"Son of Tarzan" To Start
New Series of Thrilling Adventures
Will Open Monday on Comic Page of "Times"
Los Angeles Times ~ November 23, 1929
Although the thrilling pictorial adventures of "The Beasts
of Tarzan" end today on the comic page of The Times, further nerve-tingling
escapades of the ingenious man-beast creation of Edgar Rice Burroughs will
be resumed Monday in the exciting tale of "The Son of Tarzan."
This series depicts Tarzan's boy, at 12 years of age,
inheriting his father's strength and love of adventure and he will be found
fully worthy of his romantic and indomitable sire.
UNUSUAL STORY
The first of the series was "Tarzan of the Apes," and
told of Tarzan being left in the dense forests of the African coast when
his father and mother, Lord and Lady Greystroke, died after being stranded
in the wild ruthless country.
An ape-mother found young Lord Greystroke and raised him.
He grew into young manhood among the apes, adopting their cunning and primeval
habits, but retaining many human characteristics despite his surroundings.
Tarzan was taken from he country by men with white skins,
like himself. In civilization he estalished his right to his father's title,
but abandoned it and returned to his native forests when his love affair
with Jane Porter ended in favor of another man.
EXCITING EVENTS
In "The Return of Tarzan" it is disclosed that Tarzan
has made an implacable enemy of the Russian , Rokoff, found cheating at
cards on the returning boat. In the Golden City of Opar, Tarzan again finds
Jane, and, his rival having died, Tarzan marries her. A year later a child
is born. In London where the family begins living as Lord and lady Greystroke,
Rokoff kidnaps the mother and child. Tarzan finds the trail and again heads
for the jungle.
This highly exciting series dealt with "The Beasts of
Tarzan." Lord Greystroke, with his primeval knowledge, befriends Sheeta,
the panther, and brings Akut, the leader of the apes, to his service. With
them he pursues Rokoff to the death but is faced with an equally vengeful
enemy in Paulvitch, Rokoff's accomplice. With Sheeta and the apes Tarzan
rescues his wife and child but Paulvitch escapes. Reunited with his family
Tarzan returns to London.
MORE ADVENTURE
"The Son of Tarzan," beginning Monday, is as swift moving
and thrilling as the preceding series of the pictorial exposition of the
widely discussed and translated novels of Mr. Burroughs. The boy, a strong
likeness of his father, is fearless and adventurous. His mother, however,
fearing that love of primitive excitement will lure him from the solid
achievements of comfort and civilization, shields him from knowledge of
his father's antecedents.
But Tarzan's sworn enemy, Paulvitch, pursues his evil
designs in the boys life and from them spring the drama and adventures
which will be portrayed daily in The Times, beginning Monday.
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