Tarzan
Contents
- 1 RPG
- 2 History
- 3 Valley of Gold
- 4 Video
- 5 Books
- 6 Books 2
- 7 Comics
- 8 Chronology
- 8.1 Written
- 8.2 1872 shift
- 8.3 PJF
- 8.3.1 Out to Sea
- 8.3.2 The Savage Home
- 8.3.3 Life and Death
- 8.3.4 The Apes
- 8.3.5 The Difference
- 8.3.6 Loss and Revenge
- 8.3.7 Growing Up
- 8.3.8 The Outsider, Dreamer and Joker
- 8.3.9 Kingship and Love
- 8.3.10 Renunciation
- 8.3.11 From Ape to Savage
- 8.3.12 The Chief, the She, the City of Gold
- 8.3.13 Journey’s End
- 8.3.14 The Great Trek and The Elixir
- 8.3.15 The Beasts
- 8.3.16 Problems
- 8.3.17 The Waters of Lethe, The Jewels of Opar
- 8.3.18 War and Freedom
- 8.3.19 Guru
- 8.3.20 The Lion and the Ants
- 8.3.21 Lord of Many Places
- 8.3.22 Hail and Farewell
- 8.3.23 WWII and afterward
- 9 Tarzan and His Mate
- 10 Knife
RPG
- Noble background: Viscount Greystoke.TLotJ
D&D 5E
- Beastmaster conclave – Jad-bal-ja Animal Companion.
- Magic initiate or Ritual caster feat – Nkima Familiar.Swahili (kima, nkima)
Pathfinder
Worldscape (CR 11)
- Male human ranger (jungle lord) 12
- NG Medium humanoid (human)
- XP
- 12,800
- Senses
- Perception +19
- Init
- +6
- Defense
- AC
- 26, touch 17, flat-footed 20 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, +4 dodge, +5 natural, +1 Wis)
- hp
- 112 (12d10+36)
- Fort
- +10
- Ref
- +10
- Will
- +5
- Defensive Abilities
- evasion
- Offense
- Speed
- 30 ft.
- Melee
- +3 dagger +20/+15/+10 (1d4+8/19–20)
- or unarmed strike +17/+12/+7 (1d3+5)
- Ranged
- +3 composite shortbow +17/+12/+7 (1d6+7/×3)
- Special Attacks
- combat style (archery)
- Statistics
- Str
- 20
- Dex
- 15
- Con
- 14
- Int
- 15
- Wis
- 12
- Cha
- 12
- Base Atk
- +12
- CMB
- +18
- CMD
- 30
- Feats
- Alertness, Animal Affinity, Combat Expertise, Deadly Aim, Dodge, Endurance, Improved Initiative, Improved Unarmed Strike, Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot
- Skills
- Acrobatics +18, Bluff + 2, Climb +19, Diplomacy +2, Escape Artist +6, Handle Animal +20, Heal +6, Intimidate +16, Linguistics +10, Perception +20, Profession (driver) +5, Ride +14, Sense Motive +5, Stealth +16, Survival +16, Swim +13
- Languages
- Arabic, Bantu, Berber, English, French, German, Latin, Mangani, Pal-ul-donian, Sylvan
- SQ
- animal focus (12 minutes), brachiation, camouflage, favored terrains (forest +2, jungle +2), hardened by nature, hunter’s bond (lion named Jad-bal-ja, the Golden Lion and monkey named Nkima [treat as baboonB2]), inspired moment, strong bond, swift tracker, track +6, wild empathy +13, woodland stride
- Other Gear
- +3 composite shortbow (+4 Str), +3 dagger, amulet of natural armor +5, belt of giant strength +2, bracers of armor +4, hemp rope (50 ft.), 1,367 gp
History
In 1888, John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, and his pregnant wife Alice were marooned on the west coast of Central Africa after a mutiny at sea. Over the next several weeks, John built a jungle home for the family, determined to survive in the unforgiving wilderness. Shortly after the its completion, a mad ape attacked the homestead, nearly grabbing Lord Greystoke in its mighty clutches before being slain by a rifle shot from Alice. Immediately thereafter, Alice fell ill, the pressures of their difficult life overtaking her mind and constitution. She gave birth the next day.
After Alice’s death shortly thereafter, a troop of semi-intelligent apes, known as mangani, curiously investigated the Greystoke cabin. The apes’ savage chieftain, a brute called Kerchak, forced his way into the homestead and murdered Lord Greystoke. A female ape called Kala abducted the Clayton infant from his crib, replacing the baby with her own dead child.
Never knowing his human parents or the circumstances of his birth, the young John Clayton came of age among the mangani, learning their simple language and doing his best to assimilate into the troop. He adopted the name Tarzan, meaning “white skin” in the mangani tongue. Even as he grew fluent in the language of apes, the young boy’s curiosity drew him back to his parents’ cabin. He little understood the skeletal remains therein, instead focusing his attention on his father’s books, which included primers in English brought on the Claytons’ voyage in anticipation of his birth. Over the years, Tarzan began to understand written English, but he could not speak it.
As his language skills developed, Tarzan experienced many thrilling adventures among the apes, gaining incredible acrobatic and survival skills and treating the wild jungle as his natural home. Beyond the pictures and stories in his father’s books, Tarzan remained ignorant of civilization or his true origin. He knew nothing of the Claytons or the Greystoke holdings and fortune, his father’s personal diary having been kept in French. As he grew into a strapping young man, Kala was the only parent he had ever known.
Having been raised among animals, Tarzan had little sentimentality, and knew nothing of the brotherhood of man. Those not of his tribe were his enemies. To hunt and kill was the law of his wild world, often for self-defense or on the hunt, but occasionally for pleasure as well, an impulse that separated him from his animal kin. His fellow apes taught him brutishness and violence, but from them he also learned a playful sense of humor.
But life among the mangani often grew deadly serious. After continual conflict with the troop’s bull ape leader, Kerchak, led to a battle that left the ape dead, Tarzan earned rulership of the tribe, becoming a literal “King of the Apes.” His human intelligence and superlative hunting ability provided the troop with greater bounty than ever before, and most of Tarzan’s subjects were content with his rule, even as they never truly accepted the young man as one of their own. Meanwhile, Tarzan felt most at home exploring the old Clayton cabin and his father’s old books. As he grew older he became more and more alienated from his mangani kin, who lacked his human ambition, intelligence, and curiosity. Their limited vocabularies were incapable of comprehending the ideas inspired by his secluded reading, furthering the growing distance between human and ape.
Finally, a rival ape named Terkoz, took the opportunity to strike against the human king. Tarzan managed to survive Terkoz’s attack, killing the ape in the process, but not before the mighty beast nearly tore Tarzan’s scalp from his head. The resulting scar started above his left eye and ran across the top of his head, ending at his right ear. To this day, when Tarzan’s rage grows great and threatens to overtake his senses, the scar grows a livid red, a stark symbol of the jungle lord’s savagery. Following the battle, Tarzan lost his taste for leadership, and abandoned the mangani troop in favor of a solitary life in the jungle near his family cabin.
In 1909, a band of fair-skinned visitors on an archaeological expedition came ashore in the region, bringing a woman who was to change Tarzan’s fate forever—Jane Porter, daughter of the expedition’s leader, the eccentric Professor Archimedes Q. Porter. The group had come to ill luck at sea, when the crew of their ship mutinied and stole the treasure the Porter expedition had originally set out to find. The villains rowed from their ship to the shore to bury the ancient chest for later recovery, bringing the Porters as captives along with their servant, Esmerelda, and the expedition’s financier, William Cecil Clayton, nephew of the missing Lord Greystoke. Clayton sponsored the expedition to explore this very jungle in search of clues to his uncle’s fate, but over the journey he began to have romantic feelings toward Jane, an attraction that would soon bring him into conflict with Tarzan, who coveted her for himself after rescuing her and Esmerelda from a panther attack. Jane was the first white woman Tarzan had ever seen, and he swiftly became smitten by her. Their treasure secure, the mutinous crew abandoned their prisoners to a jungle fate, returning to their ship and leaving the Porter expedition to a certain death.
Shortly thereafter, a contingent of French naval officers led by lieutenant Paul D’arnot, landed on the coast near the Clayton cabin, drawn to the site of the treasure burial after encountering the mutinous ship adrift at sea. The Frenchmen encountered Cecil Clayton and Professor Porter just as they came under attack by a band of cannibal man-apes. The creatures abducted D’Arnot and returned with him to their settlement to prepare him for a ritual sacrifice. Tarzan rescued D’Arnot from the grip of the cannibal creatures, making a friend for life.
The French navy spent a week looking for Professor Porter’s buried treasure to no avail, for Tarzan himself had seen the scoundrels bury the chest and later removed it. Finding nothing, the French naval officers abandoned the site, sailing away and leaving their leader, D’Arnot, for dead.
On the long journey from the cannibal ape settlement to the Clayton cabin, the very much alive D’ Arnot taught Tarzan to speak French, another example of the young jungle lord’s preternatural intuition regarding languages. By the time the duo finally reached the cabin they found it deserted. The Porter party had already returned to America, but Jane had left a letter for Tarzan, inviting him to their home in Baltimore.
Tarzan and D’Arnot traveled together on the trail of the Porters. In America, Tarzan proved himself to be far more intelligent and cunning than a simple jungle savage raised by animals, taking swiftly to modern life, even mastering the mysterious automobile. Eventually, Tarzan followed Jane from Maryland to Wisconsin, where he saved her from a wildfire and a villainous suitor called Canler, who along with Cecil Clayton funded the Porter expedition to Africa and who expected Jane’s hand in marriage in exchange for his largesse. Tarzan used proceeds from Porter’s lost treasure—which he had reclaimed from where it was buried by the mutinous crew—to pay off the Porters’ debts to their investors. Tarzan’s daring rescue and exposure and defeat of the criminal Canler brought him to the attention of the local (and eventually national) press. Stories of the heroic “Ape Man’’ from Africa spread from one coast to the other.
Tarzan cared little for fame, desiring only Jane Porter. In the aftermath of the Canler ordeal, however, Jane finally acquiesced to Cecil Clayton’s romantic overtures, accepting him as a genuine suitor and potential husband. Confused and frustrated, Tarzan abandoned Wisconsin to begin the long trek back home to the Congo. Upon their reunion D’Arnot, who had been studying Tarzan’s father’s French journal, told Tarzan of his true parents and his role as the true heir of the House ofGreystoke. If Jane truly loved Cecil Clayton, Tarzan reasoned, the trappings of nobility meant nothing to him. He did not wish to upset what he assumed was her happiness, and booked passage across the Atlantic.
