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Black Michael

Mutineer who sets the Claytons adrift.

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First appearance: tarzan of the apes

Black Michael shows up with force in Out to Sea. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Large sailor wounded by the captain's bullet, later recovered and rumored to be planning mutiny.
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In Out to Sea: Large sailor wounded by the captain's bullet, later recovered and rumored to be planning mutiny. Later, in The Savage Home: Forces the Claytons ashore despite their pleas, but spares their lives out of…

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LDLieutenant D'A…JCJohn ClaytonTATarzanLALady AliceCDCaptain DufranneBMBlack Michael

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Sailors, Mutineers, and Rivals
  • Castaways and Rescuers
  • Protagonist
  • Ape Tribe and Family

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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