"The Return of Tarzan The Return of Tarzan is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the second in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine ""New Story Magazine"" in the issues for June through December 1913; the first book edition was published in 1915 by A. C. McClurg. The novel picks up soon after where ""Tarzan of the Apes"" left off. The ape man, feeling rootless in the wake of his noble sacrifice of his prospects of wedding Jane Porter, leaves America for Europe to visit his friend"
"Lex Barker Alexander Crichlow ""Lex"" Barker Jr. (May 8, 1919 – May 11, 1973) was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels. Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr. was born on May 8, 1919 in Rye, New York. He was the second child of Alexander Crichlow Barker, Sr., a wealthy Canadian-born building contractor, and his American wife, the former Marion Thornton Beals. His father later worked as a stockbroker. Barker had an elder sister, Frederica Amelia ""Freddie"" Barlow (1917–1980). Raised in New York City and Port Chester, New York, Lex Barker"
"meet his fiancée, actress Karen Kondazian. The funeral was in New York. He was cremated and the ashes were taken by his wife Tita to Spain. Lex Barker Alexander Crichlow ""Lex"" Barker Jr. (May 8, 1919 – May 11, 1973) was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels. Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr. was born on May 8, 1919 in Rye, New York. He was the second child of Alexander Crichlow Barker, Sr., a wealthy Canadian-born building contractor, and his American wife, the former Marion Thornton Beals. His father later"
"Elmo Lincoln Elmo Lincoln (born Otto Elmo Linkenhelt) (February 6, 1889June 27, 1952) was an American film actor. Lincoln is best known in his silent movie role as the first Tarzan in 1918's ""Tarzan of the Apes"" as an adult (Gordon Griffith played him as a child in the same movie). He portrayed the character twice more—in ""The Romance of Tarzan"" (also 1918) and in the 1921 serial ""The Adventures of Tarzan"". Following the end of the silent movie era, Elmo left Hollywood and tried his hand at mining. In the late 1930s, he returned to the film industry, most"
"of the sixth, ""Jungle Tales of Tarzan"", also scripted by Du Bois, was drawn by Alberto Giolitti rather than Manning). In 1999 the first seven of these were reprinted in three graphic novels by Dark Horse Comics as ""Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes"" (""Tarzan of the Apes"", ""Return"", ""Beasts"", and ""Son of Tarzan""), ""Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan — The Jewels of Opar"", and ""Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan The Untamed"" (""Tarzan the Untamed"" and ""Tarzan the Terrible""). Manning's remaining adaptations, not reprinted by Dark Horse, were ""Tarzan and the Golden Lion"" ""Tarzan and the Ant Men"" and ""Tarzan, Lord"
"The Beasts of Tarzan The Beasts of Tarzan is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the third in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. Originally serialized in ""All-Story Cavalier"" magazine in 1914, the novel was first published in book form by A. C. McClurg in 1916. The story begins a year after the conclusion of the previous book, Tarzan (Lord Greystoke) and Jane have had a son, whom they've named Jack. Tarzan has spent much time building an estate home on the Waziri lands in Uziri, Africa, but has returned to his ancestral estate in"
"Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (novel) Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, generally considered the eleventh in his series of books about the title character Tarzan (the previous book, ""Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins"", being omitted from the enumeration on the grounds that it was written for younger readers). It was first published as a serial in ""Blue Book Magazine"" from December 1927 through May 1928; it first appeared in book form in a hardcover edition from A. C. McClurg in September 1928. Tarzan finds an outpost of European knights and crusaders"
"in Waukegan, reading such authors as H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, and Edgar Allan Poe. At 12, Bradbury began writing traditional horror stories and said he tried to imitate Poe until he was about 18. In addition to comics, he loved Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of ""Tarzan of the Apes"", especially Burroughs' John Carter of Mars series. ""The Warlord of Mars"" impressed him so much that at the age of 12, he wrote his own sequel. The young Bradbury was also a cartoonist and loved to illustrate. He wrote about Tarzan and drew his own Sunday panels. He listened to"
"The Son of Tarzan The Son of Tarzan is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was written between January 21 and May 11, 1915, and first published in the magazine ""All-Story Weekly"" as a six-part serial from December 4, 1915 to January 8, 1916. It was first published in book form by A. C. McClurg & Co. in March 1917 and has been reprinted numerous times since by various publishers. In this novel, for the first and only time in the Tarzan series, the main"
