East coast early birds beat us Westerners to it this day.This is the jungle version of the WWWF Tarzan-style and Kerchak is about to “check out”, if you know what I mean—should be obvious since Tarzan is telling his story so no “spoiler” for any reader worth his, or her salt.As New Year approaches I say “Good Morning Tribe Mates!” including APOI, Mr. ’house, James and of course Bwana “Q”, etc.
Cheeta the Chimp Dies at 80-Hollywood has lost one of its oldest stars: Cheeta the chimpanzee, who starred in the Tarzan films in the early 1930s. Cheeta died of kidney failure on Christmas Eve, according to the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbour, Florida where he lived. At 80, he was the oldest non-human primate alive, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. He outlived both Johnny Weissmuller, the actor who played Tarzan and owned him, and Maureen O’Sullivan, who played Jane. He was generally friendly, though he would sometimes “pick up some poop and throw it,” says one volunteer who knew him.
There is another cheeta in Palm Springs California that its owner claims is one of the originals. There were a few of them in the Tarzan movies. I’m not (yet) impressed with the depiction of the fight with Kerchak in today’s strip. This is one famous scene in the history of Tarzan comics used in the cover of many books. Celardo is not giving it its importance.
Tribe mates—-it seems the media likes to spell Tarzan’s chimpanzee companion’s name two ways—-Cheeta, and Cheetah (which refers to the speedy, spotted feline of the African plains). Oh, well just a point of usage I suppose…
jennifer almost 13 years ago
Let the rumble in the UFJ begin! (UFJ = Jungle version of UFC)
emile.a.schwarz almost 13 years ago
Mortal combat for supremacy1962-12-12
Btw: one day late, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!
APersonOfInterest almost 13 years ago
Alpha males competing for supremacy … ’tis the age old law of the jungle.-Good morning Tarzanatics.
profkatz almost 13 years ago
East coast early birds beat us Westerners to it this day.This is the jungle version of the WWWF Tarzan-style and Kerchak is about to “check out”, if you know what I mean—should be obvious since Tarzan is telling his story so no “spoiler” for any reader worth his, or her salt.As New Year approaches I say “Good Morning Tribe Mates!” including APOI, Mr. ’house, James and of course Bwana “Q”, etc.
profkatz almost 13 years ago
This just in: “Cheetah” from the 1930s Tarzan films just died in Florida at age 80. R.I.P. “Cheetah”.
APersonOfInterest almost 13 years ago
Cheeta the Chimp Dies at 80-Hollywood has lost one of its oldest stars: Cheeta the chimpanzee, who starred in the Tarzan films in the early 1930s. Cheeta died of kidney failure on Christmas Eve, according to the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbour, Florida where he lived. At 80, he was the oldest non-human primate alive, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. He outlived both Johnny Weissmuller, the actor who played Tarzan and owned him, and Maureen O’Sullivan, who played Jane. He was generally friendly, though he would sometimes “pick up some poop and throw it,” says one volunteer who knew him.
brickhouse almost 13 years ago
Sad news about cheeta.
swb338 almost 13 years ago
I’m a bit confused about Cheeta. Was he a small child in those movies?
sydman almost 13 years ago
There is another cheeta in Palm Springs California that its owner claims is one of the originals. There were a few of them in the Tarzan movies. I’m not (yet) impressed with the depiction of the fight with Kerchak in today’s strip. This is one famous scene in the history of Tarzan comics used in the cover of many books. Celardo is not giving it its importance.
profkatz almost 13 years ago
Tribe mates—-it seems the media likes to spell Tarzan’s chimpanzee companion’s name two ways—-Cheeta, and Cheetah (which refers to the speedy, spotted feline of the African plains). Oh, well just a point of usage I suppose…
Randyt8 almost 13 years ago
Tarzanics,Did you know that in the novels, the chimp is called Nkima? I don’t know where Cheeta came from.