Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs for May 19, 2024

Opar “Winfrey”.

I suppose that La will want to save Tarzan, even if it means letting Jane live. And who what surly, burly male Oparian may want to make Jane his mate. So this might be an interesting sequence.

Any idea that begins, “I’ll bet they know the answer in Opar!” is a bad idea. Still, it can’t be worse than the last four or five Sunday story arcs…

Let’s imagine that there was a lost outpost of Plato’s mythical Atlantis in Africa. Considering Europeans’ ignorance of Africa for centuries a lot of things are possible. (Although we can rule out races of men 10 inches tall, gorillas who speak English, and some of the other things ERB invented.) With Africa no longer being the ‘unknown’ continent in the eyes of Europeans what would Opar be today? Probably a tourist trap. The “Jewels of Opar” would be available for sale all over the city – with ‘made in China’ stamped on them.

Maybe all Tarzan is needs is some good breakfast.

If there’s no “ape cure” for that, maybe there’s a “Coma Chameleon” somewhere…

5 stars today. This is believable and not silly. However, there may be a problem Perry Como (Coma) might be in danger. I actually Googled this and there is a tie-in.

What happens in Opar stays in Opar, Jane.

Wrong continent, Jane. Orangs are the pharmacists of the ape world.

We all want someone to communicate with, don’t we?

Does Queen La still rule Opar, if so Jungle Jane is in for a surprise! Nice to see her outfit has changed from pink to beige, much more fitting for a jungle adventure.

La is big on helping.

Unfortunately Jane mistook a nuclear power plant for Opar and was arrested by federal authorities.

How about their son Korak? He would know how the help Mom and Dad.