Korak in Daily Tarzan (5/1/1972-5/6/1972)

 

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.

Korak in Daily Tarzan (5/1/1972)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (5/2/1972)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (5/3/1972)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (5/4/1972)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (5/5/1972)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (5/6/1972)

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.  

In 1966, ABC released the TV series Batman, featuring the frequently imperiled youthful sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder.  As a fan of seeing cute, young sidekicks in trouble, I watched every episode.

Russ Manning took over the Daily Tarzan strips in 1967.  His Korak tended to have a tall, lean, swimmer's build.  While the son of Tarzan continued to have somewhat autonomous adventures, the slender, handsome youth seemed to be getting into trouble more frequently and more easily.  Moreover, in the Daily Tarzan strips, Korak tended to suffer from more frequent comparisons to his legendary father. 

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.  The boat is attacked by two azdryths, giant sea monsters.

This week, Da-van uses the boat's cannons to kill the two azdryths.

Despite continuing on his independent adventure, Korak continues to be enslaved by the Sagoths at the boat.

Manning's artwork is wonderful.  However, the youthful, handsome son of Tarzan is still just rowing the  boat with David Innes and the other Pellucidarians.

 

Favorite scene:  5/6/1972, panel a

Previous daily Tarzan blog:  

Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/24/1972-4/29/1972)

Previous blog:  Korak in Sunday Tarzan (4/30/1972)

Next blog:  Korak in Sunday Tarzan (5/7/1972)

Next daily Tarzan blog:  Korak in Daily Tarzan (5/8/1972-5/13/1972)

 

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:

https://www.erbzine.com/mag29/2900.html

This week's adventures can also be found at the following link(s):

https://www.erbzine.com/mag29/2957.html

Sandy Ricks in Flipper's Monster (4/10/1965)

 

Introduced in the 1963 film Flipper, Sandy Ricks rescues and befriends an injured dolphin and names him Flipper.  In the 1964 sequel Flipper's New Adventure, his father Porter is widowed and goes to park warden school.  In the 1964 television series, Porter becomes chief warden of Coral Key Park in Florida, and Sandy gains a younger brother Bud.

As played by Luke Halpin, Sandy has a pretty, boyish face, tousled mop of blond hair in the first season, and a slender, athletic swimmer's build.  He is often shirtless, dressed in nothing more than blue cutoff jeans and white sneakers.

In the 1964 series, Sandy's and Bud's job was to appear to translate for the dolphin and to get into trouble so that the animal star could rescue them.  Sandy tends to be the more responsible brother.  He often accompanies Bud in his misadventures or his father in his ranger duties.  

In this episode, a film crew is shooting an underwater monster movie in Coral Key Park.  Unfortunately, the director refuses to tolerate Flipper's attempts to rescue the damsel in distress from the fictional monster.

Sandy has a playful above-water scene with his diving mask with the actress playing the damsel in distress.

Unfortunately, Sandy has no shirtless scenes above water without a diving mask in this episode.

This blog is intended to promote the appreciation of Luke Halpin's portrayal of Sandy Ricks in the 1964 television series "Flipper".

For more appreciation of Luke Halpin's portrayal of Sandy RIcks, check out the Luke Halpin Gallery.   

Previous episode:

Sandy Ricks in Call of the Dolphin (4/3/1965)

Next episode:  Sandy Ricks in Flipper and the Mermaid (9/18/1965)

Robin in Joker's Flying Saucer (2/29/1968)

 

Robin the Boy Wonder is the eager, youthful sidekick of Batman, the Caped Crusader, the vigilante crime-fighting alias of millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne.  Introduced in 1940 as orphaned acrobat Dick Grayson in the DC comic book series Batman, Robin was played by Burt Ward in the 1966 television series on ABC.

As played by Burt Ward, Robin has a cute, boyish face, clean-cut, brown hair, and a compact, athletic physique which fits perfectly with his character's acrobatic background.  His colorful outfit, with his dark green mask, gloves, and booties, his bright, red shirt, his shiny, yellow cape, his tight, green panties, and his form-fitting, flesh-color leggings, certainly catches the audience's attention.

