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Tarzan of the Apes                                  Comics Lot
Written by: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Adapted by: Sharman DiVono & Mark Evanier
Artist: Dan Spiegle
Colorist: Jo Meugniot
Letterer: C. McCarthy
Cover by: Charles Ren

Comic adaptation of the 1984 movie Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a 1984 British film directed by Hugh Hudson and based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel Tarzan of the Apes (1912). Christopher Lambert stars as Tarzan (though the name Tarzan is never used in the film’s dialogue) and Andie MacDowell as Jane; the cast also includes Sir Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, James Fox, Cheryl Campbell, and Ian Charleson.

A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant and raises him as her son. Twenty years later, Captaine Phillippe D’Arnot discovers the man who thinks he is an ape. Evidence in the tree house leads him to believe that he is the direct descendant of the Earl of Greystoke, and thus takes it upon himself to return the man to civilization.

Story/Spoilers
In issue #1, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton are sent to Africa and are in trouble when a mutiny occurs on the ship they are traveling on. They are put ashore and struggle to survive. A son is born and then tragedy strikes as the parents die. But their son is adopted by apes and named Tarzan.

Finally, in issue #2, Tarzan grows up with the tribe of apes and learns the ways of the jungle and also struggles to learn the ways of man in what remains in the home of his deceased parents.

Comics lot reprints/collects: Marvel Comics Super Special (1984) Issue #29.  Marvel Comics

Comics lot contains: Tarzan of the Apes (1984) Issues #1-2.  Marvel Comics

Comics are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

First Printing
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Publication Date: 1984
Format per comic: FC, 32 pages, Comic, 10.25″ x 6.65″
UPC: None Stated

Collectible Entertainment note: Comics #1,2 are in Fine to Fine + condition.  Nice Set!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Tarzan and/or Edgar Rice Burroughs collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommended.

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