Tarzan

Tarzan
Tarzan's first appearance, in the October 1912 issue of The All-Story
First appearanceTarzan of the Apes
Last appearanceTarzan: The Lost Adventure
Created byEdgar Rice Burroughs
Portrayed bySee film and other nonprint media article section
In-universe information
AliasJohn Clayton II[1]
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
TitleViscount Greystoke[2]
Earl of Greystoke[3]
Chieftain of the Waziri
OccupationAdventurer
Hunter
Trapper
Fisherman
FamilyJohn Clayton (father)
Alice Clayton (mother)
William Cecil Clayton (cousin)
SpouseJane Porter (wife)
ChildrenKorak (son)
RelativesKala (adoptive mother)
Tublat (adoptive father)
Unnamed adopted brother (book and films, deceased)
Akut (adoptive brother, 2016 film)
Meriem (daughter-in-law)
Jackie Clayton (grandson)
Abilities
  • Enhanced strength, speed, endurance, agility, durability, reflexes, and senses
  • Able to communicate with animals
  • Skilled hunter and fighter
Illustration by James Allen St. John for Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Illustration by James Allen St. John for Tarzan and the Golden Lion

Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer.

Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan first appeared in the novel Tarzan of the Apes (magazine publication 1912, book publication 1914), and subsequently in 23 sequels, several books by Burroughs and other authors, and innumerable works in other media, both authorized and unauthorized.

  1. ^ In Burroughs, Edgar Rice (1914). "Chapter XXV". Tarzan of the Apes. Somehow, even against all reason, I seem to see him a grown man, taking his father's place in the world—the second John Clayton—and bringing added honors to the house of Greystoke.
  2. ^ Burroughs, Edgar Rice (1928). Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle.
  3. ^ Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. Warner Bros. 1984.