On the voyage, Tarzan became embroiled in intrigue with the Countess Olga de Coude, protecting her from Russian agents seeking a rare book owned by her husband. This manuscript contained the location of the lost African city of Opar, said to house an endless supply of gold treasure and ancient artifacts. Stories of Tarzan’s rescue of the countess hit the French press, making Tarzan a celebrity in Europe and America. Tarzan remained humble and did not claim his birthright.
In Paris, Tarzan once again made the acquaintance of Paul D’Arnot, now a lieutenant commander working in French counterintelligence. D’Arnot was on the trail of the Russians, and he and Tarzan reached French Equatorial Africa on October 11, 1909.
On his journey to the lost city of Opar, Tarzan befriended the native Waziri tribe, in particular the brave warrior Busuli. Tarzan helped the Waziri combat the brutal agents of the Belgian King Leopold, who pillaged the jungle for rubber, treating the natives like slaves and maliciously cutting off their hands if they did not work fast enough. Tarzan learned to resent colonialism and fully identified with the jungle and its natives over the “civilized” whites. Busuli became king of the tribe, taking the ceremonial name Waziri. The tribe formally adopted Tarzan as a member, serving as his extended family for the following decades. In that time, Tarzan established a homestead on the Waziri lands, ventured to the lost city of Opar on numerous occasions, married his long-time love Jane Porter, and discovered a mystical means of extending his life. He and Jane (similarly gifted with longevity) eventually bore a son, Korak, with whom they shared many thrilling adventures. Finally, in 1946, Tarzan found himself drawn into the mysterious Worldscape, where another lifetime of adventures awaited him…
Valley of Gold
Fritz Leiber Says—
TARZAN AND THE VALLEY OF GOLD—The Movie:
I saw it at a private showing when I was half through writing the novel (from a script). Mike Henry struck me as a fine Tarzan; Hulbert Burroughs, sitting beside me, thought him the best of all film Tarzans. The film is quite handsomely mounted and moves along at a good clip. It was shot in Mexico and uses for its lost city, the Toltec ruins of Teotihuacan near Mexico City. Otherwise, there’s no particular clue as to where in the Americas the adventure is supposed to take place—except that the top man in the lost city of Tucumai is called Manco Capoc—close enough to Manco Capac to suggest that this is a lost city of the Incas. Few fantasy-adventure films provide any more detail than this; they are plausible only at a visual and fairy-tale level… but that’s quite enough for most of the audience!
TARZAN AND THE VALLEY OF GOLD—The Novel:
I wrote this from what turned out to be an earlier script, which set the story in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil and which had several major incidents not used in the film (the film also has a couple of incidents, notably the opening scene in the empty bullring, which were not in the script I worked from). Also, I did not hesitate to add scenes and characters of my own invention to liven the story and make it more plausible. Usually it’s the film which departs from the book; in this case it’s the other way ’round. Of course, most novelizations of films simply set down the dialogue and describe the actual scenes of the film—the writer sees the film a couple of times and works from that—a highly derivative and banal job which I wouldn’t care to do. Contrarywise, I wouldn’t have tackled the job except that I was given a completely free hand by Ballantine Books and E.R.B., Inc.
- While the whole novelization deal was hanging fire last August, I wrote a short called “Tarzan in the Bullring”—on my own initiative—to demonstrate my style to Hulbert Burroughs and Ian Ballantine. They were both enthusiastic about the job and I decided to use it for the opening hook of the novel—much as, say, the movie GOLDFINGER begins with a short James Bond adventure having nothing to do with the rest of the film. This device has the virtue of getting a book started with fast action, permitting a lengthier and more convincing introduction to the main story.
- I did a lot of research on Brazil, considering the short time in which I had to write the book (roughly: Sept, Oct., Nov., 1965): I made use of 30 or so books, everything from Prescott’s CONQUEST OF PERU to the latest U.S. Army handbook on the country (where I got my info. on Brazil’s secret services). In the script which I worked from, Tarzan met no specifically S. American animals (except a jaguar) and no actual S. American Indians; this had to be remedied, and convincing in matters of flora, foods, coinage, language, airlines, names of cities and rivers and states. I felt the Mato Grosso would be a lot more convincing if Tarzan made a long trip getting there, seeing something of Rio and Brasilia on the way. Also historical background, some real, some invented, was necessary to make the reader believe temporarily in a lost city of the Incas, in the villains Vinaro and Train, in Tarzan’s friends, etc. A movie, you know, can make things real simply by showing them, without one jot of explanation, exposition, or history and without even using names—if it looks interesting and halfway plausible, the audience will accept it. There are no short-cuts in a book—it has to be much more solidly based. Everything about Brazil in my book is fact, got by research—such as, for example, the amazing Indian Protective Service and its background and history. Of course stuff like the history of Vinaro’s “Castle” I invented, but even there I made it consonant with actual history.
- I devoted considerable space in the first quarter of the book to Tarzan’s background, history (esp. 1945–1965), and character. I thought this desirable for the sake of new readers and also to set Tarzan firmly in the present-day world, which has changed so very much from the world of Colonial Africa which Burroughs knew. With Tarzan now chronologically older than 75, his prolonged youthfulness had to be accepted and explained; here I depended mostly on hints ERB gave on his topic. Incidentally, I don’t think I’d be interested in writing Tarzan “pastiches” set in the early Twentieth Century and Colonial Africa; for me, the challenge was putting Tarzan in the real world of today. How fascinating to think of Tarzan in the current world of Gomangani republics, apartheid, the Mau Mau, Rhodesia, white mercenaries in the Congo, Chinese and Russian communists, the Peace Corps & CIA, Nassar and the Arab republics, etc! Yet I was very glad I had to deal with Brazil, which Tarzan had never visited—it gave me a freer hand and set me a comparatively easier problem. I drew the maps at the beginning of the book—I had to have them in any case to make Tucumai real to me.
Some of the (perhaps) most striking incidents in the book were in the script in embryo form, but are not the movie (too technically difficult to film, etc.)—specifically, the fight in the car-wash and the tank’s destruction inside the temple. Also, the fight between Tarzan and Train is very fast and short in my novel—because that’s the way a real karate fight goes, as opposed to the endless silly judo chops and throws in movie fights (any of which blows would kill even a superman in a real fight)! Most movie battles are even less real than TV wrestling; they’ve built up a weird format of their own which is amusing and even at times exciting to watch on screen, but bears almost no relation to actual hand-to-hand combat of men trained in the arts of death-dealing.
Hulbert Burroughs and Ian and Betty Ballantine were all very helpful to me, providing information and materials. The book runs over 100,000 words. I think Ballantine’s big type and sharp yet dignified cover makes it very attractive. I hope it pleases both Burroughs enthusiasts and new readers.
Partly because of the time limitations, it was the most grueling job of writing I’ve ever done, but it certainly was fun! I lived at a really high pitch last autumn.
Before writing TVG, Fritz, twice a Hugo winner, was described in Seekers of Tommorrow by Sam Moskowitz as having used “techniques and stylistic flow (that) are clearly taken from E. R. Burroughs.”—Caz
Fritz Leiber Says II—
Perhaps I should make a few more remarks in clarification of my writing of Tarzan and the Valley of Gold.
The footnotes were mine, though done at Ballantine’s suggestion. It seemed a good way to lead the new reader into the Tarzan books by ERB. Also, it gave me a chance to star the ones I like best: Tarzan the Terrible, Jewels of Opar, Ant Men, etc.
The title was, of course, quite a problem. I suggested twenty or so: Tarzan and the Treasure of the Incas, Tarzan’s Brazillian Adventure, Tarzan Flies South, Tarzan and the Lost Boy, etc. My favorite was Tarzan and the Diamonds of Death. The working titles of the script were Tarzan and the Treasure of Tucumai and Tarzan ’66. The final selection was made so that the film and book would have the same title. ERB himself rather sharply limited the contents of a Tarzan title: 1. Must have “Tarzan,” naturally; 2. No real geographical names; 3. Strength and generally an upbeat; 4. No gloom or menace words strongest is “Madman” or maybe “Lion Man”).
I diverged completely from Burroughs in having Tarzan able to talk with many and maybe all mammals. I got caught up by the notion of a “Golden Age” or “Eden” language of men and animals, which civilized men cannot recapture, possibly because great taboos have been set up against its emergence from the subconscious of modern humans; a similar idea appears in R. E. Howard’s Beyond the Black River. This seems as plausible to me as a single tribe or nation of Great Apes having developed a language. My only way of rationalizing it with ERB’s novels is that this is a discovery Tarzan made in later life. Mebbe I shouldn’t have done it! Yet it was very compelling when I wrote it. Same applies to my making Tarzan a kind of split personality with a beast-mind and a man-mind and to his having developed a stronger humanitarian streak over the years. I think ERB may have been starting to take something of this turn himself, judging from “The Foreign Legion”—but that’s at best my guess or speculation.
Naturally, I tried to stick always to the “facts” of Tarzan’s previous history (and to the movie script), but I also tried to give my own creativity free rein, which did lead to some changes ultimately in Tarzan’s mood and character and the fantasy-facts of jungle existence.
I was somewhat influenced by the Fleming books, it’s true. Despite their different sexual morality, which reflects changing folkways, Tarzan and 007 have quite a few similarities. But I mostly wanted to get the feel of 1966.
Claire Huffaker deserves credit for plotting out several incidents in the script which do not show up in the film: the fight in the car-wash, the downing of the ’copter with a bolo weighted with “dead” sub-machine guns rather than grenades, the enforced mountain climb, the electric stockade and the land mines, and the trapping and “suicide” of the tank. All other incidents and characters and locals which don’t appear in the movie are my own invention—happy or otherwise! This includes all the Brazilian background, history and local color except for the name Mato Grosso; I was particularly stirred by the SPI and its motto, which became a sort of counter-theme throughout my book, beginning as early as the bullfight chapter.
Editor’s Note: This book, although dated April, 1966, was released in early March. It is labeled “Tarzan 25,” inferring that it is part of the Tarzan series by ERB. Meanwhile, they have not numbered The Tarzan Twins, very definitely, a part of the Tarzan series (since ERB wrote it!). They have, therefore, further compounded an already confusing situation. (PS: I suggest that you first see the movie and then read the book.)—Caz
A Review by John F. Roy
The dyed-in-the-wool Edgar Rice Burroughs fans who have been hoping, these many years, for someone to carry on with the adventures of Tarzan of the Apes will enjoy this new tale by Fritz Leiber.
The story opens with John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, clad in the tight-fitting, gold-sequined, pink-stockinged suit of a matador, preparing to enter the bullring at Meseta, Mexico. His battle with the modern “gorgos” takes only one chapter but is both exciting and unique.
