Korak is the Honorable Jack Clayton, son of English Lord John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke, also known as Tarzan, lord of the jungle. He is the hero of a 1915/6 magazine serial and 1917 novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs and a 1920 silent movie serial, as well as a character in several other Tarzan stories from 1914 to 1924. He experienced a revival in 1964 as the star of his own comic book series and as a major character in various Tarzan comic books, pages, and strips from 1966 to 1978.
As depicted in the comic books, pages, and strips, Korak has a lean, athletic physique, broad shoulders and thin waist, almost no clothing, a cute, boyish face, and full, thick hair. He is also an intelligent, enthusiastic teen-aged boy with excellent natural instincts and a good heart.
Korak strives to emulate his legendary father but lacks his strength, maturity and experience. Therefore, he is both more likely to enter into dangerous situations and more vulnerable to being defeated.
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| Korak in Daily Tarzan (3/20/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzan (3/21/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzan (3/22/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzan (3/23/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzan (3/24/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzan (3/25/1972) |
As the star of his own comic book series in 1964, Korak is a capable, young hero. His adventures were somewhat similar to those of his father Tarzan, but independent from them.
Korak rejoins his father for further adventures in Pellucidar, a fictional world within the Earth's core. Korak is introduced to a Mahar, an intelligent, flying dinosaur from that underground world. As Tarzan and his son return to Pellucidar, a flock of Pteranodons attack the blimp and help the Mahar escape.
Trying to prevent the escape, Korak becomes the Mahar's prisoner. Initially rendering the son of Tarzan powerless by its powers of clairvoyance and mind control, the Mahar is distracted enough by an attempted rescue that the young jungle hero is quietly able to escape. While taking shelter in one of the caverns through a storm, Korak encounters a scantily clad princess, Da-van, whom he saves from the Mahar. They encounter a Sagoth, a hostile ape-like warrior, whose gunshot wound the son of Tarzan treats and dresses, as Da-van rides away on her giant lizard in disgust. Hearing gunfire, Korak searches for its source.
This week, Korak discovers a group of humans surrounded by an army of Sagoths. Discerning their plan to stampede a group of animals toward the humans, the son of Tarzan swings to the rescue.
Korak remains in the leading role this week. After showing his compassion by helping to save a hostile ape-like warrior, despite the scorn of a privileged local princess, he demonstrates his good sense and heroism by discovering a group of besieged humans, discerning the strategy against them, and swinging to the rescue to warn them.
Manning's artwork is wonderful. There are plenty of great scenes of the youthful, handsome son of Tarzan, observing the Sagoths' strategy and then swinging to the rescue.
Favorite scene: 3/25/1972, panel c
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This blog is intended to raise interest in and appreciation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character Korak. To see this story in context, you may find it in Hillman's ERBzine at the following link:
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