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The first Tarzan pulp sold for $58,560 at a record-setting auction

Mark Frauenfelder
Jun 11, 2026
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A worn copy of a 1912 pulp magazine, graded just 2.0, sold for $58,560 this month because Tarzan is on the cover. All-Story No. 94, from October 1912, contains “the First Appearance of Tarzan” — Edgar Rice Burroughs’ introduction of Tarzan of the Apes — and this rare U.K. price variant led Heritage Auctions’ Pulp Magazines auction. Bookery’s Guide to Pu…

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