CONTENTS You are invited to peruse these pages and to check out the releases by fellow-ERB fans, researchers, writers and merchandisers:
Thomas Yeates, Bob Clampett, Denny Miller, Frank Puncer (new e-mail address), David Critchfield, David Burton, Bruce Scivally, James Spratt, Go Tickets, David Fury, Ted McKosky, Sean Menard (Nick Cardy), Louis Fried, Bob Zeuschner, Jerry Schneider, Jeff Long, Bison Books, Phil Normand, Michael Wilson, Matt Cohen, Richard Lupoff, Win Scott Eckert, Sara Haynes of Cassia County, Tom Tolley, Brian Bohnett, George McWhorter, Robert Barrett, Alan Hanson, Brad Burch of Forest Primeval, Reel Art Studios, Bruce Wood, Michael Tierney, Eric Stedman of Serial Squadron, Hugh Munro Neely, Jerry O'Hara, Frazetta, Disney, Jeff Doten, Pete Ogden, Bill Ross, Mike Conran, Frank Westwood, James van Hise, J. G. Huckenpöhler. and many more including contacts for purchase of private collections. 

MINT/VF EDITIONS FOR SALE I have a complete collection of ERB non Tarzan hardcovers. They are in immaculate condition.  The majority are ERB press, the rest are Canaveral press. All the books have dust jackets. These are all in beautiful condition. After checking various online book sellers the price for the lot appears to be within the range of $20,000 for all the books. Offers?

For larger images and descriptions see: 
www.ERBzine.com/swag/covers/braverman.html

. . . AND MORE

SON OF TARZAN

• Grossett & Dunlap red cloth c 1917 Wartime issue (WWI) w/ a wartime dust jacket & Hulbert Burroughs dedication
•  Al Burt Co. c 1918 green cloth w/ Hulbert Burroughs dedication
•  TRIPLE-SIGNED Grossett & Dunlap red cloth c 1917 w/ Hulbert Burroughs dedication...signed by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Joan Burroughs and James H Pierce.

TARZAN OF THE APES c 1914 McClurg red cloth SIGNED "With Best Wishes, Edgar Rice Burroughs"

TARZAN AND THE LION MAN c1934 tan cloth w/ dust jacket, titles in blue to cover and spine

THUVIA, MAID OF MARS edition circa 1948 Grey cloth, titles in brown to cover and spine. Book in fine to very fine, clean, bright and tight condition in a fine dust jacket. 

I also have several old Tarzan comic books in excellent condition, some lobby cards, some collector cards, autographed photos, and several ERBANIA magazines. All told it's an awesome collection! 

Janelle Williams 
2418 Honolulu Ave., Suite B
Montrose, CA  91020
cell:  818.749.0363 

Major Release in Time for the Chicago Dum-Dum

Covering the Worlds of 
Edgar Rice Burroughs
by Jeff Long and Chris Wright
Covering the 

Writer Jeff Long and artist Chris Wright probe the fantastic worlds of the man who created John Carter of Mars and Tarzan of the Apes — from the perspective of that ancient tabloid newspaper, The Barsoomian Blade. With a dash of The Onion, and in the tradition of Tarzan Alive by Philip Jose Farmer, "Covering the Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs" mixes analysis with a fair amount of absurdity. That kind of scholarship can only come from a life-long love of the works penned by the Master of Adventure. 

Long and Wright dive headfirst into a universe where princesses are incomparably beautiful, villains are unquestionably evil, and heroes are indisputably noble. The reporters and editors in that reality are ... well ... like reporters and editors everywhere — constantly chasing a roaring good story. And Burroughs provided dozens, in far-flung locales ranging from the Red Planet, to the jungles of Africa and the core of the Earth. 

Preview Price: US$15.00 
View the Lulu Preview pages HERE
Place your orders at the LULU PURCHASE PAGE
Those attending the Chicago Dum-Dum 
will be able to purchase copies directly from Jeff.

