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 Tarzans (7/3/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzans (7/4/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzans (7/5/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzans (7/6/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzans (7/7/1972) |
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| Korak in Daily Tarzans (7/8/1972) |
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. After Da-van rides away on her giant lizard, Korak rescues David Innes, leader of the humans in Pellucidar and father of Da-van, and a group of humans from an army of Sagoths, hostile ape-like warriors. However, they soon find themselves ambushed and enslaved by another group of Sagoths and assigned to rowing a galley. Da-van is captured and assigned to row the galley next to Korak.
This week, the Sagoths land the galley on an island, where Korak, David Innes, Da-van, and the slaves are carried away by a flock of Mahars.
Despite continuing on his independent adventure, Korak continues to be victimized first by the Sagoths at the boat and then by the Mahars on the island.
Manning's artwork is wonderful. The audience gets better views of the youthful, handsome son of Tarzan now that he is no longer just rowing the boat with David Innes and the other Pellucidarians.
Favorite scene: 7/7/1972, panel a
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Korak in Daily Tarzan (5/8/1972-5/13/1972)
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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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