"of Edgar Rice Burroughs Series 3. Ralph N. Laughlin and Ann E. Johnson's authorized novel featuring four generations of Tarzan's family under threat in the 1980s. Released as The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Series 4. While ""Tarzan of the Apes"" met with some critical success, subsequent books in the series received a cooler reception and have been criticized for being derivative and formulaic. The characters are often said to be two-dimensional, the dialogue wooden, and the storytelling devices (such as excessive reliance on coincidence) strain credulity. While Burroughs is not a polished novelist, he is a vivid storyteller,"
"Edgar Rice Burroughs, and inspires him to create Tarzan. Warren Ellis' ""Planetary"" series has a pastiche of Tarzan named Lord Blackstock. In 1999, Dark Horse Comics published comics featuring the Disney version of the character from the 1999 film. In 2012, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc began publishing webcomics on their official website including ""Tarzan"" by writer Roy Thomas and artist Tom Grindberg and ""Tarzan of The Apes"" by Roy Thomas, artist Pablo Marcos, and colorist/letterer Oscar Gonzales. In October 2016, the ""Tarzan"" has to be drawn by Benito Gallego. ""Tarzan"" comics were the first publications banned by the German Federal"
"mentions after this that John Clayton is itself a fictitious name, invented by 'Tarzan' to mask his real identity. While ""Tarzan of the Apes"" met with some critical success, subsequent books in the series received a cooler reception and have been criticized for being derivative and formulaic. The characters are often said to be two-dimensional, the dialogue wooden, and the storytelling devices (such as excessive reliance on coincidence) strain credulity. According to author Rudyard Kipling (who himself wrote stories of a feral child, ""The Jungle Book""'s Mowgli), Burroughs wrote ""Tarzan of the Apes"" just so that he could ""find out"
"has appeared in films, radio, television, comic strips, and comic books. Numerous parodies and pirated works have also appeared. Burroughs considered other names for the character, including ""Zantar"" and ""Tublat Zan,"" before he settled on ""Tarzan."" Even though the copyright on ""Tarzan of the Apes"" has expired in the United States of America and other countries, the name Tarzan is claimed as a trademark of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. It's also worth noting that Burroughs use of dates and time passing is constantly inconsistent in his novels, in fact there are downright contradictions in the series. In the first book"
"Rice Burrough's ""Tarzan of the Apes"" novel for the very first Tarzan of the Apes film in 1918; and what is often considered her masterpiece, ""The Blot"" in 1921. Weber is credited with discovering, mentoring, or making stars of several women actors, including Mary MacLaren, Mildred Harris, Claire Windsor, Esther Ralston, Billie Dove, Ella Hall, Cleo Ridgely, and Anita Stewart, and discovered and inspired screenwriter Frances Marion. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, on February 8, 1960, Weber was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Florence Lois Weber was born on June 13, 1879 in"
"Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American fiction writer best known for his celebrated and prolific output in the adventure and science-fiction genres. Among the most notable of his creations are the jungle hero Tarzan, the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter and the fictional landmass within Earth known as Pellucidar. Burroughs' California ranch is now the center of the Tarzana neighborhood in Los Angeles. Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago, Illinois (he later lived for many years in the suburb of Oak Park), the fourth son of Major"
"60-66, cover dated Nov./Dec. 1975-Nov./Dec. 1976). The Son of Tarzan The Son of Tarzan is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was written between January 21 and May 11, 1915, and first published in the magazine ""All-Story Weekly"" as a six-part serial from December 4, 1915 to January 8, 1916. It was first published in book form by A. C. McClurg & Co. in March 1917 and has been reprinted numerous times since by various publishers. In this novel, for the first and only time"
"(It has been adapted for the cinema more times than any book) Even though the copyright on ""Tarzan of the Apes"" has expired in the United States, the name Tarzan is still protected as a trademark of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Also, the work remains under copyright in some other countries where copyright terms are longer. The novel tells the story of John Clayton II . John and Alice (Rutherford) Clayton, Lord and Lady Greystoke of England, are marooned in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa in 1888; after an unstated amount of time later, their son John Clayton"