A Unique Tarzan Collectible from Al Bohl Thus far all the funding for the Tarzan: Lord of the Louisiana Jungle project has come from my own pocket. Also, my daughter Allison has donated her time and talent to help make this project possible. I am waiting to hear from several grants I have applied for and further down the road I will be looking for corporate sponsorship. 

I am not stopping the production while waiting to hear from the grants. There are several things which I am doing that need an additional infusion of funds at this time. Just three examples are the purchase of historic archival photos and footage along with some fees to enter into film festivals and the cost of producing all original music for the documentary and a new improved version of the original motion picture “Tarzan of the Apes.”

I have produced a 24” x 36” full color "Tarzan: Lord of the Louisiana Jungle" poster suitable for framing. It is printed on fine gloss poster paper. I am only printing 250 posters. Each will be numbered and signed by me. Numbers 11-250 are available for $25 each. This includes FREE shipping and handling. Also, your name will be listed in the end credits of the DVD presentation as a sponsor who made this documentary possible. Follow the progress of the project in ERBzine.

~ Al Bohl

Full ordering information is displayed at:
www.albohl.com

OFFERS? I have found a copy of Return of Tarzan, signed and with a line drawing of Tarzan on the title page, which is also inscribed:  To Robin, Bless You, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Honolulu, Aug. 27, 1944. My dad was a Tarzan devotee and spent all of his money on the books back in the 20's. He had a terrible childhood and I credit Tarzan for making him compassionate towards animals, anyway, and for keeping him sane. He is 95 and has Alzehimer's, but he still knows his Tarzan. So when I saw this book in a box of giveaways, I took it, not knowing that it was inscribed. Too bad I don't know who Robin Semmes, is. The book is inscribed to her.

Is there any interest in this 1915 book?  It does say McClurg inside, but the outside spine says Grosset and Dunlap which makes me think it's a reprint.
Ruth Jones

 

DARRELL C. RICHARDSON May 17, 1918 - September 19, 2006  The Memorial Tribute Site Old Tiger Press items at ERBzine Swag

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Darrell C. Richardson Collection for Sale

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John Gunnison of Adventure House has just completed a large catalog of material with a section of product from the estate of Darrell C. Richardson. Darrell was a collector of ERB, as well as Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, and his holdings included some incredibly rare stuff. They are in the process of selling Darrell's collection on consignment for his estate.

There are actually two catalogs...one which is 414 pages in size, and has some 16k books, mostly pulps. The second catalog is actually an auction catalog in which Darrell's copies of parts of the original serial of RETURN OF TARZAN in NEW STORY MAGAZINE, as well as Darrell's copy of A GENT FROM BEAR CREEK is being offered.  The catalogs are on sale now with the auction closing on March 12, 2010 and the sale date for items in the big catalog taking place the week before on March 5th. In case I confused you...the catalog is for sale now, but I won't be taking orders until March 5th, so everyone has a chance to check out all the great stuff and then has the same chance as everyone else at getting something once I start accepting orders on March 5, 2010.

If you'd like more information, contact John, or check out the website at:
http://www.adventurehouse.com
or the auction site at: 
http://server8.maxanet.com/cgi-bin/mndetails.cgi?adventurehouse

John Gunnison
Adventure House
Publisher: High Adventure, G-8 and His Battle Aces, Adventure House Presents: Pulp Replicas, Walter Baumhofer: Pulp Art Master, Alex Raymond: His Life and Art... and now ADVENTURE HOUSE AUCTION!

Lavishly illustrated with 
over 60 art pieces by Thomas Yeates

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Bob Clampett's Beany & Cecil DVD with Burroughs "Mars" Test Footage - 1936

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Marking their 60th anniversary in show business, Beany, Cecil and the gang are back in Bob Clampett's Beany and Cecil the Special Edition Volume 2. To make it even more special, we found in our warehouse a limited supply of Beany and Cecil the Special Edition Volume 1, the highly prized release from the year 2000, now out of print. It has become a collector’s item.

This unopened stock of Volume 1 is being offered at its original price while supplies last. The first chance in nearly a decade to own the classic Beany and Cecil cartoons and the Time for Beany puppet shows. Packed with Rare Archival Materials. Interviews with Creator Bob Clampett. Transfers from the original camera negatives. Volume 2 cartoons in English and Spanish.

