Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by apes, who later returns to civilization only to largely 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 then in twenty-three sequels and innumerable works in other media, authorized or not.
Tarzan was the hero of two popular radio programs. The first aired from 1932-1936 with James Pierce in the role of Tarzan. The second ran from 1951-1953 with Lamont Johnson in the title role.
TARZ.1932.09.12 EP001 TARZANSFIRSTBIRTHDAY TARZ.1932.09.14 EP002 BATTLEWITHTHEAPES TARZ.1932.09.16 03 TARZAN IN YOUNG MANHOOD TARZ.1932.09.19 04 TARZAN ATTACKED BY TABOR TARZ.1932.09.21 05 TARZAN SEES A SHIP TARZ.1932.09.23 06 TARZAN RESCUES THE CAPTAIN TARZ.1932.09.26 07 TARZAN RESCUES THE CAPTAIN AGAIN TARZ.1932.09.28 08 DID THE BOTTLE REALLY GO OVERBOARD TARZ.1932.09.30 09 THE CAPTAIN IS IN QUICKSAND TARZ.1932.10.03 10 A FIGHT ABOARD SHIP TARZ.1932.10.05 11 TARZANS SHACK TARZ.1932.10.07 12 MUTINOUS CAPTAIN KILLED TARZ.1932.10.10 13 TARZAN DELIVERS THE SAILOR TARZ.1932.10.12 14 TARZAN RESCUES JANES FATHER TARZ.1932.10.14 15 CLAYTON TRIES TO RESCUE THE PROFESSOR TARZ.1932.10.17 16 TARZAN SAVES CLAYTON TARZ.1932.10.19 17 TARZAN SAVES JANE TARZ.1932.10.21 18 TARZAN READS JANES LETTER TARZ.1932.10.24 19 MORNING ARRIVES TARZ.1932.10.26 20 TARZAN PRESIDES OVER APES TARZ.1932.10.28 21 TARZAN RESCUES JANE FROM THE APES TARZ.1932.10.31 22 THE PROFESSOR WANTS TO SEARCH TARZ.1932.11.02 23 RESCUE TARZ.1932.11.04 24 TARZANS HUT AFIRE TARZ.1932.11.07 25 CLAYTON HUNTS TARZAN TARZ.1932.11.09 26 TARZAN FIRES AT CLAYTON TARZ.1932.11.11 27 THE SHIP LEAVES TARZ.1932.11.14 28 SEARCH PARTY IS ATTACKED TARZ.1932.11.16 29 PHILANDER IS CAPTURED TARZ.1932.11.18 30 SEARCH PARTY FINDS A CLUE TARZ.1932.11.21 31 THE JUNGLE AWAKES TARZ.1932.11.23 32 JANE IS CAPTURED BY CANNIBALS TARZ.1932.11.25 33 SEARCH PARTY IS TRAPPED TARZ.1932.11.28 34 TARZAN LEARNS MORE ENGLISH TARZ.1932.11.30 35 JANE AND TARZAN GO INTO THE HUT TARZ.1932.12.02 36 SEARCH PARTY MAKES THEIR MOVE TARZ.1932.12.05 37 CANNIBALS CHOOSE THE PROFESSOR TARZ.1932.12.07 38 SECOND ESCAPE TRY TARZ.1932.12.09 39 JANE IS ATTACKED TARZ.1932.12.12 40 THE POISON DRINK TARZ.1932.12.14 41 APE BATTLES SNAKE TARZ.1932.12.16 42 RETURN OF THE SHIP TARZ.1932.12.19 43 TARZAN SAVES JANE TARZ.1932.12.21 44 TARZAN RECAPTURED TARZ.1932.12.23 45 REUNITED TARZ.1932.12.26 46 ESCAPE TARZ.1932.12.28 47 RAIN COMES TARZ.1932.12.30 48 JANE RECEIVES GREYSTOKE LOCKET TARZ.1933.01.02 49 TARZAN AND THE CROCODILES TARZ.1933.01.04 50 RESCUERS SEEK SAFETY IN CAVE TARZ.1933.01.06 51 ATTEMPTED RESCUE TARZ.1933.01.09 52 SOUNDS IN THE CAVE TARZ.1933.01.11 53 THE WITCH DOCTOR ESCAPES TARZ.1933.01.13 54 WITCH DOCTOR NOISES TARZ.1933.01.16 55 TARZAN FIRES DYNAMITE TARZ.1933.01.18 56 THE CANNIBALS ATTACK TARZ.1933.01.20 57 THE ATTACK TARZ.1933.01.23 58 THE LION ATTACKS TARZ.1933.01.25 59 THE PROFFESSOR COLLAPSES TARZ.1933.01.27 60 THE PARTY GETS MAD AT CLAYTON TARZ.1933.01.30 61 THE MUTINEERS RETURN TARZ.1933.02.01 62 JANE IS ATTACKED TARZ.1933.02.03 63 TARZAN AND JANE TALK TARZ.1933.02.06 64 JANE IS CAPTURED AGAIN TARZ.1933.02.08 65 TARZAN TO THE RESCUE TARZ.1933.02.10 66 TARZAN TO THE SHIP TARZ.1933.02.13 67 SHIP RESCUE TARZ.1933.02.15 68 SHIPWRECK TARZ.1933.02.17 69 CAPTAIN TRACYS ARM TARZ.1933.02.20 70 OTHERS ON THE REEF TARZ.1933.02.22 71 JANE WITH THE APES TARZ.1933.02.24 72 JANE AT THE DUM DUM TARZ.1933.02.27 73 ELEPHANT STAMPEDE TARZ.1933.03.01 74 LT DARNOT MAKES HIS ESCAPE TARZ.1933.03.03 75 TARZAN MEETS MUTINEERS TARZ.1933.03.06 76 THE ESCAPE TARZ.1933.03.08 77 WEEKS LATER