It's a good thing to know history. 

Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes was gigantic - I know that much, and I'm not even that big a fan of the character. Start with the Elmo Lincoln movies, which were smashes. Crunch a few numbers re: how many people saw that whole series of films, and how many bucks they brought into box offices.

Beware of navel-gazing: "Only MY Era's Legends Are Real Legends!"

Monsterkid since the Kennedy Era