Following this brief exhibition the real story unfolds. Augustus Vinaro, “one of the most deadly international criminals on the face of the earth” and an ardent advocate of the Religion of Death, has equipped an expedition to locate and plunder a hitherto undiscovered Incan city deep in the Brazilian Andes as it is said to contain millions in gold and jewels. He is accompanied by a beautiful Italian actress, a gigantic one-eyed karate expert, and a band of hired killers.
Vinaro’s trip through the Amazon jungle, his many attempts to kill Tarzan who is following him in an effort to save the Incas from destruction, Tarzan’s fight with the giant “karataka”, and how Vinaro meets his death, makes exciting reading for any Burroughs fan.
Enjoyment, however, will be tinged with a bit of disappointment. Leiber is an excellent writer—this has been proven on many occasions—but while he may have an “affectionate understanding for the character of Tarzan as created by Edgar Rice Burroughs” (Preface, TVG) he has not succeeded in re-creating the real Lord of the Jungle that we all know and love.
Leiber does come close on several occasions. For example, see Chapter 13 where the following appears.
“The big, silent, swift-stepping tarmangani was like a hundred delicate yet vastly durable scientific instruments mounted on a pair of lean-muscled legs.” This is GOOD Tarzan and GOOD Burroughs.
In Chapter 14 we read: “Life chatters endlessly and most irritatingly, but Death speaks with a soothing simplicity and a majestic finality. “This too is GOOD Burroughs.
Like ERB, Leiber gives the reader a breath of mystery. In the closing chapter he says: “There was a marked facial resemblance between the two (Indians). He (Tarzan) decided there were many more mysteries to Tucumai than those he had solved.” And notice the Burroughs-sounding alliterative phrases in all three of these quotations.
“Edgar Rice Burroughs set the pattern for this book when he wrote Tarzan and “The Foreign Legion”. Had he lived twenty years longer and continued the evolution of his character as he began that evolution in TFL, he would probably have given us a character just like the one Frizt Leiber has—a lonely and introspective wanderer, all savageness gone, and only hatred for the wrongs of civilization remaining, a man seeking in his own way to bring about a better world.”—Patrick H. Adkins, New Orleans
Still, somehow I feel that Leiber could have done even better than he did, although doubtless he was restricted in his efforts by having to adhere to the motion-picture script.
The title of the book is an unfortunate choice. Tarzan readers already have some small confusion between “Forbidden City” and “City of Gold”. Added to this we now have “Valley of Gold”. Why couldn’t it have been “Tarzan and the Valley of Incas”?
My greatest disappointment was Chapter 1, which incidentally, had little bearing on the main plot. The Tarzan of Edgar Rice Burroughs would not stoop to such sensationalism as dressing in full matador regalia and then disrobing in front of the watching crowd, The exhibition of knife and lasso throwing was not something the ape man would do, nor were his acrobatics with the bulls.
As for speaking “long and seriously with Solitaro and Tran”, this is nonsense. The same applies to El Rey Negro promising to kill his matador, “but to fight fearlessly and fairly.” The only animals Tarzan conversed WITH were the primates—the great apes, the monkeys, and the baboons. The others—Sheeta, Tantor, Numa, for example—he talked TO. See Beasts of Tarzan Chap. 4, where he encounters Sheeta; Jungle Tales of Tarzan, Chap. 2, where he talks to Tantor “as though the great beast understood.” In Tarzan the Untamed he did not talk with the lion, nor in Tarzan and the Golden Lion did he ever converse with Jad-bal-ja.
If our newer readers are of the erroneous opinion that Tarzan talked with various quadrupeds, it is something they learned, not from the books, but more likely from the current comic magazines.
From an overall viewpoint, this story deserves a place on the shelf near your other Tarzan books. The locale is excellent; South America is the only continent untouched by ERB, and so it is good to have a Tarzan story take place in the vast Amazon jungle.
SOME MINOR OBSERVATIONS IN PASSING
The lion “Major” made a good companion for the ape man, but as far as “Dinky” the chimpanzee is concerned, his presence is entirely unnecessary, although Hollywood no doubt thinks otherwise. Tarzan’s reminiscing while on the plane to South America is a good touch… The battle in the car-wash is excellent… the many trade-names: Morris, Lincoln, Rolex, Messerschmett, Ronson, Garand, etc., etc., is a feature not (or seldom) used by Burroughs. At times Leiber’s use of statistic reminds me of the old G. A. Henty books. AND, are the many footnotes his—or Ballantine’s?
American International, presents the Sy Weintraub Production of Tarzan and the Valley of Gold in Panavision and Eastman Color
Movie Review & Commentary by Caz
TARZAN AND THE VALLEY OF GOLD is a good Tarzan movie. To my mind it’s actually one of the best since TARZAN’S GREATEST ADVENTURE. Mike Henry looks like Tarzan and acts like Tarzan. Several of his spoken lines and facial expressions are quite like I “envision” the Tarzan of Burroughs’ books.
The movie credits swing by with real modern layout and rock’n’roll style music. The color photography is not anything to cheer about, but perhaps I saw a poor print. Most of the sets are authentic looking, and the special effects are passable.
The plot is basically that Tarzan must rescue a young boy, Ramel (Manuel Padilla, Jr.) who is being used by an international criminal, Vinaro (David Opatashu) and his super-tough body guard, Train (Don Megowan) to find a lost city of gold. Vinaro’s girl friend, Sophia (Nancy Kovak) is rescued from Vinaro, and Ramel has escaped to Tarzan, who has been following Vinaro’s tank and armored car trek through the jungle, all the time harassed by mines and helicopter gunners. Finally arriving in the lost city thru a cave, the city’s elderly chief refuses to fight and turns over a stack of gold to Vinaro. But he wants more, and this greed leads to his demise. Tarzan has a final battle with Train. Then, “Tarzan and Sophia depart hand in hand from the Valley of Gold to return to modern civilization” says the press book.
In my opinion, the best scene in the whole movie is when Tarzan, just doning his loin cloth, releases the lion and leopard, and with the monkey, strikes out on the trail of Vinaro. That’s really Tarzan!!!
The much talked about battle in the car-wash is not here, while the battle in the bull ring seems to be the substitute. Most of the press release art shows the leopard leaping on Sophia, and that never happened. Tarzan’s use of the handgranade bolo to down the helicopter is a highpoint in the movie.
It is sad to note that TARZAN AND THE VALLEY OF GOLD is a “combo” double-bill with Frankenstein Conquers the World. It makes it look like Tarzan can’t even stand on his own two feet.
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Books
- 1: Tarzan of the Apes • 1912
- Tarzan: The Epic Adventures • 1996 • by R. A. Salvatore
- 2: The Return of Tarzan • 1913
- The Adventures of Tarzan • 1921 • by Maude Robinson Toombs
- ᴘ1: At the Earth’s Core • 1914
- 3: The Beasts of Tarzan • 1914
- ᴘ2: Pellucidar • 1915
- 4: The Son of Tarzan • 1915
- “The Mad King” • 1914 March
- “The Eternal Lover” • 1914 March (“Jackie Clayton” < Nov. 1913)
- “Sweetheart Primeval” • 1915 Feb.
- “Barney Custer of Beatrice” • 1915 Aug.
- The Man Eater • 1915 Nov. (“Charlotte Clayton” < May 1915)
- 5: Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar • 1916
- 6: Jungle Tales of Tarzan • 1917
- 7: Tarzan the Untamed • 1920
- 27: [Tarzan and] the Dark Heart of Time • 1999 • by Philip José Farmer
- 8: Tarzan the Terrible • 1921
- 9: Tarzan and the Golden Lion • 1923
- 10: Tarzan and the Ant Men • 1924
- ᴛᴛ: Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins • 1927, ’36
- 11: Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle • 1928 Sept. (1927 Dec. – 1928 May)
- 12: Tarzan and the Lost Empire • 1929 Sept. (1928 Oct. – 1929 Feb.)
- ᴘ3: Tanar of Pellucidar • 1930 May (1929 Mar.–Aug.)
- 13: ᴘ4 Tarzan at the Earth’s Core • 1930 Nov. (1929 Sept. – 1930 Mar.)
