Korak Son of Tarzan No. 55
date: label: date made
content: 1973-12
name: label: Associated Name
content: Burroughs, Edgar Rice
label: maker
content: National Periodical Publications, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Comic book featuring Korak, the son of pulp action hero “Tarzan”. DC’s <i>Korak, Son of Tarzan</i> series ran from 1972-1975. It began with issue no. 46, following the sequencing of the Title’s former publisher, Gold Key Comics, whose version ran from 1964-1972. DC’s Comic was renamed <i>The Tarzan Family </i> with issue no. 60 in 1975, ending with issue no. 66.
label: Description
content: Korak was introduced as a supporting character in the writings of Edgar Rice Burrough’s (1875-1950) “Tarzan” series. The vine-swinging jungle hero “Tarzan” was introduced in the story <i>Tarzan of the Apes </i> first published in the magazine <i>The All-Story</i> in 1912. The story was later reprinted as a standalone novel in 1914.
label: Description
content: An Englishman from a noble family, Tarzan’s family dies while on an African Expedition. As an infant he us taken in and raised by Apes in Africa, learning to communicate with animals and developing exceptions strength and dexterity. Although he later discovers his human origins, Tarzan decides to remain in the jungle, developing a romantic relationship with marooned Englishwoman Jane Porter.
label: Description
content: One of the 20th centuries first action-adventure heroes, Tarzan became a global phenomenon, inspiring the prolific Burroughs, also known for works such as his <i>John Carter of Mars </i> series, to pen 23 sequels featuring his “ape-man.” Inspiring scores of other pulp adventure heroes, Tarzan has become of the world’s most recognized literary characters. He remains a vital part of our shared popular culture, featured in novelizations, comic books, television, and feature films.
label: Description
content: Reflecting many outdated cultural beliefs, the story of Tarzan expressed many elitist and racist notions accepted at the time of Burrough’s writing.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Virginia
topic: label: Subject
content: Comics
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2018.3010.096
label: nonaccession number
content: 2018.3010
label: catalog number
content: 2018.3010.096
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/4 in x 6 7/8 in; 26.035 cm x 17.4625 cm