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.
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.
Previously,
the youthful
son of Tarzan enters a sports competition in a country with a mad
dictator
who cannot tolerate losers. An incipient athletes' strike was
suppressed by threatened violence, and the local athletes return to
their dormitories and prepare for the games. The dictator announces that
the pole vaulters must clear the head of an elephant literally. One of
the pole vaulters fails to clear the head of a rather angry elephant.
Korak attempts to save the pole vaulter, but Tarzan rescues him first. Tarzan urges Korak to watch and wait for opportunities to be helpful.
This
week, a trio of armed men in disguise kidnap a female athlete from her dormitory. Overhearing the struggle, Korak rushes to prevent the kidnapping.
Korak
now has only a featured role in this adventure. However, overhearing a trio of armed men kidnapping a female athlete from her dormitory, Korak heroically rushes to prevent the kidnapping.
Manning's
artwork is excellent. Unfortunately, Korak has only two scenes,
including a nice face shot of Korak, along with a back shot of his rushing to the rescue.
Favorite scene: panel j
Previous blog:
Korak in Sunday Tarzans (4/1/1979)
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:
This week's adventures can also be found at the following link(s):
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