- 14: Tarzan the Invincible • 1931
- 15: Tarzan Triumphant • 1932
- 16: Tarzan and the City of Gold • 1932
- 17: Tarzan and the Lion Man • 1934
- 18: Tarzan and the Leopard Men • 1935
- 19: Tarzan’s Quest • 1936
- ᴘ5: Back to the Stone Age • 1937
- 20: Tarzan and the Forbidden City • 1938
- 21: Tarzan the Magnificent • 1938
- 23: Tarzan and the Madman • (1940)
- 24: Tarzan and the Castaways • 1941
- ᴘ7: Savage Pellucidar • 1942, ’36
- ᴘ6: Land of Terror • 1944
- 22: Tarzan and the Foreign Legion • 1947
- Tarzan and the Lost Safari • 1957 • by Whitman Books
- 25: Tarzan and the Valley of Gold • 1966 • by Fritz Leiber
- 26: Tarzan: The Lost Adventure • 1995 • by ERB and Joe R. Lansdale
- ᴘ8: Mahars of Pellucidar • 1976 • by John Eric Holmes
- 26: Tarzan and the Well of Slaves • 1985 Apr. • CYOA 0-88038-206-6
- 31: Tarzan and the Tower of Diamonds • 1986 • CYOA 0-394-74188-9
Wild Adventures
- ʀᴍ: Jane: The Woman Who Loved Tarzan • 2012 Sept. • Tor Books • 978-0-7653-3358-2 • by Robin Maxwell
- s1: The Martian Legion: In Quest of Xonthron • 2014 • Russ Cochran, Ltd. • by Jake Saunders, illustrated by Grindberg, Hoffman & Mullins (BUY)
- 𝟭: Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don • 2015 June • Altus Press • 978-1-61827-209-6 • by Will Murray, illustrated by Joe DeVito
- 𝟮: Tarzan on the Precipice • 2016 June • ERB, Inc. • 978-1-945462-02-3 • by Michael A. Sanford, illustrated by Will Meugniot
- ᴋᴋ: King Kong vs. Tarzan • 2016 Nov. • Altus Press • 978-1-61827-281-2 • by Will Murray, illustrated by Joe DeVito
- 𝟯: Tarzan Trilogy • 2016 • ERB, Inc. • 978-1-945462-04-7 • by Thomas Zachek, illustrated by Douglas Klauba
- 𝟰: Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy Under Siege • 2017 Aug. • ERB, Inc. • 978-1-945462-08-5 • by Ralph N. Laughlin & Ann E. Johnson
- 𝟱: A Soldier of Poloda [Further Adventures Beyond the Farthest Star] • 2017 Aug. • ERB, Inc. • 978-1-945462-09-2 • by Lee Strong
- s2: Tarzan and the Cannibal King • 2017 Sept. • 978-0-9987322-0-6 • by Jake Saunders, illustrated by Alex Niño (D, S)
- 𝟲: Swords Against the Moon Men • 2018 Jan. • ERB, Inc. • 978-1-945462-12-2 • by Christopher Paul Carey
- 7: Untamed Pellucidar • 2018 April • ERB, Inc. • 978-1-945462-14-6 • by Lee Strong
- 𝟴: Tarzan and the Revolution • 2018 July • ERB, Inc. • 978-1-945462-17-7 • by Thomas Zachek
- 𝟵: Tarzan, Conqueror of Mars! • 2020 Jan. • Altus Press • (order #8571) • by Will Murray
- ERB Universe
- 0: Tarzan and the Valley of Gold • 1966, 2019 • ERB, Inc. • 978-1-945462-20-7 • by Fritz Leiber
- 1: Carson of Venus: The Edge of All Worlds • 2020 April • ERB, Inc. • (order #4803) • by Matt Betts
- ? Carson of Venus: The Eye of Amtor • 2020 Feb. 12 • comic book prequel
- 2: Tarzan: Battle for Pellucidar • 2020 Summer • ᴩᴜʙ • ɪsʙɴ • by Win Scott Eckert
- ? Korak at the Earth’s Core • Announced • Meteor House • ɪsʙɴ • by Win Scott Eckert
- 3: John Carter of Mars: Gods of the Forgotten • 2020 Fall • ᴩᴜʙ • ɪsʙɴ • by Geary Gravel
- 4: Victory Harben: Fires of Halos • 2021 • ᴩᴜʙ • ɪsʙɴ • by Christopher Paul Carey
Trademarks
- Edgar Rice Burroughs®
- Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™
- Enter the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™
- ERB Universe™
- The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs™
- the Doodad symbol
- the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™ logo
- the Enter the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™ logo
- the ERB Universe™ logo
- the ERB, Inc. solar system colophon
- Tarzan®
- Tarzan of the Apes®
- Lord of the Jungle®
- Tarzan and Jane®
- The Tarzan Twins™
- Jane®
- Tarzan Yell®
- Tarzan’s Treehouse®
- Urban Tarzan®
- the Since 1912 Tarzan® logo
- the Tarzan® logo
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- the Tarzan Yell® soundmark
- Barsoom®
- John Carter®
- John Carter of Mars®
- John Carter
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Unauthorized
- w0: Martian Sexpot • 1963 • A Jade Book No. 211 • Scott O’Neill
- w1: Tarzan and the Silver Globe • 1964 • Gold Star Books IL7-42 • Barton Werper • 9001038859
- w2: Tarzan and the Cave City • 1964 • Gold Star Books IL7-49 • Barton Werper • 9012005787
- w3: Tarzan and the Snake People • 1964 • Gold Star Books IL7-54 • Barton Werper •
- w4: Tarzan and the Abominable Snowmen • 1965 • Gold Star Books IL7-60 • Barton Werper •
- w5: Tarzan and the Winged Invaders • 1965 • Gold Star Books IL7-65 • Barton Werper • 9001011233
Books 2
Sk. Date Pub. No. format Title Yes 2017 Dynamite HC Pathfinder Worldscape (Red Sonja/John Carter/Tarzan) Yes 2017 Hyborean Press novel HC Tarzan and the Cannibal King (Deluxe) Yes 2017 Dark Horse omni TPB Tarzan on The Planet of the Apes No 2017 ERB, Inc. novel HC Tarzan on the Precipice (Wild Adv.) Yes 2017 ERB, Inc. novel SC Tarzan on the Precipice (Wild Adv.) No 2017 Dark Horse TPB Tarzan The Jesse Marsh Years Omnibus No 2017 ERB, Inc. novel HC Tarzan Trilogy No 2017 ERB, Inc. novel SC Tarzan Trilogy Yes 2017 Altus Press novel TPB Wild Adventures of King Kong vs. Tarzan Yes 2016–’17 Dark Horse #1–5 comic Tarzan on The Planet of the Apes Yes 2016 Dynamite TPB Lords of the Jungle (Tarzan and Sheena) Yes 2016 Dark Horse/DC #1–3 TPB Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle Yes 2016 Titan Books book HC Tarzan on Film Yes 2016 Dark Horse omni TPB Tarzan The Beckoning No 2016 Dark Horse omni TPB Tarzan The Complete Joe Kubert Years Omnibus Yes 2015 Dark Horse GN HC Edgar Rice Burroughs's Jungle Tales of Tarzan Yes 2015 Russ Cochran novel HC Tarzan and The Martian Legion (Leatherbound Green Thoat Edition) Yes 2015 Russ Cochran novel HC Tarzan and The Martian Legion (Limited Leatherbound Edition) No 2015 Dark Horse omni TPB Tarzan Omnibus Yes 2015 Altus Press novel TPB Tarzan Return to Pal-ul-Don Part. 2014–’17 Titan Books #1–4 HC Tarzan by Burne Hogarth Yes 2014 Dark Horse HC Tarzan Burne Hogarth's Lord of the Jungle Part. 2013–’15 IDW Publishing #1–4 HC Tarzan The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips Part. 2013–’15 Dark Horse #1–3 HC Tarzan The Sunday Comics 1931–1933 Yes 2013 Dark Horse #1–2 HC Korak Son of Tarzan Archives Yes 2013 Dark Horse omni HC Unauthorized Tarzan No 2012 Telos book SC Ape-Man: The Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to 100 Years of Tarzan No 2012 Tor novel HC Jane: The Woman Who Loved Tarzan Yes 2012 IDW Publishing HC Joe Kubert's Tarzan of the Apes (Artist's Edition) Yes 2012 McFarland book SC Kings of the Jungle Illustrated (Tarzan on Screen and Television) No 2012 Homeworld Press novel HC Tarzan of the Apes/Return of Tarzan (illustrated) Yes 2012 Dark Horse GN TPB Tarzan Once and Future Tarzan Yes 2012 Titan Books book HC Tarzan The Centennial Celebration No 2012 Dark Horse omni HC Tarzan The Russ Manning Years Part. 2009–’12 Dark Horse #1–11 HC Tarzan The Jesse Marsh Years Yes 2007 lulu.com SC Tarzan of the Apes (lulu.com) Yes 2006 Bison Books novel SC Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke Yes 2005–’06 Dark Horse #1–3 HC Tarzan The Joe Kubert Years Yes 2005 ERB, Inc. — — Tarzan Action Figure with Tarzan Yell No 2005 Wildside — SC Tarzan Twins Yes 2002 Dark Horse/DC #1–3 TPB Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle No 2002 House of Greystoke SC Tarzan of the Funnies Yes 2001–’02 Dark Horse/DC #1–3 comic Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle No 2001 Munsey Press SC SC Tarzan of the Apes (All-Story) No 2000 Dark Horse/DC #1–4 TPB Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Catwoman Yes 1999–’00 Dark Horse #1–4 comic Tarzan Rivers of Blood Yes 1999 Dark Horse/DC #1–4 comic Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Catwoman Yes 1999 Dark Horse #1–2 comic Disney's Tarzan Yes 1999 Dark Horse GN TPB Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar No 1999 Dark Horse #1–4 TPB Tarzan Carson of Venus Yes 1999 Dark Horse TPB Tarzan of the Apes No 1999 Radio Spirits — Tarzan On Radio (Audio Cassette Set) Yes 1999 Dark Horse #1–4 comic Tarzan The Savage Heart Yes 1999 Dark Horse TPB Tarzan The Untamed Yes 1998 Dark Horse #1–4 comic Tarzan Carson of Venus Yes 1998 Dark Horse TPB Tarzan Le Monstre Yes 1997 Kappa Books SC Tarzan The Jungle Prince Coloring and Activity Book Yes 1997 Dark Horse #1–3 comic Tarzan The Return of Tarzan Yes 1997 Dark Horse #1–4 TPB Tarzan vs. Predator At the Earth's Core Yes 1996–’98 Dark Horse #1–20 comic Tarzan Yes 1996 Dark Horse #1–4 comic Tarzan John Carter Warlords of Mars Yes 1996 Del Rey Books novel SC Tarzan The Epic Adventures No 1996 Dark Horse GN TPB Tarzan The Land That Time Forgot Yes 1996 Dark Horse #1–4 comic Tarzan vs. Predator at the Earth's Core Yes 1995 Dark Horse — Tarzan A Tale of Mugambi No 1995 Dark Horse novel HC Tarzan The Lost Adventure Yes 1995 Dark Horse #1–4 comic Tarzan The Lost Adventure Part. 1993–’97 Flying Buttress #1–18 HC Tarzan in Color (NBM) No 1993 NBM #1–2 TPB Tarzan in Color (–1997) Yes 1992–’93 Malibu #1–7 Tarzan The Beckoning Yes 1992 Malibu #1–3 comic Tarzan Love, Lies, and the Lost City Yes 1992 Malibu #1–5 Tarzan the Warrior Yes 1986 Blackthorne #1–4 Tarzan Series Yes 1984 Marvel #1–2 Tarzan of the Apes No 1984 — — Tarzan Record Album (Kid Stuff) No 1984 Atlantic Forlag #3 Tarzan Sommerspesial (Norwegian) No 1981 Winthers Forlag aps #81 Tarzan [1977] (Danish) No 1980 Atlantic Forlag — Tarzan [1977] (Icelandic) Yes 1980 Atlantic Forlag — Tarzan [1977] (Norwegian) Part. 1980 Atlantic Forlag — Tarzan [1977] (Swedish) Part. 1980 Junior Press #34–40 Tarzan [1979] (Dutch) No 1979–’80 Byblos Prod. mag. Tarzan Autumn Special (UK) Part. 1978–’79 Marvel #11–24 Tarzan (Whitman Variants [1977 Marvel]) Part. 1978–’79 Marvel #8–29 Tarzan [1977] (Mark Jewelers) No 1978–’79 Byblos Prod. mag (UK) mag. Tarzan Summer Special (UK) No 1978 Rand McNally 6528 Tarzan Activity Book No 1978 Ballantine — Tarzan Calendar, 1978 Part. 1977-10-22 Byblos Prod. #1– mag. Tarzan Weekly (UK) Part. 1977–’79 Marvel #1–29 comic Tarzan Yes 1977–’79 Marvel #1–3 comic Tarzan Annual Part. 1977–’78 Byblos Prod. #1–5 TPB Tarzan Monthly (UK) No 1977 Editorial Novaro #3 Korak Son of Tarzan (Mexican Series [El Hijo de Tarzan]) No 1977 Superscope Inc. — HC Tarzan Part. 1977 Marvel #1–5 