Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes reveals vital information about Tarzan a.k.a. Lord of the Jungle.  Did you ever wonder about Tarzan’s origin?  The meaning of his name?  Why he is an English lord? This first Tarzan novel answers the questions.  In Chapter 1 (Out To Sea), John...

How Edgar Rice Burroughs Created Tarzan

Six letters.  _ A _ _ A N.  Clue:  He is considered a superhero but he has no superpowers.  He is the protector of a dangerous, labyrinthian jungle envorinment and its citizenry. Batman? No.  Although Batman fits the description and Gotham City is an urban, concrete,...

“M*A*S*H” Is Anti-War But Not Antiseptic

On September 17, 1972, CBS introduced television viewers to M*A*S*H, a half-hour comedy filmed with a laugh track and set in an Army hospital situated approximately three miles from the front lines of the Korean War.  The M*A*S*H acronym stands for Mobile Army...

“Kid Power”

Kid Power aired on ABC during the 1972-73 television season — it was another product of the Rankin-Bass animation machine that relied heavily on transforming the creations of others.  Based on Morrie Turner’s Wee Kids comic strip, Kid Power centered on a...

“King Kong” and “Tom of T.H.U.M.B.”

King Kong is a New York City film icon.  He climbed to the top of the Empire State Building in the 1933 and 2005 King Kong films.  In 1976, he climbed to the top of the World Trade Center. But the 1966-67 Saturday morning cartoon series King Kong depicted the title...