Back in the dark days of the Great Depression, the beleaguered public sought to escape from their plight by looking to black-and-white heroes who could transport them far from the grim realities of life. These included cowboys like Tom Mix and the Lone Ranger, and space heroes Buck Rogers and Flash Gorden, who could zap them out of their earthbound doldrums. And then there was Tarzan.

This great escapist hero was created in 1914 by the middle-aged — let's be honest — hack w ...

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