by Arthur B. Reeve. Tarzan the Mighty was a 15-chapter serial by Universal Pictures, released in 1928. Starring Frank Merrill as Tarzan and Louise Lorraine as Mary (a pseudo-Jane), this was the 3rd serial based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes. In connection with the release of the serial to the theaters, this novelization was released to the newspapers. Reprinted here is the complete unaltered text of that novelization.