Tarzan
| Tarzan | |
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Tarzan's first appearance, in the October 1912 issue of The All-Story, illustrated by Clinton Pettee | |
| First appearance | Tarzan of the Apes |
| Last appearance | Tarzan: The Lost Adventure |
| Created by | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Portrayed by | See film and other nonprint media article section |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | John Clayton |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | Viscount Greystoke Earl of Greystoke Chieftain of the Waziri |
| Occupation | Adventurer Hunter Trapper Fisherman |
| Family | John Clayton (father) Alice Clayton (mother) William Cecil Clayton (cousin) |
| Spouse | Jane Porter (wife) |
| Children | Korak (son) |
| Relatives | Kala (adoptive mother) Tublat (adoptive father) Kerchak (adoptive father, Disney films) Unnamed adopted brother (book and films, deceased) Akut (adoptive brother, 2016 film) Meriem (daughter-in-law) Jackie Clayton (grandson) |
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Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer.
Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan first appeared in the novel Tarzan of the Apes (magazine publication 1912, book publication 1914), and subsequently in 23 sequels, several books by Burroughs and other authors, and innumerable works in other media, both authorized and unauthorized.