Tarzan and the Barbarians - The Foe Aroused: Original artwork for the syndicated Tarzan comic strip

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Bruce Hogarth (1911-1996)
Tarzan and the Barbarians - The Foe Aroused: Original artwork for the syndicated Tarzan comic strip
signed, numbered and dated '618 1-10-43, Hogarth' and signed, inscribed and dated 'For Danton Burroughs - best thoughts, Burne Hogarth, July 1, 94' and further signed, inscribed with commentary and dated 'Burne Hogarth, July 1-94, HOGARTH' (on the backboard)
pen and ink and watercolour
28 x 21½ in. (71 x 54.5 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Tarzan first appeared in Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel Tarzan Of The Apes in 1912. It was adapted into a newspaper strip and was first published on 7 January, 1929. A full page Sunday strip began on 15 March, 1931 and was distributed to newspapers across the U.S. by United Features Syndicate.

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