Tarzan of the Apes has had a long literary life. Originally published in 1914 in Tarzan of the Apes, the jungle lord was featured in 23 other books by Edgar Rice Burroughs. As a cultural phenomenon, Tarzan has spawned comic books (many good), movies (many bad) with one good pastiche/adaptation entitled Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) by Fritz Leiber. Parodies quickly followed success with cartoons like George of the Jungle and the pop songs like Guitarzan and Tarzan Boy as well as too many commercials and cartoons to number (though my favorites have always been those by Far Side cartoonist, Gary Larson). Tarzan has become part of our language, our shared symbology. But twice, he was a detective.
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I would love to have that cover as a poster framed and on my wall