it; it is representative Bronze Age licensed-comics output rather than a series-defining chapter.

Demand for the book is narrow and specific: Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan completists, and Marvel Bronze Age collectors assembling full runs of the company's mid-1970s licensed properties, which also compete for attention against the earlier and more celebrated DC Tarzan run illustrated by Joe Kubert. That narrow buyer pool keeps raw copies inexpensive across low and mid grades, since the title's original print run was substantial relative to today's collector interest. At the CGC 9.8 tier, pricing decouples somewhat from raw demand, as Bronze Age newsstand copies surviving in pristine, unstressed condition are genuinely scarce regardless of how thin the underlying collector base is for the title itself.

This is a book that trades in bulk bins and long boxes in low and mid grade, moving mainly as run-filler for Tarzan or Marvel Bronze Age specialists rather than as a standalone purchase. At the top end, registry-driven buyers occasionally pay a scarcity premium for a certified 9.8 newsstand copy simply because so few exist in that state, not because of any narrative significance. Overall the issue is a stable, low-volatility piece of Bronze Age inventory: modest values at every grade, with the 9.8 bracket representing condition rarity rather than key-issue demand.