The Legend of Tarzan

This summer, the Legend of Tarzan is alive again with the release of the blockbuster movie. Did you know that the Tarzan story is over one hundred years old? Edgar Rice Burroughs' masterpiece was first released in 1912 and has been going strong ever since. Back when the king of the jungle was first created, he became a superhero, before there were superheroes.

Taking the plethora of DC and Marvel superhero movies, TV shows, and comic books as a reference point, let's look at superheroes before the advent of the comic book. How did they serve as the foundation of today's superheroes? Would a team of Victorian Avengers stand up to today's Avengers or Justice League?

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Everything Old is New Again: Tarzan
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