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 (4/3/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/4/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/5/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/6/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/7/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/8/1972) |
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 discovers a group of humans surrounded by an army of
Sagoths, who plan to stampede a group of animals
toward
them. Korak swings to the rescue and tells the humans
to hide in the trees and to escape in the dust following the stampede.
This
week, Korak discovers that he has rescued David Innes, leader of the humans in Pellucidar and father of Da-van. They agree to help each other find Tarzan and Da-van. However, they find themselves ambushed by a group of Sagoths with guns.
Despite continuing on his independent adventure, Korak begins to lose some of his leading role to David Innes this week. Despite various hints that should have aroused their suspicion, Innes and Korak allow themselves to be ambushed by the Sagoths at the boat.
Manning's artwork is wonderful. However, the youthful, handsome son of Tarzan finds that he must share the frame with David Innes and the other Pellucidarians.
Favorite scene: 4/4/1972, panel a
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Korak in Daily Tarzan (3/27/1972-4/1/1972)
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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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