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 Sunday Tarzans (1/20/1974) |
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.
Previous
to this week's adventures, a tall, mysterious stranger asks Korak to
guide him to Tarzan. Interpreting his refusal as laziness, the stranger
continues to press Korak, causing the son of Tarzan to lash back at his
tormenter. The youthful jungle hero fights the stranger and gradually
gains the upper hand, until a young lady intervenes. Korak then learns
that the stranger wanted Tarzan to guide him and the lady to the Igotha
village, which has recently been attacking and oppressing its
neighbors. Agreeing to guide the stranger and the lady on their journey, the
group is ambushed by the Igotha in the river. The young lady is
captured. Korak and the tall stranger take to the trees in an effort to
rescue the captured young lady without being detected. The lady turns
out to be an Igotha princess, daughter of the missing chief. Korak
and the tall stranger ambush a trader and disguise themselves in order
to gain access to the new chief's village, to which the Igotha princess
is led. Unfortunately, the ambushed trader was actually the new chief's spy.
This week, the tall stranger is discovered and captured, leaving Korak inside the camel pack with the bound and gagged spy.
Korak
continues the leading role in this adventure. Showing some stealth
skills, the son of Tarzan is hiding with the bound and gagged, ambushed trader in the camel pack. However, he needs to adjust his strategy when the tall stranger, disguised as the ambushed trader, is discovered and captured.
Manning's
artwork is wonderful. Unfortunately, there are no shots of our young,
athletic, shirtless hero Korak, who is hidden in the camel pack.
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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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