"and literary criticism. Under Francis Fisher Browne, the magazine gained national prominence, but it was sold three years after Browne's death in 1913. In 1913, A. C. McClurg published its first Edgar Rice Burroughs ""Tarzan of the Apes"" book. McClurg would publish the first ten novels of the series. By 1923, the company's operations focused exclusively on wholesaling. The company remained in business until 1962. A. C. McClurg A. C. McClurg was a Chicago, Illinois based publisher made famous by their original publishing of the ""Tarzan of the Apes"" novels and other stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs. The company was"
"at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7042 Hollywood Boulevard. In 2001, his daughter Marci'a Lincoln Rudolph told his story in her book, ""My Father, Elmo Lincoln: The Original Tarzan"" (). Elmo Lincoln Elmo Lincoln (born Otto Elmo Linkenhelt) (February 6, 1889June 27, 1952) was an American film actor. Lincoln is best known in his silent movie role as the first Tarzan in 1918's ""Tarzan of the Apes"" as an adult (Gordon Griffith played him as a child in the same movie). He portrayed"
"artist Burne Hogarth's 1972 adaptation of the first half of the book into his showcase graphic novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"". (Hogarth subsequently followed up with another graphic novel ""Jungle Tales of Tarzan"" (1976), which adapted four stories from Burroughs' identically titled collection of Tarzan stories). Dynamite Entertainment adapted the story for the first six issues of ""Lord of the Jungle"", albeit loosely; for example, the cannibal tribe was replaced by a village of literal apemen. ""See main article, ""Tarzan (radio program)""."" Three old-time radio series were based on the Tarzan character. Burroughs himself revised each script in the 1932-1934"
"Manning (and later Mark Evanier) to oversee the creation of exclusively overseas editions done in Manning's style. In 1977 the series moved to Marvel Comics, retitled as ""Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle"". Marvel published 29 issues from June 1977 to October 1979 and three ""Annual""s. It restarted the numbering rather than assuming that used by the previous publishers. The series was written by Roy Thomas and featured artwork by John Buscema. Burroughs books adapted by Marvel include ""Tarzan of the Apes"", ""Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar"" and ""Jungle Tales of Tarzan"". Mark Evanier remarked that ... the whole Marvel"
"Tarzana, California, was formed in 1927. Also, the unincorporated community of Tarzan, Texas, was formally named in 1927 when the US Postal Service accepted the name, reputedly coming from the popularity of the first (silent) ""Tarzan of the Apes"" film, starring Elmo Lincoln, and an early ""Tarzan"" comic strip. In 1923, Burroughs set up his own company, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., and began printing his own books through the 1930s. Burroughs so influenced real exploration of Mars that an impact crater was named after him. In a ""Paris Review"" interview, Ray Bradbury said of Burroughs that ""Edgar Rice Burroughs never"
"Manning. The Beasts of Tarzan The Beasts of Tarzan is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the third in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. Originally serialized in ""All-Story Cavalier"" magazine in 1914, the novel was first published in book form by A. C. McClurg in 1916. The story begins a year after the conclusion of the previous book, Tarzan (Lord Greystoke) and Jane have had a son, whom they've named Jack. Tarzan has spent much time building an estate home on the Waziri lands in Uziri, Africa, but has returned to his ancestral estate"
"Scott Tracy Griffin Scott Tracy Griffin is an American writer, actor and ""one of the world's leading experts"" on author Edgar Rice Burroughs and his works. He is the author of ""Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration,"" the ""only official commemorative illustrated history"" of Burroughs' literary character Tarzan, which book was a 2013 Locus Award finalist for Best Art Book. Griffin began writing professionally in 1993, covering the film industry for magazines including ""Cinefantastique"", ""FilmFax"", and ""Alter Ego"". He scripted the ""Tarzan"" Sunday comic strip in 1996 and has consulted on and appeared in documentaries and news programs, including ""Investigating Tarzan"" and"
"up to eventually challenge and exile Tublat, thus avenging Kerchak. Kerchak Kerchak is a fictional ape character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's original ""Tarzan"" novel, ""Tarzan of the Apes"", and in movies and other media based on it. In the novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"" Kerchak is the ""king"" of a tribal band of Mangani, a fictional species of Great Ape intermediate between real life chimpanzees and gorillas. Per the common practice among Mangani tribes, the band self-identifies by the name of its leader, and is therefore known as ""the tribe of Kerchak."" Kerchak reigns by violence and fear heightened by"
