Jungle Tales of Tarzan

Jungle Tales of Tarzan is a collection of twelve loosely connected short stories by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, comprising the sixth book in order of publication in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. Chronologically the events recounted in it occur within Chapter 11 of the first Tarzan novel, "Tarzan of the Apes", between Tarzan's avenging of his ape foster mother's death and his becoming leader of his ape tribe. The stories ran monthly in "Blue Book" magazine, September 1916 through August 1917 before book publication in 1919.
Contents.
The book is a collection of 12 loosely connected short stories of Tarzan's late teenage years, set within a year or two before Tarzan first sees white people including Jane Porter. According to "", Philip José Farmer's study of the ape man's life and career, the incidents of this book occurred from February, 1907-August, 1908 (aside from the eclipse incident in the final tale, there apparently having been no such eclipse visible from equatorial Africa during this period).
Critical reception.
Erling B. Holtsmark explores these stories topically in "Tarzan and Tradition" along with the first five Tarzan novels. The book is indexed to provide help in locating the commentary on each story.
Stan Galloway's "The Teenage Tarzan: A Literary Analysis of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Jungle Tales of Tarzan" provides the first extended study of this collection of short stories. "The Teenage Tarzan" explores each story, usually in the order of composition, with references to "Tarzan of the Apes" and other books written by Burroughs. The study includes reference to other media as well, where Tarzan is a character, and a particular interest in literary symbols at work in the stories. Galloway's book also contains a useful index.
Both Holtsmark and Galloway approach the stories seriously and positively, providing a counter to a largely dismissive earlier reception.
Anthology reprints.
Galloway records that "Tarzan's First Love" has been reprinted in "Love Stories", edited by Martin Levin and "High Adventure", edited by Cynthia Manson and Charles Ardai.
Galloway records that "The Battle for Teeka" also appeared in "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine" in May 1964 as well as "Ellery Queen's 1970 Anthology" (1969).
Adaptations in comics.
Stories from the book have been adapted into comic form on a number of occasions.
Charlton Comics adapted eight of the stories, including "The Capture of Tarzan", "The Fight for the Balu", "The Battle for Teeka", "Tarzan Rescues the Moon", "The Nightmare", "The God of Tarzan", "The Lion" and "A Jungle Joke" in "Jungle Tales of Tarzan" nos. 1-4, dated December 1964-June 1965.
Gold Key Comics adapted four of the stories, including "The Capture of Tarzan", "The God of Tarzan", "Tarzan and the Black Boy" and "A Jungle Joke" in "Tarzan" nos. 169-170, dated July–August 1967, with scripts by Gaylord DuBois and art by Alberto Giolitti.
DC Comics adapted three of the stories, including "The Capture of Tarzan", "The Fight for the Balu" and "The Nightmare" in "Tarzan" nos. 212-214, dated September–November 1972, reprinting the second in two parts in "Tarzan" nos. 252-253, dated August–September 1976, and the third in "Tarzan" no. 257, dated January 1977.
Burne Hogarth, illustrator and former Tarzan comic strip artist, adapted four of the stories, including "Tarzan's First Love", "The Capture of Tarzan", "The God of Tarzan" and "The Nightmare" in his showcase graphic novel "Jungle Tales of Tarzan" (1976), a follow-up to his earlier graphic novel "Tarzan of the Apes" (1972), which adapted the original Tarzan novel.
Marvel Comics adapted seven of the stories, including "Tarzan Rescues the Moon", "The God of Tarzan", "The Lion", "A Jungle Joke" and "The Battle for Teeka" in "Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle" nos. 7, 9, and 12-14, dated December 1977, February 1978, and May–July 1978, as well as "Tarzan's First Love" and "The End of Bukawai" in "Tarzan Annual" no. 1, dated December 1977.
Malibu Comics adapted one of the stories, "Tarzan's First Love", in "Tarzan: Love, Lies...and the Lost City" no. 1, 1992.
Sequential Pulp adapted all the tales for Dark Horse Comics in 2015 in a graphic album.