Tarzan the Ape-Man was introduced to readers by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1912 and has appeared in film and comics many times since. An English lord, orphaned as a baby and raised by apes, Tarzan is a classic "noble savage" with the intelligence of a human being and the nature-loving wisdom of the beasts. Tarzan's linkage to the apes marks him as a product of Darwin's theory though Tarzan's resemblance to the biblical Adam is evident as well. Though Johnny Weismuller's film portrayal of the jungle man with his "Me Tarzan, you Jane" use of broken English has come to be identified with the character, Burroughs' books portrayed a more intelligent Tarzan. Joe Kubert's comic book renditions of Tarzan, originally published by DC Comics and recently collected and reprinted by Dark Horse are truer to the spirit of the books than most of the Tarzan films. For many baby boomers and some older Gen-Xers, however, the Weismuller Tarzan is a staple from childhood.