Who Is Tarzan? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tarzan is a In the Public Domain comic book character, the alter ego of John Clayton, with over 6,076 comic issue appearances. Tarzan is the orphaned son of a British lord who was raised by a pride of apes in the African jungle and later discovered by a group of explorers.

Who is Tarzan?

Origin John Clayton was stranded with his parents, the Lord and Lady Greystoke , on the West coast of Africa . Being forced to fend for themselves, his parents soon died while John was only an infant. He was then taken in and raised by a group of great apes, the Mangani . One in particular took on the parental role, she was known as Kala . John was named Tarzan which means "White Skin". Tarzan will teach himself to read and write the English language from reader books of his dead parents. He will also learn to speak several languages but only after he is an adult and from the explorers who come to the jungle. As an adult Tarzan happened upon a group of human explorers, among them Jane Porter , with whom he developed a romantic attraction.

Key facts

Tarzan is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "Tarzan of the Apes". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 6,076 recorded issue appearances, Tarzan ranks among the most featured characters in comics.