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Jan of the Jungle (Pulp)

A rousing jungle adventure of revenge, lost worlds, wars and romance. Raised in a lab (alongside a chimp) by a brilliant, but misguided scientist, a young boy is trained to be a killing machine. But the young boy, Jan, is clever enough to escape from the lab and make it out into the surrounding swamp with his chimp mentor at his side. The swamplands offer Jan has his first taste of freedom. He grows up fast, and has several run-ins with the wildlife of the swamps–crocodiles, snakes, bears, etc.. He soon discovers a lost world, a Lemurian princess and adventure beyond his wildest dreams.
Alias Jan, the Jungle Boy
Real Names/Alt Names Jan Trevor
Characteristics All Story Universe, Film Characters, Jungle Action, Pulp Characters, Modernism Era
Creators/Key Contributors Otis Adelbert Kline
First Appearance “Jan of the Jungle” in Argosy (April 18, 1931 – May 23, 1931)
First Publisher Frank Munsey [LUM]
Appearance List Magazine: “Jan of the Jungle” in Argosy (April 18, 1931 – May 23, 1931). Novel: The Call Of The Savage (1937).
Sample Read Jan of the Jungle [PGAU]
Description A rousing jungle adventure of revenge, lost worlds, wars and romance. Raised in a lab (alongside a chimp) by a brilliant, but misguided scientist, a young boy is trained to be a killing machine. But the young boy, Jan, is clever enough to escape from the lab and make it out into the surrounding swamp with his chimp mentor at his side. The swamplands offer Jan has his first taste of freedom. He grows up fast, and has several run-ins with the wildlife of the swamps–crocodiles, snakes, bears, etc.. He soon discovers a lost world, a Lemurian princess and adventure beyond his wildest dreams.
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