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John Clayton (Edgar Rice Burroughs)

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Real Name
Current Alias


Identity

Alignment

Relatives
Lord John Clayton (father, deceased); Lady Alice Rutherford Clayton (mother, deceased); Kala (adoptive mother, deceased); Jane Porter (mate); Korak (Jack Clayton, son)

Universe

Base Of Operations

Characteristics
Gender

Hair

Unusual Features
In Mangani culture, John Clayton was considered ugly and sickly looking. His physical presence earned him the unflattering nickname Tarmangani (white ape).

Status
Citizenship

Occupation
5th Earl of Greystoke; Lord of the Jungle

Education
Privately tutored by Jane Porter

Origin
Origin
Orphaned at infancy, John Clayton was raised by the Mangani, a species of ape in the jungles of equatorial Africa.

Place of Birth


First appearance


Contents

History

History of character is unknown.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

Above Average: Tarzan is in peak physical condition. In his prime, he possessed the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engaged in intensive regular exercise. By the age of thirteen, he possessed a strength level equitible to that of a thirty-year-old man. [1]

Paraphernalia


Weapons

His father's knife (originally given to him by the pirate Black Michael

Notes

  • Tarzan is the intellectual property of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. The copyright for the Tarzan property has been in the public domain and used by several publishing houses including DC Comics, Dell Comics, Gold Key Comics, Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics.
  • Though Tarzan was born in Africa, he is actually of British descent.
  • Though Tarzan never made any effort to maintain a secret identity, the general populace at large do not recognize Tarzan as John Clayton, Earl of Greystoke.



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Links and References


Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tarzan of the Apes #207
"You get right back here and finish this article, young man!"

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