comic Tarzan (35 Cent Variant) No 1977 Rand McNally 1516 Tarzan Coloring Book No 1977 — #4 Tarzan Drum Beat No 1976 Watson-Guptill — TPB Jungle Tales of Tarzan No 1976 Saalfield Pub. Co. 2411 Tarzan Activity Book Yes 1975–’76 DC #60–66 Tarzan Family Yes 1975 New English Library — Tarzan (UK) Yes 1975 Saalfield Pub. Co. 1864 Tarzan Coloring Book No 1975 ERB, Inc. — Tarzan Presskit Yes 1974 DC #181 Aurora Comic Scenes Tarzan Yes 1974 Williams — Funny Fronts: Tarzan T-Shirt Transfer (Swedish Edition) Yes 1974 DC Treasury — Return of Tarzan No 1974 ERB, Inc. TPB Tarzan and the Pioneers of the Veldt Yes 1974 — — Tarzan Original Radio Broadcasts Record Album No 1974 Treasure Hour — HC Tarzan the Land that Time Forgot Part. 1973 Gold Key/DC #50–54 Korak Son of Tarzan [1964] (Mark Jewelers) Yes 1973 DC Treasury — Tarzan of the Apes Yes 1972–’77 DC #207–258 comic Tarzan Part. 1972–’77 DC #212–258 Tarzan [1972] (Mark Jewelers) No 1972–’73 Williams #8 Tarzan of the Apes Special Super Adventure (UK) Yes 1972 ERB, Inc. #12 TPB Giant Tarzan Lord of the Jungle (French Edition) No 1972 Top Sellers Ltd. #20 Korak Son of Tarzan (UK) Yes 1972 DC — Tarzan Digest Yes 1972 Watson-Guptill — HC Tarzan of the Apes No 1972 Western #289 Tarzan of the Apes (Spanish Edition) No 1972 Williams #60 Tarzan of the Apes (UK) Yes 1971 Williams — TPB Tarzan Giant Book No 1971 ERB, Inc. TPB Tarzan of the Apes No 1970 Gold Key — Tarzan of the Apes (Story Digest Magazine) No 1969–’75 BSV-Williams #72–196 Tarzan [1965] (German) Part. 1969–’74 House of Greystoke #1–7 Tarzan Folio Yes 1968–’73 Citadel book SC Tarzan of the Movies Part. 1967–’71 House of Greystoke #1–3 SC Illustrated Tarzan Books No 1967 ERB, Inc. — New Adventures of Tarzan Yes 1967 Topps — — Tarsam (parody) Yes 1967 Whitman #5 BLB Tarzan the Mark of the Red Hyena Yes 1967 Gold Key — Top Comics Tarzan of The Apes No 1965 — — Donald Duck Tarzan Double Mini Flip Book (Japan) Yes 1965 Charlton Comics #1–4 Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1964) No 1965 Gold Star Books — PB Tarzan and the Abominable Snowmen Yes 1965 Gold Star Books novel PB Tarzan and the Winged Invaders Yes 1965 Gold Key — Tarzan Lord of the Jungle Part. 1964–’75 Gold Key/DC #1–59 Korak Son of Tarzan No 1964 Golden Press #549 HC Tarzan Yes 1964 Gold Star Books novel PB Tarzan and the Cave City Yes 1964 Gold Star Books novel PB Tarzan and the Silver Globe Yes 1964 Gold Star Books novel PB Tarzan and the Snake People Part. 1963–’87 Ballantine novel PB Tarzan (#1–#24) Yes 1963 Ace Books novel PB Tarzan at the Earth's Core No 1963 Whitman novel HC Tarzan The Return of Tarzan Yes 1962 Ace Books novel PB Beasts of Tarzan Yes 1959–’79 Western — HC Tarzan Annual (UK) No 1959 Dell #25 SC Tarzand's Jungle World No 1958 Gordon & Gotch #18 Tarzan (Australia) Yes 1957–’66 Whitman novel HC Tarzan and the Lost Safari Yes 1953–’59 Westworld #3–9 Tarzan Adventures [1953] (UK) No 1952–’72 Western #9–289 Tarzan [1951] (Mexican) Part. 1952–’58 Dell #1–7 Dell Giant Tarzan's Jungle Annual No 1952 Westworld #2 comic Tarzan the Grand Adventure [1951] (UK) Part. 1950–’54 Dell/Gold Key #13–56 comic Tarzan (Canadian) No 1950 Hakarnaf Pub. #4–16 Tarzan (Hebrew) No 1950 Tarzan — — Tarzan Japanese Tattoo Sheet Part. 1948–’72 Dell/Gold Key #1–206 comic Tarzan Yes 1947 ERB, Inc. novel HC Tarzan and the Foreign Legion Yes 1939 Dell #5 Tarzan Large Feature Comic No 1939 Dell — BLB Tarzan The Avenger Yes 1938–’54 ERB, Inc. novel HC Tarzan and the Forbidden City No 1938 Whitman — BLB Tarzan and a Daring Rescue No 1938 Whitman BLB Tarzan in the Golden City No 1938 Dell — BLB Tarzan with the Tarzan Twins in the Jungle No 1936 Whitman — BLB Tarzan and his Jungle Friends No 1936 Whitman novel Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins with Jad-Bal-Ja No 1936 Jr. Sports Aviation Adv. novel Tarzan Escapes (French Edition) No 1935 Blue Ribbon Pop-up HC New Adventures of Tarzan Yes 1935 Blue Ribbon #209 BLB Pop-Up New Adventures of Tarzan Part. 1934–’67 Whitman #4056 BLB Tarzan Part. 1934–’35 Whitman #770 BLB Tarzan Twins No 1934 Metropolitan novel Tarzan of the Apes No 1933–’35 Whitman #744 BLB Tarzan of the Apes No 1933 Saalfield Pub. Co. #988 Tarzan of the Apes to Color No 1929–’34 Grosset & Dunlap — Tarzan Book Yes 1929 Grosset & Dunlap novel Illustrated Tarzan Book No 1929 Grosset & Dunlap novel HC Tarzan and the Lost Empire No 1929 Metropolitan novel HC Tarzan and the Lost Empire Yes 1929 Grosset & Dunlap — Tarzan Book Mark Promotional (1928) No 1928 AC McClurg novel HC Tarzan Lord of the Jungle Yes 1928 Grosset & Dunlap novel HC Tarzan Lord of the Jungle No 1923 AC McClurg novel HC Tarzan and the Golden Lion No 1923 Grosset & Dunlap novel HC Tarzan and the Golden Lion No 1920 AC McClurg novel HC Tarzan the Untamed Yes 1920 Grosset & Dunlap novel HC Tarzan the Untamed No 1919 AC McClurg novel HC Jungle Tales of Tarzan No 1919 Grosset & Dunlap novel HC Jungle Tales of Tarzan No 1918 Grosset & Dunlap novel HC Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar No 1916 Grosset & Dunlap novel HC Beasts of Tarzan No 1916 AC McClurg novel HC Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar No 1914 AC McClurg novel HC Beasts of Tarzan No — Comic World — Hal Foster's Tarzan No — — — Tarzan of the Apes Bumper Album (New Zealand)
Comics
- 1948–1979 (pre Bo Derek)
- Tarzan (1948.01 [1–131] Dell) (CBDb)
- Tarzan KotJ (1961.11 [DG#51] Dell) (CBDb)
- Tarzan (1962.11 [132–137] Gold Key) (CBDb)
- Tarzan (1963.11 [138–206] Gold Key) (CBDb)
- Korak, SoT (1964.01 [1–45] Gold Key) (CBDb)
- John Carter of Mars (1964.04 [1–3] Gold Key) (CBDb)
- Tarzan LotJ (1965 [1] Gold Key) (CBDb)
- Tarzan (1972.04 [207–258] DC) (CBDb)
- Korak, SoT (1972.06 [46–59] DC) (CBDb)
- Weird Worlds (1972.09 [1–10] DC) (CBDb)
- Tarzan (1972 [Digest] DC) (CBDb)
- Tarzan (1973.08 [100pss#19] DC) (CBDb)
- Tarzan Family (1975.11 [60–66] DC) (CBDb)
- Tarzan, LotJ (1977.06 [1–29+3A] Marvel) (CBDb)
- John Carter, WoM (1977.06 [1–28] Marvel) (CBDb)
- 1981 (Bo Derek’s Tarzan of the Apes)
- 1992–1993 (Malibu comics)
- Tarzan: The Warrior (1992.03 [1–5] Malibu) (CBDb)
- Tarzan: Love, Lies, Lost City (1992.08 [1–3] Malibu) (CBDb)
- Tarzan: The Beckoning (1992.11 [7] Malibu) (CBDb)
- 1995–2001 (Dark Horse & DC)
- Tarzan: The Lost Adventure ⁽²⁶⁾ (1995.01 [1–4] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan: A Tale of Mugambi (1995.06 [1] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan vs. Predator at the Earth’s Core (1996.01 [1–4] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan/John Carter: Warlords of Mars (1996.01 [1–4] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan: Land that Time Forgot & Pool of Time (1996.06 [1] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan (1996.07 [1–20] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan, The Return of ⁽²⁾ (1997.04 [1–3] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan/Carson of Venus (1998.05 [1–4] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan/Batman: Claws of the Cat-Woman (1999.01 [1–4] Dark Horse/DC) (CBDb)
- Tarzan: The Savage Heart (1999.04 [1–4] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan of the Apes ⁽¹⁾ (1999.05 [{155–158}] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar ⁽⁵⁾ (1999.06 [{159–161}] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan the Untamed ⁽⁷⁾ (1999.11 [{163–167}] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan: The Rivers of Blood (1999.11 [1–4] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan/Superman: Sons of the Jungle (2001.10 [1–3] Dark Horse/DC) (CBDb)
- 1999–2006 (Disney’s Tarzan)
- Disney’s Tarzan (1999.06 [1–2] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- 2010–2013 (Dynamite, unauthorized)
- Warlord of Mars (2010.10 [35(4)+A1+100+0] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris (2011.03 [37(7)] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- Lord of the Jungle (2012.01 [15(2)+A1] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- Warriors of Mars (2012.02 [5(1)] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- Dejah Thoris and the White Apes of Mars (2012.04 [4(1)] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- Dejah Thoris and the Green Men of Mars (2013.02 [12(3)] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- Lords of Mars (2013.08 [6(1)] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- 2011–2012 (Disney’s John Carter)
- John Carter: A Princess of Mars (2011.11 [1–5] Marvel) (CBDb)
- John Carter: The World of Mars (2011.12 [1–4] Marvel) (CBDb)
- John Carter: The Gods of Mars (2012.05 [1–5] Marvel) (CBDb)
- A Princess of Mars (2012 [1] Sterling) (CBDb)
- 2012— (Dark Horse, post-Disney)
- “The Once & Future Tarzan” (§1–3, 2012, DHP vol.2 8, 9B, 10A Dark Horse)
The Once & Future Tarzan (§1–3, 2012.11 one-shot Dark Horse) (CBDb) - “The Once & Future Tarzan” (§4–9, 2016, DHP vol.3 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 Dark Horse)
- “Tarzan and the Gods of Opar” (§1–3, 2015.03, DHP vol.3 8B, 9, 10 Dark Horse)
- Tarzan: Burne Hogarth’s LotJ ⁽¹⁾ (2014.06 [1] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan, Jungle Tales of ⁽⁶⁾ (2015.06 [1] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan: the Beckoning (2016.09 [TPB] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes (2016.09 [1–5] Dark Horse) (CBDb)
- 2014— (Dynamite, authorized by ERB)
- Dejah of Mars (2014.05 [4(1)] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- John Carter, Warlord of Mars (2014.11 [14(2)+OS] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- Swords of Sorrow (2015.05 [21(1)] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- Dejah Thoris (2016.02 [6(1)] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- Lords of the Jungle (2016.03 [6(1)] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- John Carter: The End (2017.02 [5+(')] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- the Greatest Adventure (2017.04 [4+(')] Dynamite) (CBDb)
- Miscellaneous
- Amazing Heroes (1987–1993, Fantagraphics) (AH) (SS)
- #115 (1987.04, Fantagraphics) (CBDb)
- #138: Sheena, Tarzan (1988.04, Fantagraphics) (CBDb)
- #164: Bg, B&V, SH, Sg (1989.05, Fantagraphics) (CBDb)