"Master of Adventure: The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs Master of Adventure: The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs is a book by Richard A. Lupoff that explores the work of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the creator of Tarzan and author of numerous science fiction, fantasy, and adventure novels. The book is one of the few major works of criticism covering the work of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and it helped create renewed interest in Burroughs's work during the 1960s. The book was first published in hardcover by Canaveral Press in 1965 under the title ""Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure"". It includes"
"has been adapted into comic form by Gold Key Comics in ""Tarzan"" nos. 174-175, dated June–July 1969, with a script by Gaylord DuBois and art by Russ Manning. Tarzan and the Ant Men Tarzan and the Ant Men is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the tenth book in his series about the jungle hero Tarzan. It was first published as a seven-part serial in the magazine ""Argosy All-Story Weekly"" for February 2, 9, 16 and 23 and March 1, 8 and 15, 1924. It was first published in book form in hardcover by A. C. McClurg in"
"novel was followed by several further novels by other writers authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Tarzan: The Lost Adventure Tarzan: The Lost Adventure is a novel by American writer Joe R. Lansdale, based on an incomplete fragment of a Tarzan novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs which had been left unfinished at his death. The book was serialized in four parts by Dark Horse Comics, before being published as a single volume in 1995. In Burroughs' last Tarzan story, left unfinished at the time of his death, the ape man plays guardian to an expedition seeking the lost city"
"Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins is a collection of two Tarzan novellas by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, for younger readers. It was originally published as two children's books, ""The Tarzan Twins"" by Voland in October 1927, and ""Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins, with Jad-bal-ja, the Golden Lion"", by Whitman in March 1936. These were brought together in November 1963 under the title of ""Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins"" in the first complete edition. Despite the gap in when they were written and first published, the events of the two stories occur in the same"
"Tarzan chooses rather to conceal and renounce his heritage for the sake of Jane's happiness. Burroughs drifted across the United States until he was thirty-six, holding seventeen consecutive careers before he published stories. He worked as a U.S. cavalryman, a gold miner in Oregon, a cowboy in Idaho, a railroad policeman in Salt Lake City, and an owner of several failed businesses. He decided to write his own pulp fiction after being disappointed by the reading material others offered, and worked in that capacity for four years before his first novel, ""Tarzan of the Apes,"" was published. Tarzan first appeared"
"with a script by Gaylord DuBois and art by Russ Manning. Tarzan the Terrible Tarzan the Terrible is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the eighth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published as a serial in the pulp magazine ""Argosy All-Story Weekly"" in the issues for February 12, 19, and 26 and March 5, 12, 19, and 26, 1921; the first book edition was published in June 1921 by A. C. McClurg. Its setting, Pal-ul-don, is one of the more thoroughly realized ""lost civilizations"" in Burroughs' Tarzan stories. The novel"
"Tarzan (book series) Tarzan is a series of twenty-four adventure novels written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, followed by several novels either co-written by Burroughs, or officially authorized by his estate. There are also two works written by Burroughs especially for children that are not considered part of the main series. The series is considered a classic of literature and is the author's best-known work. Tarzan has been called one of the best-known literary characters in the world. Written by Burroughs between 1912 and 1965, ""Tarzan"" has been adapted many times, complete or in part, for radio, television, stage, and cinema."
"adaptation. Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film) Tarzan, the Ape Man is a 1981 adventure film directed by John Derek and starring Bo Derek, Miles O'Keeffe, Richard Harris, and John Phillip Law. The screenplay by Tom Rowe and Gary Goddard is loosely based on the novel ""Tarzan of the Apes"" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, but from the point of view of Jane Parker. It is the final of three filmed versions of the story released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The original music score is composed by Perry Botkin Jr. Former Tarzan actor Jock Mahoney, billed as ""Jack O'Mahoney"", was the film's stunt"