ERBzine 0070: Illustrated St. John Checklist

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Volume 0070

EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
MOTES & QUOTES LXX
J. ALLEN ST. JOHN COVERS
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ERB ILLUSTRATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER AND
MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATIONS
by J. ALLEN ST. JOHN

BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS

The Return of Tarzan -1915 - 26 b/w interiors only
(DJ by N.C. Wyeth - ERB C.H.A.S.E.R.)

The Beasts of Tarzan - 1916 - wrap-around DJ, fp, titles & many b/w interiors

The Son of Tarzan - 1917 - wrap-around DJ, fp, titles & many b/w interiors

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar - 1918 - DJ, title, fp and 8 halftone sepia plates

Jungle Tales of Tarzan - 1919 - DJ, 5 sepia plates and 12 b/w interiors

The Warlord of Mars - 1919 - DJ repeated as sepia fp

Tarzan the Untamed - 1920 - DJ and 9 interior sepia plates

Thuvia, Maid of Mars - 1920 - (Monahan DJ) - 10 interior sepia plates
(DJ by P.J. Monahan - See ERB C.H.A.S.E.R.

Tarzan the Terrible - 1921 - DJ and 9 interior sepia plates

The Mucker - 1921 - DJ and 5 interiors

At the Earth's Core - 1922 - DJ and 9 interior sepia plates

The Chessmen of Mars - 1922 - DJ and 8 interior sepia plates

Tarzan and the Golden Lion - 1923 - DJ and 8 interior sepia plates

Pellucidar - 1923 - DJ and 4 interior sepia plates

The Land that Time Forgot - 1924 - DJ and 4 interior sepia plates

Tarzan and the Ant Men - 1924 - Wrap-around DJ repeated as sepia fp

The Cave Girl - 1925 - DJ repeated as sepia fp

The Eternal Lover - 1925 - DJ repeated as sepia fp

The Moon Maid - 1926 - DJ repeated as sepia fp

The Mad King - 1926 - DJ repeated as fp

The Outlaw of Torn - 1927 - DJ only

The Master Mind of Mars - 1928 - DJ, title page and 5 coated interiors

Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle - 1928 - DJ, title page and 5 interior sepia plates

The Monster Men - 1929 - DJ and title page

Tarzan at the Earth's Core - 1930 - Wrap-around DJ and b/w fp

Tarzan and the City of Gold - 1933 - DJ and 5 b/w interiors

Pirates of Venus - 1934 - DJ and 5 b/w interiors

Tarzan and the Lion Man - 1934 - 2 different DJs and 5 b/w interiors

Lost on Venus - 1935 - DJ and 5 b/w interiors

Tarzan and the Leopard Man - 1935 - DJ and 4 b/w interiors

Swords of Mars - 1936 - Wrap-around DJ and 5 b/w interior plates

Tarzan's Quest - 1936 - Wrap-around DJ and 5 b/w interior plates

Savage Pellucidar - 1963 DJ and 6 b/w interiors from Amazing

Minidoka - 1998

ERB MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATIONS

Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle
Blue Book - January 1928
Cover for Part 2 of the serialization
n/a
John Carter and the Giant of Mars
Amazing - January 1941
Cover

B/W title illos (pages 8 & 9)
B/W "Two people sat in a saddle on the thoat's broad back" (page 25)

The City of Mummies (Pt. 1 of Llana of Gathol)
Amazing - March 1941
Cover

B/W "This was no swordsman I faced, but a monstrosity out of Barsoom's Hell!" (page 9)
B/W "Pan Dan Chee unbuckled his sword to lay it at her feet"

Black Pirates of Barsoom (Pt. 2 of Llana of Gathol)
Amazing - June 1941
Cover

B/W "I rose stealthily from my couch" (page 8)
B/W "I drew my sword as the Black Prince charged down on me" (page 27)

Yellow Men of Mars (Pt. 3 of Llana of Gathol)
Cover

Amazing - August 1941
B/W Title illos (pages 6 & 7)
B/W "Turning, the warrior leaped over the rail to his death" (page 29)
Invisible Men of Mars (Pt. 4 of Llana of Gathol)
Amazing - October 1941
Cover

B/W title illos "At first I saw nothing, then her shadowy form materialized" (pages 8 & 9)
B/W "Mars' light gravity made my leap to the rooftop an easy matter" (page 27)

Slaves of the Fish Men (Pt. 1 of Escape on Venus)
Fantastic Adventures - March 1941
Cover

B/W "Slowly, cautiously, so as not to awaken the sleeping Earthman, the Venusian's webbed hand reached out" (page 9)
B/W "The hideous little fish-like creature scurried wildly to escape its pursuers" (page 35)

Goddess of Fire (Pt. 2 of Escape on Venus)
Fantastic Adventures - July 1941
Cover - Collaboration with H.W. McCauley who did the "Mac Girl"

B/W "These warriors fought with spears - more deadly than I had imagined" (page 8)
B/W "Bound with ropes, I was led through the strange forest of growing Brokol babies" (page 29)

The Living Dead (Pt. 3 of Escape on Venus)
Fantastic Adventures - November 1941
Cover

B/W "Carson and Duare hung helplessly, staring down at the dead warrior" (page 9)
B/W "Duare hurled the anotar into the air" (pages 24 & 25)

War on Venus (Pt. 4 of Escape on Venus)
Fantastic Adventures - March 1942
Cover
B/W "What could a lone Earthman do to destroy the tremendous land battleships of Venus?... Although they operated on land, these giant ships fought like an Earth navy." (page 9)
B/W "Carson drove the trident deep into the fellow's breast"

The Return to Pellucidar (Pt. 1 of Savage Pellucidar)
Amazing - February 1942
No Cover
B/W Title Illos "The earth was hollow, and inside it David Innes and Abner Perry found a strange savage civilization!" "They walked on, oblivious of the creatures lurking behind them." (pages 26 & 27)
B/W "With a mighty heave, he threw his adversary over his shoulder" (page 50)

Men of the Bronze Age (Pt. 2 of Savage Pellucidar)
Amazing - March 1942
No Cover
B/W Title illos: "It was a weird land indeed to which the runaway balloon bore Dian the Beautiful; to become its people's unvilling goddess" "The thipdar wheeled in the air and made for the balloon with a rush" (pages 74 & 75)
B/W "Dian sat erect with a gasp of fright as the grim masked figure advanced"

Tiger Girl (Pt. 3 of Savage Pellucidar)
No Cover
Amazing -April 1942
B/W Title illos: "Into the Sea of Nowhere sailed Dian and her captor. No one had ever sailed it before..." "Gamba drew back his bowstring to its utmost... the monster was upon them." (pages 48 & 49)
B/W "With a hoarse scream, Dian's captor tumbled into the depths" (page 68)

Skeleton Men of Jupiter
Amazing - February 1943
Cover

B/W Title illos: "From distant Jupiter came a weird band of abductors, the first move in an evil plan for the subjugation of Mars." "With a single bound I had gained the room. There, struggling in the arms of Multis Par, was Dejah Thoris!" (pages 8 & 9)
B/W "To my amazement, the branch coiled about my waist and swung me into the air" (page 40)

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