Only available at beanyandcecil.com

Of special interest to ERB/JCB and Bob Clampett fans and scholars is the rare footage of the John Carter Animation Project test footage from the 1930s. 

Early '70s photo courtesy of  Rob Clampett
Bob Clampett and John Coleman Burroughs with the promotional portfolio of their John Carter project

For more on the John Carter project see: ERBzine 2175 and ERBzine 2176

Grand Master of Fantasy - The Paintings of J. Allen St. John
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The Vanguard ULTRA edition of only 300 copies is now available. The ULTRA is like the Deluxe edition, with endpapers, bonus folio and slipcase but, is beautifully bound in genuine leather and will have one bonus plate featuring a previously unpublished St. John Tarzan painting. It comes signed, not only by primary authors Stephen D. Korshak and J. David Spurlock, but is also signed by contributing authors: Jack Williamson, Danton Burroughs, Robert R. Barrett, and Vincent DiFate. Our understanding is that these were the last items signed by Jack Williamson and Danton Burroughs prior to their passing. The ULTRA sells for $250 + $15 s/h in the USA. The ULTRA is available exclusively from the publisher:  Vanguard Productions, 186 Center Street, Suite 200, Clinton, NJ 08809 
More information is available on their website www.vanguardproductions.net.

The great J. Allen St. John retrospective from Vanguard Productions, The Paintings of J. Allen St. John-Grand Master of Fantasy, is finally at press. The full-color, 160-page, 9 x 12 book, by Stephen D. Korshak and J. David Spurlock has been in the works for many years. Final proofs have been seen by S. Bradleigh Vinson, Robert R. Barrett, and Danton Burroughs who all expressed that it is everything St. John and Burroughs fans have been hoping for. Included are both classic and rare images -- some previously unpublished including multiple newly discovered unpublished Burroughs works! The text is the most in-depth coverage to-date on the artist and features guest essays along with an Introduction by Lin Carter and an Afterword by Frank Frazetta. 

As with most Vanguard books, including their RGK: The Art of Roy G. Krenkel (2004), and their earlier, Drawings of St. John (2005), there will be a paperback ($24.95), hardback ($39.95), and Deluxe hardback with slipcase and 16-pg bonus folio ($59.95). 

More information is available on their website www.vanguardproductions.net. Note: they do not take credit cards on their website. They prefer you mail in an order with your check. Vanguard is also in production on a new How to Draw book by Tarzan comic-book artist Joe Kubert and, Frazetta: The Definitive Reference which features John Carter on the cover.

Vanguard Productions,186 Center Street, Suite 200, Clinton, NJ 08809

Dark Horse Archives presents the first four issues of this influential Golden Age series in a handsome hardcover -- kicking off a comprehensive program that will collect the first 19 years of the classic title! In 1947, artist Jesse Marsh left Walt Disney Studios -- where he had worked on Pinocchio, Fantasia, and various animated shorts‹to work for Western Publishing full time. Tarzan was one of his first assignments, with the iconic character's first original comic-book appearance in Dell Four-Color Comics #134. Tarzan #2 would begin Marsh's long-term collaboration with writer Gaylord DuBois. Their work drew admiration and respect from readers and peers -- Russ Manning among them -- and Marsh's art inspired future comics creators from Richard Corben to Los Bros. Hernandez!  Dark Horse plans to publish the entire run (~19 years) of Jesse Marsh's Tarzan.

256 pages, $49.95  ~ Dark Horse Comics

The original Tarzan comics are finally back in print after sixty years! This second volume reproduces six big Golden Age issues for readers new and old to enjoy, and all stories are by the dynamite team of Gaylord DuBois and Jesse Marsh. DuBois and Marsh's 19-year collaboration on Tarzan produced a legendary body of work and an enduring vision of one of the world's foremost adventure icons. Marsh's art enthralled an entire generation of comics readers, influencing future creators the Hernandez brothers and earning the acclaim of such fellow professionals as Russ Manning and Alex Toth!  Dark Horse plans to publish the entire run (~19 years) of Jesse Marsh's Tarzan.

