Tarzan the Invincible
 Dust-jacket illustration of Tarzan the Invincible | |
| Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Studley O. Burroughs |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Tarzan series |
| Genre | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. |
Publication date | 1931 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 318 pp |
| Preceded by | Tarzan at the Earth's Core |
| Followed by | Tarzan Triumphant |
Tarzan the Invincible is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourteenth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Blue Book from October, 1930 through April, 1931 as "Tarzan, Guard of the Jungle."
Plot summary
Tarzan, his monkey friend Nkima, and Chief Muviro and his faithful Waziri warriors prevent Soviet communists from looting the lost city of Opar. The story also prominently features Tarzan's lion ally Jad-bal-ja.
This book marks the last appearance of Opar and La in the Tarzan series, aside from the juvenile piece Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins with Jad-Bal-Ja the Golden Lion (1936), which was published later but is chronologically earlier.
Comic adaptations
The book has been adapted into comic form by Gold Key Comics in Tarzan nos. 182-183, dated February–March 1970, with a script by Gaylord DuBois and art by Doug Wildey.
References
- Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. p. 67.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 133.
External links
- ERBzine.com Illustrated Bibliography entry for Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan the Invincible
- Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary Project page for Tarzan the Invincible
- Text of the novel at Project Gutenberg Australia
| Preceded by Tarzan at the Earth's Core |
Tarzan series Tarzan the Invincible |
Succeeded by Tarzan Triumphant |