Tarzan

Origin
When John and Alice Clayton, Lord and Lady Greystoke are stranded at sea, they find their way to a jungle where they make a treehouse to live until they can be rescued. There they have a child. Around the time of their son's first birthday, the Claytons are killed by Kerchak, leader of the apes. The baby survives and is adopted by an ape named Kala.

Literary Appearances
Burroughs Tarzan novels:
 * Tarzan of the Apes (1912)
 * The Return of Tarzan (1913)
 * The Beasts of Tarzan (1914)
 * The Son of Tarzan (1914)
 * Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916)
 * Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1916, 1917)
 * Tarzan the Untamed (1919, 1921)
 * Tarzan the Terrible (1921)
 * Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922, 1923)
 * Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924)
 * Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927, 1928)
 * Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928)
 * Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929)
 * Tarzan the Invincible (1930-1931)
 * Tarzan Triumphant (1931)
 * Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932)
 * Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933, 1934)
 * Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1935)
 * Tarzan's Quest (1935, 1936)
 * Tarzan the Magnificent (1936, 1937)
 * Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938)
 * Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947)
 * Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (1963, for younger readers)
 * Tarzan and the Madman (1964)
 * Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)
 * Tarzan: the Lost Adventure (with Joe R. Lansdale) (1995)