Due to his youth, inexperience, and smaller size, the Boy Wonder is clearly the weak link in the Dynamic Duo, which their opponents often seek to exploit.  Robin is also cocky, enthusiastic, and overly eager to prove his independent crime-fighting abilities, especially to Batman.  He is often in trouble and in need of rescue.

This week's villain is Joker.

Favorite scenes:

This blog is intended to promote the appreciation of Burt Ward's portrayal of Robin in the 1966 television series "Batman".  You may purchase both episodes at the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/Hi-Diddle-Riddle/dp/B00OLZVMY8/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=batman+1966&qid=1620375265&sr=8-3

Previous blog:  

I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle (2/22/1968)

Next blog:  Amazing Dr. Cassandra (3/7/1968)

Korak in Sunday Tarzans (4/30/1972)

 

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.

Korak in Sunday Tarzans (4/30/1972)

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.  

In 1966, ABC released the TV series Batman, featuring the frequently imperiled youthful sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder.  As a fan of seeing cute, young sidekicks in trouble, I watched every episode.

Russ Manning took over the Sunday Tarzan pages in 1968.  His Korak tended to have a tall, lean, swimmer's build.  While the son of Tarzan continued to have somewhat autonomous adventures, the slender, handsome youth seemed to be getting into trouble more frequently and more easily.  Moreover, in the Sunday Tarzan pages, Korak tended to suffer from more frequent comparisons to his legendary father. 

Previous to this week's adventures, Korak find that the Waziri are threatened by a young, idealistic family who wish to find a place to farm.  Agreeing to find another place, the family are helped by Korak and his friend Muviro the Waziri.

This week, camping next to the Dismal Gorges, Korak, Muviro, and the young, family face a den of lions.

Korak remains in a leading role in his own adventure.  Korak guides the idealistic, young family to find unclaimed land in Africa.

Manning's artwork is wonderful.  The young, athletic, shirtless Korak gets some excellent scenes, including a wonderful half-body shot including his face and torso.

Favorite scene:  panel f

Previous Sunday Tarzan blog:  

Korak in Sunday Tarzan (4/23/1972)

Previous blog:  Korak in Daily Tarzans (4/24/1972-4/29/1972)

Next blog:  Korak in Daily Tarzans (5/1/1972-5/6/1972)

Next Sunday Tarzan blog:  Korak in Sunday Tarzans (5/7/1972)

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:

https://www.erbzine.com/mag17/1790.html

This week's adventures can also be found at the following link(s):

https://www.erbzine.com/manning/720430.jpg

Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/24/1972-4/29/1972)

 

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.

Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/24/1972)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/25/1972)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/26/1972)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/27/1972)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/28/1972)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/29/1972)

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.  

In 1966, ABC released the TV series Batman, featuring the frequently imperiled youthful sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder.  As a fan of seeing cute, young sidekicks in trouble, I watched every episode.

Russ Manning took over the Daily Tarzan strips in 1967.  His Korak tended to have a tall, lean, swimmer's build.  While the son of Tarzan continued to have somewhat autonomous adventures, the slender, handsome youth seemed to be getting into trouble more frequently and more easily.  Moreover, in the Daily Tarzan strips, Korak tended to suffer from more frequent comparisons to his legendary father. 

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 boat is attacked by two azdryths, a giant sea monster.

Despite continuing on his independent adventure, Korak continues to be enslaved by the Sagoths at the boat.

Manning's artwork is wonderful.  However, the youthful, handsome son of Tarzan is still just rowing the  boat with David Innes and the other Pellucidarians.

 

Favorite scene:  4/29/1972, panel b

Previous daily Tarzan blog:  

Korak in Daily Tarzan (4/17/1972-4/22/1972)

Previous blog:  Korak in Sunday Tarzan (4/23/1972)

Next blog:  Korak in Sunday Tarzan (4/30/1972)

Next daily Tarzan blog:  Korak in Daily Tarzan (5/1/1972-5/6/1972)

 

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:

https://www.erbzine.com/mag29/2900.html

This week's adventures can also be found at the following link(s):

https://www.erbzine.com/mag29/2956.html

https://www.erbzine.com/mag29/2957.html