The back-of-the-comic, The Jungle Twins, which spun off into its own title in 1972, introduced the identical cousins, both with amazing physiques and a dislike for clothing. Cradling him lovingly in his arms, Alec cries “Oh, please don’t die! Not now – not yet!”Ģ. The testosterone-laced atmosphere is embued with a surprising degree of tenderness: In “Message in the Snows,” Tarzan and two explorers named George and Alec are captured by giant Autralopitheci. Jane was usually absent instead, Tarzan spends most of his time bonding with various noble Africans and extremely chummy white explorers. This was the Edgar Rice Burroughs version, articulate, wealthy, and retired from vine-swinging on a jungle plantation – and, when the television series began in 1966, illustrated by pin-up quality pictures of Ron Ely.
