Return to the Planet of the Apes 2 (Escape from Terror Lagoon), by William Arrow

Return to the Planet of the Apes 2 (Escape from Terror Lagoon), by William Arrow. 1976 first printing paperback. 138 pages, very nice condition.

A novelization based on the teleplays from The animated series, Return to the Planet of the Apes, from 1975. The story covers three episodes of the cartoon: Tunnel of Fear, Lagoon of Peril, and Terror on Ice Mountain. Unlike the film, its sequels, and the 1974 live action TV series, which involved a primitive ape civilization, Return to the Planet of the Apes depicted a technologically advanced society, complete with automobiles, film, and television. As such it more closely resembled both Boulle's original novel and early concepts for the first Apes movie which were changed due to budgetary limitations in the late 1960s.