- SS (1990–’92) #1: Jane, Sheena; #2: Shanna, Tarzan; #3: Shanna
- Best of Swimsuit Special (1993) She-Hulk
- Kaluta, Michael Wm.: Sketchbook Series (2012 [v4] IDW) (and ID=364179 CBDb)
Mars
- http://www.midtowncomics.com/store/search.asp?q=Howard+the+Duck&os=1&sr=BD
- http://www.midtowncomics.com/store/search.asp?q=Tarzan&os=1&sr=BD
- http://www.midtowncomics.com/store/search.asp?q=Thoris&os=1&sr=BD
- https://www.dynamicforces.com/htmlfiles/search3.html?KMPP=Dejah+Thoris
| H | Series | № | Issue | Date | Pub. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ | Magazineland USA | N/A | “World Color Press Day” | 1977-06-10 | World Color |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 1 | “Fury-Filled First Issue!” | 1977-06 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 2 | “Ape battles Ape-Man” | 1977-07 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 3 | “The Altar of the Flaming God” | 1977-08 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 4 | “A Beast Again!” | 1977-09 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 5 | “Vengeance!, Cries the Priestess!” | 1977-10 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 6 | “Rage of Tantor!” | 1977-11 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 7 | “Tarzan Rescues the Moon!” | 1977-12 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | A1 | “Two … Mightiest Adventures” | 1977 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 8 | “Battle for the Jewels of Opar” | 1978-01 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 9 | “Histah, the Serpent!” | 1978-02 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 10 | “The Deadly Peril of Jane Clayton!” | 1978-03 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 11 | “Tarzan Triumphs!” | 1978-04 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 12 | “Fangs of Death!” | 1978-05 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 13 | “when the Lion-God strikes!” | 1978-06 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 14 | “the Fury of Fang and Claw!” | 1978-07 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 15 | “Sword of the Slaver!” | 1978-08 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 16 | “Death rides the Jungle Winds!” | 1978-09 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | A2 | “Drums of the Death Dancers” | 1978 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 17 | “Entrance to the Earth’s Core!” | 1978-10 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 18 | “Corsairs of the Earth’s Core!” | 1978-11 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 19 | “Pursuit!” | 1978-12 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 20 | “Blood Bond!” | 1979-01 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 21 | “Dark and Bloody Sky!” | 1979-02 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 22 | “War in Pellucidar!” | 1979-03 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 23 | “…To The Death!” | 1979-04 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 24 | “The Jungle Lord Returns … Too Late?” | 1979-05 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 25 | “The wages of fear!” | 1979-06 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | A3 | “Ant-Men and She-Devils!” | 1979 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 26 | “Caged!” | 1979-07 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 27 | “Chaos in the Cabaret!” | 1979-08 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 28 | “A Savage Against the City!” | 1979-09 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle | 29 | “Adrift!” | 1979-10 | Marvel |
| _ | The Neal Adams Treasury | 2 | “Chip McNeal” | 1979 | Pure Imagination |
| _ | Marvel Super Special | 29 | “Tarzan of the Apes” | 1983 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan of the Apes | 1 | #1 of Two | 1984-07 | Marvel |
| _ | Tarzan of the Apes | 2 | #2 of Two | 1984-08 | Marvel |
| _ | Hellblazer | 23 | “Larger Than Life” | 1989-10 | DC Comics |
| _ | Hellblazer TPB | v4 | “The Family Man” [23,’4,’8–33] [23–33&sf1] | 2008,’12 | DC Comics |
| _ | Amazing Heroes | 138 | “2nd Annual Swimsuit Issue!!” | 1988-04 | Fantagraphics |
| _ | Amazing Heroes | ss1 | “1990 Swimsuit Special” | 1990-06 | Fantagraphics |
| _ | Amazing Heroes | ss2 | “’91 Swimsuit Special” | 1991-04 | Fantagraphics |
| _ | Tarzan: the Warrior | 1 | Part 1 of 5 | 1992-03 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: the Warrior | 2 | Part 2 of 5 | 1992-04 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: the Warrior | 3 | Part 3 of 5 | 1992-05 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: the Warrior | 4 | Part 4 of 5 | 1992-06 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: the Warrior | 5 | Part 5 of 5 | 1992-07 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: Love, Lies … and the Lost City | 1 | Part 1 of 3 | 1992-08 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: Love, Lies … and the Lost City | 2 | Part 2 of 3 | 1992-09 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: Love, Lies … and the Lost City | 3 | Part 3 of 3 | 1992-10 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: The Beckoning | 1 | “Love and Rage” | 1992-11 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: The Beckoning | 2 | “The Terrorist” | 1992-12 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: The Beckoning | 3 | “The Return” | 1993-01 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: The Beckoning | 4 | “The Birds of Death” | 1993-02 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: The Beckoning | 5 | “Into The Web” | 1993-03 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: The Beckoning | 6 | “Survival Instincts” | 1993-04 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: The Beckoning | 7 | “The Ancestors” | 1993-06 | Malibu |
| _ | Tarzan: The Beckoning | Tp | Trade Paperback | 2016-09 | Dark Horse |
Chronology
Written
| № | Written | Pulp | Novel | Title (ERBchaser) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1917 Mar. | 1917 Aug. | 1919 Mar. | Jungle Tales of Tarzan |
| 1 | 1912 May | 1912 Oct. | 1914 Jun. | Tarzan of the Apes |
| 2 | 1913 Jan. | 1913 Dec. | 1915 Mar. | The Return of Tarzan |
| 3 | 1914 Feb. | 1914 Jun. | 1916 Mar. | The Beasts of Tarzan |
| 4 | 1915 Apr. | 1916 Jan. | 1917 Mar. | The Son of Tarzan |
| ME | 1915 May | 1915 Nov. | 1955, ’74 | “The Man-Eater” • BTaTME • TME (“Charlotte Clayton”)
|
| MK¹⁄₂ | 1913 Oct. | 1914 Mar. | 1926 Sep. | “The Mad King of Lutha” • The Mad King |
| EL¹⁄₂ | 1913 Nov. | 1914 Mar. | 1925 Oct. | “Nu of the Niocene” • The Eternal Lover (“Jackie Clayton”)
|
| EL²⁄₂ | 1914 Apr. | 1915 Feb. | 1925 Oct. | “Sweetheart Primeval” • The Eternal Lover |
| MK²⁄₂ | 1914 Sep. | 1915 Aug. | 1926 Sep. | "Barney Custer of Beatrice” • The Mad King |
| 5 | 1915 Oct. | 1916 Dec. | 1918 Apr. | Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar |
| 7 | 1918 Sep. | 1919 Aug. | 1920 Apr. | Tarzan the Untamed |
| 8 | 1920 Aug. | 1921 Mar. | 1921 Jun. | Tarzan the Terrible |
| 9 | 1922 Mar. | 1923 Jan. | 1923 Feb. | Tarzan and the Golden Lion |
| 10 | 1923 Nov. | 1924 Mar. | 1924 Sep. | Tarzan and the Ant Men (“Jackie Clayton”)
|
| TT¹⁄₂ | 1927 | 1927 Oct. | 1963 Nov. | “The Tarzan Twins” • Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins |
| TT²⁄₂ | 1935 | 1936 Mar. | 1963 Nov. | “The Tarzan Twins with Jad-bal-ja, the Golden Lion” • TatTT |
| 11 | 1927 July | 1928 May | 1928 Sep. | Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle |
| 12 | 1928 May | 1929 Feb. | 1929 Sep. | Tarzan and the Lost Empire |
| 13 | 1928 Dec. | 1930 Mar. | 1930 Nov. | Tarzan at the Earth’s Core |
| 14 | 1930 Mar. | 1931 Apr. | 1931 Nov. | Tarzan the Invincible |
| 15 | 1931 Feb. | 1932 Jan. | 1932 Sep. | Tarzan Triumphant |
| 18 | 1931 Sep. | 1932 Aug. | 1935 Sep. | Tarzan and the Leopard Men |
| 16 | 1931 Nov. | 1932 Apr. | 1933 Sep. | Tarzan and the City of Gold |
| 17 | 1933 Feb. | 1934 Jan. | 1934 Sep. | Tarzan and the Lion Man |
| 19 | 1935 Jan. | 1936 Mar. | 1936 Sep. | Tarzan’s Quest |
| 21¹⁄₂ | 1935 Sep. | 1936 Oct. | 1939 Sep. | “Tarzan and the Magic Men” • Tarzan the Magnificent |
| 21²⁄₂ | 1936 Dec. | 1938 Jan. | 1939 Sep. | “Tarzan and the Elephant Men” • Tarzan the Magnificent |
| 20 | 1937 Nov. | 1938 Apr. | 1938 Sep. | Tarzan and the Forbidden City |
| 24²⁄₃ | 1939 Jan. | 1940 Jun. | 1965 July | “Tarzan and the Jungle Murders” • Tarzan and the Castaways |
| 24¹⁄₃ | 1939 July | 1940 Mar. | 1965 July | “Tarzan and the Champion” • Tarzan and the Castaways |
| 23 | 1940 Feb. | N/A | 1964 Jun. | Tarzan and the Madman |
| 24³⁄₃ | 1940 Nov. | 1941 Sep. | 1965 July | “The Quest of Tarzan” • Tarzan and the Castaways |
| 22 | 1944 Sep. | — | 1947 Aug. | Tarzan and the Foreign Legion |
| 25 | 1940s | 1995 Apr. | 1996 Apr. | Tarzan: The Lost Adventure |
1872 shift
- 1872 Greystoke Chronology by James Michael Moody
| 1872 (1888) | Pub. | # | Title | Tarzan is born. (he sees 13 moons in his first year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 (1907) | 1916 Sep. | 6 | Jungle Tales of Tarzan | Tarzan is 18. (during TotA §10) |
| 1893 (1909) | 1912 Oct. | 1 | Tarzan of the Apes | Tarzan 19.§11 Tarzan 20, Jane 19.§12+ |
| 1895 (1911) | 1913 Jun. | 2 | The Return of Tarzan | Tarzan is 22 to 23. |
| 1897 (1913) | 1914 ___. | 3 | The Beasts of Tarzan | Jack is an infant. |
| 1907 (1923) | 1915 Dec. | 4 | The Son of Tarzan | Ten years since Beasts. Jack is 11 to 17. Meriem is 10 to 16 |
| 1910 (1926) | 1916 Nov. | 5 | Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar | — |
| 1913 Oct. | 1914 Mar. | L | The Eternal Lover | Eve of WW1. Lady Greystoke & youthful "Jack". |
| 1914 Aug. | 1919 Mar. | 7 | Tarzan the Untamed | Germans burn estate and fake Jane's death. |
| 1915 mid- | — | – | — | Jack "Korak" Clayton is on the Argonne Front. (summer 1915) |
| 1916 | 1921 Feb. | 8 | Tarzan the Terrible | Two months after Untamed. Jack returns to Africa. |
| 1916–1918 | 1922 Dec. | 9 | Tarzan and the Golden Lion | — |
| 1919 | 1924 Feb. | 10 | Tarzan and the Ant Men | Jackie can run, but still mastering speech. ("Dackie do doe yalk!") |
PJF
Adapted from Farmer’s “Addendum 5.”