224 pages, $49.95 ~ Dark Horse Comics

The world's first Tarzan comic books are back in print at last! Jesse Marsh remains one of the great, unsung artists of comics history, even though his straightforward realism was admired by such comics legends as Russ Manning and Alex Toth. Marsh's nineteen-year collaboration with writer Gaylord DuBois defined Edgar Rice Burroughs's iconic jungle lord for an entire generation of young readers, and the massive body of work they produced continues to influence comic artists to this day.
* Reproducing the now-hard-to-find and pricey issues for fans, this archive series will collect issues #11-#16.

256 pages, $49.95  ~ Dark Horse Comics

TWO POEMS BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
A limited run of 100 copies published by Frank Puncer

CONTENTS

• Preface by Frank Puncer
• Scans of Florence Gilbert's personal copy
• Colour photo of Ed and Florence on their Hawaiian Honeymoon
• Lee Chase Introduction and Colour Photo
• 1920s Studio Publicity Photo of Florence Gilbert
• THE BALLAD OF THE B'S
• Original poem calligraphy and colour art by ERB
• IT'S ANTS
• Original poem calligraphy and colour art by ERB

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Excerpt from the Puncer Preface:
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) discovered an outlet for his creative muse as a young boy through the mediums of poetry and drawing. Poetry in the form of narrative verse filled with humor, whimsy and often, satire, was to become a lifelong hobby of Burroughs. Burroughs often accompanied his poetic efforts with skillfully rendered pencil and ink sketches and drawings, which he sometimes embellished by the addition of watercolors. The results were quite charming. . . . The current volume is the first facsimile appearance ever printed of Burroughs' original artwork and hand-lettered verses for these two poems. As such, this volume constitutes a true "first edition."

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THE GILAK'S GUIDE TO PELLUCIDAR
By David Critchfield
You won't be lost in Pellucidar with this new guide!
Don't go down without it

The 7-book Pellucidar series was written by the master storyteller, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Those books told the story of David Innes and Abner Perry's adventures in the savage land at the Earth's core. 

This new book by David Critchfield is the one and only guide to Pellucidar. 

It's full of information about the Earth's core: articles, maps, book summaries, family trees, languages, beliefs, publishing histories, a glossary of terms, and a list of articles written about Pellucidar. It's a must for fans of the series and a handy reference for Burroughs scholars and artists. 

The book is illustrated by Harry Roland with all new Pellucidar art.  Enjoy your trip below.

ORDER INFO HERE

 

David Burton's highly anticipated vision of Edgar Rice Burroughs' beloved tale...

This title is now available for purchase!
Click here to order this title from Lulu!

Edgar Rice Burroughs is most famous for his stories about the young boy lost in the jungle and raised by a tribe of apes. Though the world knew little about Africa at the time when these stories were written, Burroughs in fact got many of his theoretical ideas absolutely correct about apes and their ways of living. Now, after many years of reprints in standard paperback format with average cover artwork and little to no illustration, David Burton and Leanta Books bring to you this re-imagining of one of the most beloved stories of all time!

This edition of Tarzan of the Apes will feature a complete edition of the ape-language dictionary for the first time ever! Burton has worked with a number of different sources to ensure that this ape-language dictionary is the most complete ever put together in print. 

Also featured in the book is an Introduction by Robert B. Zeuschner and the research article, "Feral Children in Fact and Fiction" by Serena DuBois

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Bruce Scivally, longtime ERB fan and researcher, who has worked on a major documentary on Johnny Weissmuller and is author of one of the most comprehensive books on the cinematic James Bond, James Bond: The Legacy ~ has just completed:

Superman on Film, Television, Radio & Broadway
Mcfarland & Co Inc

The book is now available with full information and contact information at Bruce's Website:

www.brucescivally.com Advance orders are now being taken at Amazon: Contact

 

Maureen O’Sullivan No Average Jane by David Fury
Artist’s Press 2007, 520 pages, 150+ photos, $40

