Tarzan Triumphant

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Tarzan Triumphant
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Author Edgar Rice Burroughs
Illustrator Studley Oldham Burroughs
Country United States
Language English
SeriesTarzan series
Genre Adventure
Publisher Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Publication date
1931-1932
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages318
Preceded by Tarzan the Invincible  
Followed by Tarzan and the City of Gold  

Tarzan Triumphant is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fifteenth in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. [1] The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Blue Book from October, 1931 through March 1932. It should not be confused with the 1943 film Tarzan Triumphs , as the plots are not related.

Contents

Real-life Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin is used as a minor character in the novel, though he remains in Moscow and does not personally take part in the action.

Plot summary

Backed by Chief Muviro and his faithful Waziri warriors, Tarzan faces Soviet agents seeking revenge and a lost tribe descended from early Christians practicing a bizarre and debased version of the religion.

Comic adaptations

The book has been adapted into comic form by Gold Key Comics in Tarzan nos. 184-185, dated June–July 1969, with a script by Gaylord DuBois and art by Doug Wildey.

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References

  1. Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. p. 67.


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Tarzan Triumphant
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