- The ERB Chronology by Win Scott Eckert
- Tarzan at the Wold Newton Resource Wiki
Out to Sea
(Tarzan of the Apes ch.1)
- 1888 May 11/23
- John Clayton and his pregnant wife, Alice, sail from Dover for Freetown.
The Savage Home
(Tarzan of the Apes ch.2)
- 1888 June
- The Claytons sail on the Fuwalda for an Oil Rivers port.
- 1888 June
- The Claytons are stranded in the jungle of French Equatorial Africa (Gabon) by the mutineers.
- ERB’s 10°S suggests 10°S, 13°20′E, in Angola’s Quiçama National Park.
- Camp Maurer is a ∼34′×22′ cabin (ᴄ14′,ᴅ10′) with two ∼26′×14′ garages (ᴏ15′,ɴ20′).
- Tarzan’s Cabin (∼ 2°59′S 10°17′E.) • Tarzan Alive
- Paul Belloni Du Chaillu • ERBlist • ERBmania!
- Location of Tarzan’s Birthplace • ERBzine
Life and Death
(Tarzan of the Apes ᴄh.3)
- 1888 Nov. 21
- A “great ape” attacks the Claytons.
- 1888 Nov. 22
- John Clayton III, the future “Lord Greystoke,” is born a few minutes after midnight.
- 1889 May 22
- The infant John accidentally puts his inky fingers on a page of his father’s diary.
- 1889 Nov. 22
- Alice Clayton dies. Kerchak kills John Clayton II. Kala adopts the human infant and names him Tarzan (White Skin).
The Apes
(Tarzan of the Apes ᴄh.4–5)
- 1890 Jan. 1
- Jane Porter born in Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1898 Nov.
- Nine-year-old Tarzan escapes from Sabor by learning to swim.
- 1898 Nov.
- Ten-year-old Tarzan first enters his parents’ cabin; he kills a mad gorilla with his father’s hunting knife.
The Difference
(Tarzan of the Apes ᴄh.6–7)
- 1898 Dec.
- Tarzan begins to teach himself to read and write English.
- 1901 Nov.
- 13-year-old Tarzan kills his foster father, Tublat, with his father’s knife during a Dum-Dum.
- He begins his lifelong friendship with Tantor.
Loss and Revenge
(Tarzan of the Apes ᴄh.8–10)
- 1906 Nov.
- 18-year-old Tarzan can read and understand almost all the books in his father’s library.
- Mbonga’s people establish a village near the territory of Kerchak’s tribe.
- 1906 Dec.
- Kulonga, Mbonga’s son, kills Kala. Tarzan kills Kulonga.
Growing Up
- 1907 Jan.
- Tarzan of the Apes (ch.11) Tarzan finds the diary, photograph, and locket.
- 1907 Feb.
- JToT: “Tarzan’s First Love” Tarzan falls in love with Teeka, a female great ape, and loses her to Taug.
- 1907 Mar.
- JToT: “The Capture of Tarzan” Tarzan is captured by Mbonga’s warriors but is rescued by Tantor.
- 1907 Nov.
- JToT: “The Fight for the Balu” Teeka bears a son. Tarzan kills a nameless bull managani.
- 1907 Dec.
- JToT: “The God of Tarzan” Tarzan puzzles out the meaning of the word God in his father’s books. He invents an ingenious method for pronouncing the letters of the alphabet.
The Outsider, Dreamer and Joker
- 1908 Mar.
- JToT: “Tarzan and the Black Boy” Tarzan kidnaps a little black boy, Tibo, to raise as his own but compassionately returns him to this mother.
- 1908 April
- JToT: “The Witch-Doctor Seeks Vengeance”
- JToT: “The End of Bukawai” The horrible, but poetically just, end of Bukawai, the witch doctor.
- 1908 June
- JToT: “The Lion” One of Tarzan’s many trickster jokes backfires. He finds out that Manu, his monkey friend, has courage and is mangani friends have learned the value of cooperation.
- 1908 July
- JToT: “The Nightmare” Tarzan eats rotten elephant meat and has a terrible nightmare. He kills his second gorilla, unsure that he is not still dreaming.
- JToT: “The Battle for Teeka” Teeka throws Tarzan’s father’s cartridges against a rock, and the explosions save Tarzan’s life.
- 1908 Aug.
- JToT: “A Jungle Joke” Babba Kega, witch doctor, is hoisted by his own petard (with Tarzan’s help).
- JToT: “Tarzan Rescues the Moon” (fictional, no local eclipse c.1908).
Kingship and Love
(Tarzan of the Apes ᴄh.11–20)
- 1908 Aug.
- Tarzan kills Kerchak and becomes “king of the Apes”.
- 1909 Jan.
- Tarzan abdicates the “kingship” and invents the full-Nelson.
- 1909 Feb. 2
- Tarzan sees his first whites. He saves William Clayton from the mutineer Snipes, Sheeta, and Sabor. Using a full-Nelson, he breaks the neck of Sabor as she tries to get into the cabin after Jane.
- 1909 Feb. 3
- Tarzan digs up the treasure buried by the mutineers and reburies it. He steals Jane’s letter to Hazel Strong.
- 1909 Mar. 5
- Terkoz abducts Jane, and Tarzan kills him. The “jungle idyll” episode.
Renunciation
(Tarzan of the Apes ch.21–28)
- 1909 Mar. 6
- A French cruiser appears. Tarzan returns Jane to the cabin. Lieutenant d’Arnot is rescued by Tarzan.
- 1909 Mar. 7
- The French sailors, thinking d’Arnot has been eaten by Mbonga’s people, give no quarter to the adult males. Tarzan and d’Arnot communicate in written English.
- 1909 Mar. 14
- The Porter party leaves on the cruiser. Tarzan and d’Arnot arrive too late.
- 1909 Apr. 16 – May 15
- Tarzan and d’Arnot, traveling north, reach the village and the mission (Lambaréné).
- 1909 June 26
- The two arrive at the mouth of the Ogowe (Ogooué) River.
- 1909 July 26
- The two embark for Lyons, France.
- 1909 Aug.
- Tarzan’s fingerprints are taken in Paris, and he leaves for America.
- 1909 Aug.
- The forest fire. Telegram from d’Arnot: “Fingerprints prove you Greystoke.” Tarzan’s self-sacrifice.
- 1909 Aug.
- Tarzan travels from Wisconsin to New York City, sightsees.
- 1909 Nov. 7
- Tarzan sails on La Provence for France.
From Ape to Savage
(The Return of Tarzan ᴄh.1–15)
- 1910 Jan.
- Rokoff’s frameup and the duel with Count de Coude.
- 1910 Feb. – Apr.
- The Gernois case.
- 1910 April
- Tarzan ordered to Cape town, meets Hazel Strong on the steamer. They pass the Tennington party, going the other way.
- 1910 May
- Rokoff and Paulvitch throw Tarzan overboard. He discovers the Waziri.
- 1910 May
- The yacht, the Lady Alice, sinks. Jane is in a boat with Rokoff, the seventh duke, and three sailors.
The Chief, the She, the City of Gold
(The Return of Tarzan ch.16–23)
- 1910 June
- Tarzan and the Waziri defeat the Arab slavers. Jane is dying in a lifeboat.
- 1910 June – July
- The lifeboat lands five miles south of the old cabin. Tarzan and the Waziri travel to the lost city of Opar.
Journey’s End
(The Return of Tarzan ch.23–26)
- 1910 July – Aug.
- La of Opar falls in love with Tarzan. He escapes, returns to the coast, saves Jane and his cousin from a big cat but leaves without revealing himself.
- 1910 Aug. – Sep.
- Jane abducted by the fifty frightful men. The seventh duke sickens; Rokoff deserts him. Tarzan goes after Jane.
- 1910 Sept.
- Tarzan rescues Jane, finds that she is not married and that she loves him. The seventh duke dies after confessing that he told no one about the telegram.
- 1910 Sept.
- D’Arnot’s ship finds the lost Tennington party at the cabin. Tarzan and Jane appear. Tennington saves Tarzan’s life. Rokoff is arrested.
- 1910 Sep. 22
- Tarzan and Jane and Tennington and Hazel are married in a double ceremony.
- 1910 Sep. 23
- Tarzan and Jane sail away. He has the Oparian gold, his woman, and the title of eighth duke of Greystoke.
The Great Trek and The Elixir
(between Return of Tarzan and Beasts of Tarzan)
- 1910 Oct. – 1911 Oct.
