Tarzan themed costumes and where to find them

Other than hardcore Tarzan hyper fans of all stripes, many of you people do not know that Tarzan merchandise was as ubiquitous as Pokemon merch, but largely from the 30s to the 60s. 

Some of the first Tarzan costumes were made as unofficial merch for both the silent films+serials, but might’ve declined in numbers to the point of becoming binned out. This meant that Tarzan themed costumes would arrive into what are now tropical themed Halloween events, with the Johnny Weissmuller films and their competitors arriving onto many world cinemas in the 1930s onward. 

In my Mexican born Nanna’s day, there used to be Tarzan themed pith helmets and weapons, associated rather unfortunately with upper class Brits’ over-preference of and unexpectedly being puppeteered by top ranking East African chiefs over the rest, which means they have long been replaced with low quality but otherwise official ERB branded clothes instead. 

Rather tellingly, this means a huge majority of Tarzan themed clothes are now unofficial once again and not to be branded with the ERB trademark anymore, which is for legal reasons beyond a casual fan’s control.