Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs for January 04, 2020

Tarzan, meet the real George Rocke.

Bamboo trees?? They look more like banana trees!

So, why’d Captain Crook keep this guy alive when he killed everyone else? Wait, watch out, Jungle Boy, it’s a trap!

He’s got some vital info to impart to Tarz that the Captain needs….I guess..

You water the bamboo daily, and the guy is slowly stretched to death.

Wow! What are the odds of three white guys being in the same area in this part of the jungle?

Tarzan will demand to see some ID papers first.

The real “George Rocke” insurance man! Cross is not smart enough to come up with a moniker like that!!

I’ve always wondered about Tarzan’s favourite mode of transportation- swinging from vine to vine. There seems to be a fair amount of faith involved – Faith that the vine that you’ve grabbed onto isn’t rotten and is firmly affixed to something above – Faith that, as you are swinging, you are going to see another suitable vine in front of you. I imagine that there would be a lot of times when there are just no handy vines to continue in the direction he is going. In which case, he would have to drop to the ground and go on foot until he comes across another hanging vine.

I think I’ve just overanalyzed the whole vine swinging scenario.