The first full-length biography of the beloved Irish actress Maureen O’Sullivan, after several years of research, has been published by Artist’s Press. Author David Fury has also written biographies of Burt Lancaster, Chuck Connors, and Olympic swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller, also fondly remembered as Tarzan of the movies.
While O’Sullivan is remembered as Jane of the Tarzan pictures, she was a major star with MGM in the 1930s and had lead roles in many classic films including The Thin Man (1934), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), David Copperfield (1935), A Day at the Races (1937), A Yank at Oxford (1938), and Pride and Prejudice (1940). The talented actress starred in 70 films over a sixty-year career, added radio acting to her repertory in the 1940s, and television drama when the medium boomed in the 1950s.

In 1962 she made a critical career move to the legitimate stage in the hit comedy, Never Too Late, which ran for two years on Broadway. In 1965 the lead actors of O’Sullivan and Paul Ford starred in a screen version of the play. The actress stayed on the stage for over 30 years and had another Broadway success in 1980, Mornings At Seven, which won the Tony Award for Best Revival. Maureen also was presented a special Drama Desk award for her performance.

After being off the big screen for twenty years, she made a strong comeback in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), with one of the finest portrayals of her career. Maureen landed another memorable character as Kathleen Turner’s grandmother in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), and had featured roles in several additional dramas over the next few years.

Maureen was also a busy mother and had seven children with first husband John Farrow, who died of a heart attack in 1963. She married James Cushing in 1983, and their very happy relationship lasted until her death in 1998. This biography follows her fascinating life after being discovered in Ireland at age eighteen by director Frank Borzage, who brought her to Hollywood to star in Song O’ My Heart (1930) with the legendary Irish tenor, John McCormack.

Her life became a storybook tale when she was chosen to co-star with Johnny Weissmuller in a series of Tarzan pictures, including Tarzan, the Ape Man (1932), the classic Tarzan and His Mate (1934), and four more jungle adventures. Maureen loved acting and never retired. She was still plying her trade as an octogenarian when her fellow actresses of the 1930s were long gone from the scene. In later years she accepted her legacy as Jane to Weissmuller’s Tarzan, but in this biography you will discover that she was "No Average Jane."

More info: 
www.ArtistsPress.com
ARTIST’S PRESS
PO Box 16087
Minneapolis, MN 55416
952-920-0834

NICK CARDY: Comic Strips focuses on Nick's stint in newspaper comics and includes chapters on his work on Tarzan (reprinted in its entirety for the first time), Casey Ruggles and Lady Luck. There are also a number of never-before-published strips including Major North, Mr. Figg and his Adam Pierce strip (of which all the original art is available for sale). 

The book includes an extensive interview as well as essays and appreciations from Jon B. Cooke, Richard Howell and Todd Dezago. Complete details can be found on www.artoriginals.ca including a brief preview on the book as well as the Adam Pierce collection of newspaper strips for sale. Half of the proceeds of all artwork sold will go directly to Nick, so check out this beautiful 50-year old artwork (including the only Sunday work that Nick has ever done in his long and storied career) 
Sean Menard has worked extensively with Nick over the last four years and is extremely grateful for his efforts in getting this project off the ground and to his many fans. Nick and Sean will be at Heroes Con in June where he will be signing copies of the book.

Sample panel (reduced in size)

Details:
Retail: $14.95 U.S.
Measurements: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8
Page count: 152 pages, full colour cover with black and white interiors
For More Info Contact: Sean Menard

 

Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Exhaustive Scholar’s and Collector’s Descriptive Bibliography of American Periodical, Hardcover, Paperback, and Reprint Editions by Robert B. Zeuschner 

In creating some of the most enduring characters in 20th century literature, Burroughs (1875–1950) left a complex bibliographic record of editions, and a long chain of fascinated collectors. The present reference work details all United States versions of all his works published through 1995. Each listing begins with a description of the first magazine appearance of the story (with full publication data); the first hardcover is then examined in detail, with publisher, date, a complete description of the book’s cover and jacket, print run, price, number of pages, and characteristics that separate it from following editions. Similar information is then provided from all subsequent editions. 
photographs, appendices, bibliography, index
softcover, 299 pages,  $35 
ISBN 0-7864-3113-X 
A hardcover edition is now available for $55.
McFarland Publications

