Tarzan the Invincible

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name = Tarzan the Invincible
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image_caption = Dust-jacket illustration of "Tarzan the Invincible"
author = Edgar Rice Burroughs
illustrator = Studley O. Burroughs
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country = United States
language = English
series = Tarzan series
genre = Adventure novel
publisher = Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
release_date = 1931
media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 318 pp
isbn = NA
preceded_by = Tarzan at the Earth's Core
followed_by = Tarzan Triumphant

"Tarzan the Invincible" is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourteenth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Blue Book from October, 1930 through April, 1931 as "Tarzan, Guard of the Jungle."

The novel comes of the heels of what many consider the "peak" of the series, but re-visiting Opar is a breath of fresh air. Formulaic as its predecessors are, it's still genuine escapist adventure-reading. Tarzan's pet monkey friend, Nkima, adds flavor to the story, which ERB did well to incorporate--and not a book too soon!

Plot summary

Tarzan prevents Russian communists from looting the lost city of Opar.

Comic adaptations

The book has been adapted into comic form by Gold Key Comics in "Tarzan" nos. 182-183.

References

*cite book | last=Bleiler | first=Everett | authorlink=Everett F. Bleiler | title=The Checklist of Fantastic Literature | location=Chicago | publisher=Shasta Publishers | pages=67 | date=1948
*cite book | last=Chalker | first=Jack L. | authorlink=Jack L. Chalker | coauthors=Mark Owings | title=The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 | location=Westminster, MD and Baltimore | publisher=Mirage Press, Ltd.| pages=133 | date=1998

External links

* [http://www.erblist.com/erblist/tzinvincsum.html Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary Project page for "Tarzan the Invincible"]