Korak vs. Mike Machado

Korak vs. Mike Machado by jen-and-kris

Mike Machado (to Korak):  No jungle punk ...

Korak vs. Mike Machado 2a by jen-and-kris

Mike Machado (to Korak):  ... tells Mike Machado ...

Korak vs. Mike Machado 3 by jen-and-kris

Mike Machado (to Korak):  ... what to do!!

Korak is the Honorable Jack Clayton, son of English Lord John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke, also known as Tarzan, lord of the jungle.  He is the hero of a 1915/6 magazine serial and 1917 novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs and a 1920 silent movie serial, as well as a character in several other Tarzan stories from 1914 to 1924.  He experienced a revival in 1964 as the star of his own comic book series and as a major character in various Tarzan comic books, pages, and strips from 1966 to 1978.


Korak strives to emulate the heroics of his legendary father but lacks his strength, maturity and experience.  Therefore, he is more likely to enter into dangerous situations and more vulnerable to being defeated.

This 3-part picture series "Korak vs. Mike Machado by jen-and-kris" was commissioned from an artist through DeviantART in 2016.    

This series was inspired by the Daily Tarzan comic strip Korak and the White Water Runner by Russ Manning on August 11, 1971.  In the story, film director Mike Machado is jealous of his star Anne Dagbert's flirtations with the handsome, athletic son of Tarzan and picks a fight with the young hero.

These pictures are fan art and intended to raise interest in and appreciation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character Korak.  

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