Tarzan is the orphaned son of a British lord who was raised by a pride of apes in the African jungle and later discovered by a group of explorers.
John Clayton was stranded with his parents, the Lord and Lady Greystoke, on the West coast of Africa. Being forced to fend for themselves, his parents soon died while John was only an infant. He was then taken in and raised by a group of great apes. One in particular took on the parental role, she was known as Kala. John was named Tarzan which means "White Skin".
Tarzan will teach himself to read and write the English language from reader books of his dead parents.
He will also learn to speak several languages but only after he is an adult and from the explorers who come to the jungle.
As an adult Tarzan happened upon a group of human explorers, among them Jane Porter, with whom he developed a friendship. In time John will marry Jane and they will have a son which they will name Jack (Korak the Killer).
Abilities
Due to his wild upbringing and need to survive in a dangerous jungle environment, Tarzan has developed extraordinary abilities. He has acute senses of smell and hearing. His body is in peak physical condition and his agility is far above average, enabling him to climb and leap from trees and fight animal foes with his bare hands if need be.
Tarzan carries a simple knife and commonly wears only a tattered loin cloth as protection. He sleeps in the trees and eats raw meat and vegetation as his diet.
The Lord of the Jungle on numerous occasions comes to the aid of those in need, both human and animal. He strongly values family and living with honor.
| Super Name: | Tarzan |
| Real Name: | John Clayton |
| Aliases: |
John Clayton Lord of the Apes King of the Jungle Lord Greystoke Ape Man |
| Publisher: | Dark Horse |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Human |
| 1st Appearance: | # |
| Appears in: | 550 issues |
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Tarzan II: The Legend Begins
This movie is a direct-to-video midquel to the 1999 Disney animated film Tarzan. It features two new songs from Phil Collins and takes place during ...
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Tarzan & Jane
Tarzan & Jane is a Disney direct-to-video film which continues the adventures of the characters from the 1999 animated feature Tarzan, and uses three unaired ...
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Tarzan
Disney's animated Version of the jungle hero.
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Christopher Lambert stars as Tarzan in the most epic and realistic version of the character ever put on screen.
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Tarzan, the Ape Man
Tarzan, the Ape Man is a 1981 adventure film directed by John Derek and starring Bo Derek as Jane. Former Tarzan actor Jock Mahoney, billed ...
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Tarzan and the She-Devil
Tarzan and the She-Devil is is the fifth and last film starring Lex Barker as Tarzan. Joyce MacKenzie is Jane and Monique van Vooren plays ...
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Tarzan's Savage Fury
Tarzan's Savage Fury is the fourth Tarzan film starring Lex Barker as Tarzan. This movie does make some allusions to the Tarzan novels. It notes ...
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Tarzan's Peril
Tarzan's Peril is a 1951 film starring Lex Barker as Tarzan for the third time and Virginia Huston as Jane. Some of it was shot ...
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Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Tarzan and the Slave Girl is a 1950 film. It is the scond one starring Lex Barker as Tarzan. Jane is played by Vanessa Brown ...
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Tarzan's Magic Fountain
This is a Tarzan movie starring Lex Barker in his first appearance as Tarzan, while Brenda Joyce had played Jane opposite Johnny Weismuller in four ...
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Tarzan and the Mermaids
Tarzan and the Mermaids was a 1948 action film based on the Tarzan character. It was the 12th and last of the Tarzan movies to ...
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Tarzan and the Huntress
This is an adventure film starring Johnny Weissmuller in his eleventh outing as Tarzan, Brenda Joyce in her third appearance as Jane and Johnny Sheffield ...
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Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman was a 1946 action film with Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan.
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Tarzan and the Amazons
This is an adventure film starring Johnny Weissmuller in his ninth outing as Tarzan. Brenda Joyce makes the first of five appearances as Jane and ...
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Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Tarzan's Desert Mystery is a 1943 film starring Johnny Weismüller and Nancy Kelly. It was Weissmüller's 8th Tarzan Movie and the second one produced by ...
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Tarzan Triumphs
Tarzan Triumphs is the seventh film with Johnny Weissmüller. Maureen O'Sullivan was unable to reprise her role as Jane due to pregnancy and the fact ...
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Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure is the sixth Tarzan film to feature Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. It also features an uncredited appearance of Elmo Lincoln ...
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Tarzan's Secret Treasure
It is the fifth in the MGM Tarzan series to star Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan.
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Tarzan Finds a Son!
It was the fourth in the MGM Tarzan series to feature Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan.
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Tarzan Escapes
Tarzan Escapes was the third in the MGM Tarzan series to feature Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan.
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Tarzan and his Mate
Tarzan and his Mate was the second in the Tarzan film series to star Johnny Weissmuller.
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Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan the Ape Man was the first Tarzan film to star Weissmuller and O'Sullivan, and marked the first appearance of the character of Cheeta the ...
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Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan of the Apes (1918) is a silent, black and white action adventure. The movie was the first Tarzan movie ever made, and is based ...
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