- Tarzan and Jane live in London.
- 1911 Oct. – Dec.
- The Great Trek to Kenya.
- 1912 January
- Tarzan receives the immortality treatment from the ancient witch doctor.
- 1912 Mar. – April
- Tarzan and Jane at the Kenyan plantation.
- 1912 April
- They return to London.
The Beasts
- 1912 May 20
- Tarzan’s son, John Paul Clayton, born in Greystoke House, London.
- 1912 June – Sept.
- The Beasts of Tarzan.
- 1912 Sept. – Oct.
- Tarzan and Jane in London.
Problems
- 1913 May – Nov.
- The Son of Tarzan (ch.1–12).
- Tarzan searches for Korak.
- 1913 June – July
- Tarzan and the Forbidden City: If any of this novel’s events did occur, it was during this time.
- Tarzan fails to find his son and returns to the plantation, meeting Jane there.
The Waters of Lethe, The Jewels of Opar
- 1913 Nov. – 1914 Jan. 12
- Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar.
- 1914 Feb. – May
- The Son of Tarzan (ch.13–27) Tarzan saves Meriem from rape and the rest of the events follow.
- 1914 June – July
- Tarzan and Jane in Kenya; Korak and Meriem in Europe with Meriem’s parents.
War and Freedom
- 1914 Aug. – 1918 Oct.
- Tarzan the Untamed.
- A “lost adventure,” during which Tarzan traced the route on the map of the dead giant Spanish soldier.
Guru
- 1918 Nov. – 1919 Mar.
- Tarzan the Terrible.
The Lion and the Ants
- 1919 April – 1921 Nov.
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion begins.
- 1921 May 7
- John Armand, Korak’s and Meriem’s son and Tarzan’s grandson, born at Cadrenet Château, Normandy.
- 1921 Nov.
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion concludes.
- 1921 Dec. – 1922 Oct.
- Tarzan and Jane in Kenya except for one trip to London to see the newborn Jackie (John Paul).
- 1922 Nov. – Dec.
- Tarzan and the Ant Men (excluding the fictional parts).
Lord of Many Places
- 1923 Jan. – 1926 May
- Tarzan and Jane in Kenya and then on visits to England, Rome, Berlin, and other parts of Europe.
- 1926 June – 1927 Mar.
- Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle.
- Professor Porter and Mr. Philander die in March in London within a few days of each other.
- 1927 April – July
- Tarzan and the Lost Empire.
- Tarzan at the Earth’s Core would have occurred here if not fictional.
- 1927 July 1
- Meriem’s father, the retired General Jacot, dies at Cadrenet Château, Normandy.
- 1927 Aug. – 1928 Dec.
- Tarzan divides his time between English and African estates.
Hail and Farewell
- 1929 Jan. – May
- Tarzan the Invincible. Ave atque vale to La of Opar.
- 1929 June – Dec.
- Tarzan and Jane stay at the Kenya plantation.
- 1930 Jan. – April
- Tarzan Triumphant.
- 1930 May – Sept.
- The Greystokes in England, France, and Kenya. Tarzan takes a jungle vacation.
- 1930 Sept. – Nov.
- Tarzan and the City of Gold.
- 1930 Nov. – 1931 Jan.
- Tarzan is at the Kenyan plantation.
- 1931 Jan. – April
- Tarzan and the Lion Man (most of the non-fictional parts).
- 1931 June 1 – 11
- Tarzan and the Leopard Men.
- 1931 June – 1932 Mar.
- Tarzan and Jane are at Greystoke plantation or in England.
- 1932 April – July
- Tarzan and the Lion Man Tarzan visits the United States and “Hollywood” (the screen test is fiction).
- 1932 Aug. – 1933 Apr.
- Jane in England and France; Tarzan in Africa.
- 1933 May 1 – June 23
- Tarzan’s Quest.
- 1933 June – 1934 May
- Tarzan and Jane in England and Kenya.
- 1934 June 1 – Sep. 7
- Tarzan the Magnificent.
- 1934 Sep. – late 1935
- Tarzan, Jane, and grandson on a round-the-world trip.
- 1937 – 1938 Sep.
- Tarzan is in Africa with several jungle vacations between his plantation duties.
- 1938 Sept. 7–29
- T&C: “Tarzan and the Jungle Murders”.
- 1938 Oct. – 1939 May
- Tarzan and Jane in East Africa.
- T&C: “Tarzan and the Champion” (entirely fictional).
- 1939 June 1–25
- Tarzan and the Madman.
- 1939 July
- Tarzan loses his memory in an accident while returning home from Abyssinia. He wanders around in the jungles of Mt. Elgon.
- 1939 Aug. – Oct.
- T&C: “Tarzan and the Castaways” (The non-Mayan events).
WWII and afterward
- 1939 Nov.
- Tarzan returns to Kenya, says good-bye to Jane (who follows him to England later), and joins the R.A.F. in London.
- 1939 Dec. – 1942 Oct.
- Tarzan, as John Clayton, flies bombers. He submerges his apeman persona deep within himself. Esmeralda is killed by a bomb in London. Tarzan is promoted to group captain. Lord Tennington is killed in the North Sea.
- 1942 Nov.
- Tarzan is transferred to the Far East theatre.
- 1942 Nov. 3
- Tarzan’s son, John Paul, marries.
- 1943 Nov. 24
- John Paul’s son, John, born.
- 1944 Jan. – Feb.
- Attached to the U.S.A.A.F. as an observer for the British.
- 1944 Mar. 13 – Dec. 7
- Tarzan and the Foreign Legion.
- 1945 May 1
- John Armand, Korak’s son, marries.
- 1944 Dec. – 1946 Feb.
- Flies over Burma, China, and with the U.S.A.A.F. over Japan as an observer. Discharged in London.
- 1946 Mar. – April
- Tarzan and Jane in Kenya.
- 1946 May – Aug.
- He makes his final visit to Opar.
Tarzan and His Mate
Hearts beat like native drums
Henderson, Clara (2001 Dec.) “When Hearts Beat Like Native Drums: music and the sexual dimensions of the notions of ‘savage’ and ‘civilized’ in Tarzan and His Mate, 1934.” Africa Today, vol.48, no.4, pp.91–124, DOI 10.1353/at.2001.0072.
- Abstract
Since the advent of sound in film, music has provided a vital counterpoint to the stunning visuals and electrifying action of Hollywood productions. Offering more than a tangential backdrop of auditory color, music plays a significant role in creating and defining the images portrayed in film. Though the part music plays in shaping these images is often overlooked, its powerful influence on the North American general public’s understanding of peoples, places, and ideas as they are constructed by Hollywood cannot be underestimated. Of the many Hollywood films made about Africa, perhaps the Tarzan films are some of the most pervasive in creating stereotyped notions of African peoples, geography, and social organization. An examination of the portrayal of Africa and Africans in one of the Tarzan films provides a window into how music has been used to generate these stereotypes and calls into question the degree to which these (mis)conceptions, under the same or different guises, have survived into the twenty-first century.
- Introduction
The 1934 film Tarzan and His Mate was made during the film production period immediately following the era of silent films. With the innovation of sound, film producers concentrated on either making musicals or films that focused on action and dialogue. Musical underscoring was still in its early stages of development. Tarzan and His Mate belongs to that genre of film that highlights action and dialogue and uses music sparingly and only at strategic moments. By virtue of its absence for the majority of the film, when music does appear its contrast to the action and dialogue is compelling and its potency to convey images and communicate through multiple layers of meaning is all the more striking. The 1991 MGM/UA home video release of Tarzan and His Mate is described as the “restored uncut version” of an “epic story of jungle romance” in which “Tarzan, the handsome, strong King of the Apes and Jane, the beautiful sophisticated English girl, prove that social barriers disappear when hearts beat like native drums.” The promise presented here of viewing additional controversial footage censored from the original picture highlights a more explicit sexual dimension to the film than the 1934 release was allowed to display. Similarly, the linkage of “jungle romance” with “native drums” associates the African environment and African instruments with the flirtatious interaction between a man and a woman. The suggestion that the jungle provides a setting in which love overcomes the social barriers between Tarzan and Jane not only articulates the class consciousness and social stratifications inherent in the film, but also insinuates that the jungle is a context in which love is given free reign to conquer all obstacles in its path. Against this backdrop of sexual innuendo the film’s characters use the terms “civilized” and “savage” to differentiate between themselves and all things African with which they come into contact. At certain points in the film they discuss the merits of civilization and describe…
Controversial movie costumes
Sapir, Moran (2018 Oct. 3) “Most controversial and talked-about movie costumes, explained” Kiwi Report
- Maureen O’Sullivan – Tarzan and His Mate p15
Tarzan has always been one to prance around the jungle wearing basically nothing. But in 1934, when the film Tarzan and His Mate came out, crowds were stunned to see Jane (played by Maureen O’Sullivan) wearing an incredibly skimpy top and skirt ensemble. But apparently, O’Sullivan was originally supposed to be completely nude for the film—only covered by strategically placed props and camera angles. So although this outfit made viewers gasp—it was actually the less provocative option.
- Theda Bara – Cleopatra p20
You can imagine in 1917, movie outfits weren’t generally daring. After all, too much ankle was considered outrageous at the time. But when Cleopatra was released, viewers were appalled to see some of the outfits Theda Bara wore for the part, which were more than a little revealing for 1917. But the costumes were intentionally meant to be “in attune with the period.” Much research was put in to make sure everything—the costumes, the jewelry, and every small detail—were authentic for the time of Cleopatra. [see also Marilyn Monroe as Theda Bara as Cleopatra (1958) by Richard Avedon]
- Carrie Fisher – Return of the Jedi p35
It was pretty much every teenager’s dream. When Princess Leia was in captivity in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, she wore a golden bikini that was seared into the nation’s memory and became iconic. But not everyone was a fan—many people thought it was demeaning to the only substantial female character the franchise had at the time. It was actually based on artwork by Frank Frazetta for the cover of The Princess of Mars. George Lucas loved it, and decided to use the bikini as “something special” for that scene.
Knife
Tarzan’s knife is described by ERB as a hilted, long, thin, keen hunting knife that can rust and came from England.
- Uparella, Jairo. “Tarzan Wild Weapons” (2009) ERBzine #2399
- “Tarzan’s Knife?” (2012) BladeForums.com
- Hunting dagger
- 20–30″ double-edged straight stabbing blade.
- Arkansas toothpick
- 12–20″ double-edged straight cutting/stabbing blade.
- Hunting knife
- 10–20″ single-edged slightly-curved cutting blade.
- Bowie knife
- 8–12″ single-edged clip-point cutting/stabbing blade.
