TARZAN, LORD OF THE JUNGLE #19

Cover shows strong gloss and sharp corners with no visible creases or color breaks. Spine appears tight with no visible stress lines or ticks. There is minor edge wear at the top corners and slight whitening along the spine ridge typical of handling. The book is in a protective sleeve, and interior/back cover were not assessed.

Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle #19 is part of Marvel's late-1970s adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous character, published during the company's brief license to produce Tarzan comics following Gold Key and DC's earlier runs. The series translated Burroughs' pulp-adventure novels into ongoing comic form, aimed at the same newsstand audience buying Marvel's other licensed and adventure titles of the era. This issue carries no first appearance, origin story, or other landmark distinction; it is a standard mid-run newsstand chapter in a licensed adaptation rather than a foundational Marvel or Burroughs-canon issue.

Market data reflects a book with modest but persistent collector interest rather than broad demand. The CGC census shows a small population across grades, with the bulk of certified copies clustering at 9.4 and above and only a handful of recorded sales overall, indicating light but real interest from Tarzan and Bronze Age completeists rather than mainstream key-issue buyers. Prices scale steeply toward the top of the grade curve, consistent with low-print-run licensed titles where raw mid-grade copies remain inexpensive and value concentrates almost entirely in high-grade certified examples.

This issue suits Burroughs and Tarzan specialists, Bronze Age Marvel completeists, and dealers filling out full-run sets rather than investors seeking growth from a key issue. Across the grading spectrum it trades as a low-cost commodity book in low and mid grade, with value only becoming meaningful once a copy reaches Near Mint or better and can be certified; buyers pursuing top-census 9.8 examples are effectively paying a rarity premium for condition and certification rather than for content significance.