COMIC SUPERHEROES

Tarzan, a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes,^[1] and then in 23 sequels. The character proved immensely popular and quickly made the jump to other media, including comics.

In 1977 the series moved to Marvel Comics, retitled as Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle; Marvel also restarted the numbering rather than assuming that used by the previous publishers. Marvel issued Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle #1-29 (as well as three Annuals), from June 1977 to October 1979, featuring 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. Marvel did not continue the Tarzan Family title, electing to issue a series on Burroughs' primary non-Tarzan character, John Carter, Warlord of Mars, instead.