Available Now for a Limited Time:
A dozen remaining hardback editions of the above title
inscribed by the author 
and available for sale from Bob Zeuschner at: 
rbzeuschner@adelphia.net

. ERB's A Princess of Mars
A new Leanta Books edition lavishly illustrated by David Burton
Now available at through the LULU Books Online Order Site

Originally published in 1912, 
Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars
is a classic science-fiction tale, brought to life by 
the stunning artwork of David W. Burton. 
The artist has been working on the 
nearly 30 illustrations for this book for the last six years!

"David Burton's illustrations are revolutionary in the anatomical realism of the amazing creatures that inhabit Burroughs' world. This book is wonderfully illustrated throughout, with portraits of the principle characters and full-page illustrations that give insight into Burroughs' amazing world as has never been seen before." ~ Leanta

"When it comes to accurately depicting the creatures that inhabit Edgar Rice Burroughs' worlds, David Burton stands as one of ERB's most conscientious interpreters. His thoroughness is staggering and deserves to be lauded. David really does his ERB homework!" ~ William Stout

124 pages, 8.50" x 11.00" ~ perfect binding ~ black and white interior ink
ISBN: 978-1-84728-153-1
$22.98 Download ~  $29.99 Print 

Purchase at: www.lulu.com/content/349617  or  www.leanta.com/princess.html

See more David Burton art at: ERBzine 0535  and  www.davidburtonart.net

Contact the artist at: david.burton@leanta.com

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Update from Jerry Schneider's ERBville Press

Under the Moons of Mars in the Uniform Edition Series has been published by Jerry Schneider's ERBville Press. For more information on this edition and many more releases check www.erbvillepress.com

"This is the seminal novel of Edgar Rice Burroughs, famous author of Tarzan of the Apes. John Carter of Earth and his adventures on Barsoom and his romance with Dejah Thoris, a princess of Mars. Fully illustrated with the artwork of Jeff Doten, including a beautiful color frontispiece. The text is the original All Story pulp magazine version." 

The Pulpville Press line reprints many of the old-time pulp writers, including ERB, Otis Adelbert Kline, Ralph Milne Farley, and others. All of these works are released in 6x9 inch trade paperbacks and 6x9 inch hardcovers with dust jackets. Again, check the above web site, click on "Pulpville Press", and then on the author you are interested in. Currently, there are 33 ERB's available, 7 Farley's, 2 Kline's, and many more for other authors.

All of the ERB reprints are from their first magazine appearance or some other early appearance and the Pulpville line is now reprinting the newspaper versions of ERB's stories. All of these versions (magazine and newspaper) are different from the hardcover versions, and none of them are the "censored" Tarzan versions. Virtually all of the books come with their original illustrations, both interior and exterior (some have new or old/new artwork if the original version had no artwork).

There is a softcover and hardcover version of the book by Richard C. Spargur which compares "Tarzan of the Apes" magazine text versus book text, which is sold at cost. Jerry Schneider's own "Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Silver Screen" series (vol. 1 and 4) is available in both softcover and hardcover. And there is a variety of other items available, including a few calendars.

Tarzan On Old Time Radio
Old Time Radio Catalog (OTRCAT.com) offers over 200 classic episodes of  Tarzan radio broadcast from the 1930s - 1950s. 

OTRCAT.com is dedicated to the preservation of the golden era of radio (old time radio).  You can hear thousands of old time radio episodes online and can stream or download full episodes in Mp3 format. 

Detailed descriptions of the performers and series broadcast in the era (1920s - 1959) are available to read. 

In the 'daily downloads', there are the broadcasts of the day throughout history (from the last 50-70+ years).

Our ERBzine Portals to Tarzan OTR Features:
ERB On The Air   and   ERB and Radio's Golden Age