Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs for April 22, 2024

“Rallyho!”

Tarzan (disappointed): “There go the handbag and shoes and suitcase I promised Jane. She is gonna be angry… oh well, there is a shopping mall at Nairobi. Jane wouldn’t know the difference”.

Whadya knows. Even mighty Tarzan not able to keel mighty Crocodile God! Bow to the great Crocodile God ya foolish mortals. Offers him sacrifice and saves your soul!

Of course we knows Tarzan waiting for climax to keel crocodile god. Meanwhile it look like the usual old escape and get caught and escape and get caught again and again trick.

Now that came as a surprise……

Now circular mud-and-wattle homes, popular from the neolithic era on. Certainly not what you’d expect from the architects who built the impressive palace with finely worked ashlars that you wouldn’t find before the late bronze age. There is evidence of some construction by paleolithic humans & pre-humans (the cavemen these guys are supposed to be) but if the artist is trying to distract me from the threadbare plot with anachronistic illustrations he’s doing a good job.

Time for regime change!

Tarzan told Gimla only if he paid the light bill would he come back for a visit.

They can’t be galloping, they’re not riding horses!

That’s quite an advancement for these warriors in so short a time. Several hours ago, in comic strip time, they were waddling. Now they are galloping!

Halt ! Who goes there ? Friend or foe ?

To catch or to support?

Are Kroog and his armed men on zebraback, or do they just galumph along! Where Muviro and the Tantor squad, the should have gotten there by now…….

Wait! What?! Gimla lives?!!! Am I taking crazy pills???