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This is your host, Adam Graham.

In a moment, we're going to begin our journey into the world of Tarzan.

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Tarzan is one of the most iconic

and recognizable literary heroes

of the 20th century.

Also inspired plenty of imitators such as Marvel Comics Khazar character,

or parodies such as George of the Jungle.

Tarzan's basic origin is fairly well known as a child whose parents died and was subsequently raised by apes.

And in a way, you can almost see Tarzan as a forerunner of all the sort of orphan heroes that would populate popular entertainment

in the 20th century. Tarzan started out in the books of Edgar Rice Burroughs with the first

Tarzan novel. In 1918, the character made the leap onto the screen with a series of silent films,

and in Talkies would become even more popular.

There were many actors who played the role of Tarzan, and in some cases, as occurred with a few Hollywood characters,

different studios got the rights to different stories featuring Tarzan,

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