A prodigious reader of fiction, Gary Buckingham always held an abiding interest in history and political geography, realizing early on that these fields had minimal prospects. Attaining four technical degrees, his career was that of electrical engineer.

Working for seven federal agencies amid 16 distinct assignments, Gary decided to follow-up his voluminous reading and extensive travel by writing some Tarzan tales.

His parents, Lynn and Allen, purchased the new Whitman edition of The Return of Tarzan in 1967, starting his life-long attentiveness to all the narratives written by the Master of Adventure, Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Joining an Edgar Rice Burroughs fan organization in 1976, he finally attended his first Burroughs convention in 2010, hosting three in 2020, 2021 and 2023.

First copyediting for author Will Murray in 2015, Gary has now edited 40 novels and two art chronology compilations (Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E. Howard). Among these have been 15 manuscripts about Burroughs’ characters by new authors.

Writing his own adventures of Burroughs’ jungle lord starting in 2013, the third published chronicles took place in his home state of Wisconsin. A new, fourth collection of his authorized stories will be published in 2025, the mostly-completed fifth in 2026.

Scott Tracy Griffin is the author of Tarzan on Film (Titan Books, 2016) and Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration (Titan Books, 2012), a 2013 Locus Award Finalist for Best Art Book.

Growing up in small-town Mississippi, Tracy discovered the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs at age nine and was swept away by the author’s captivating narratives.

He has written about the entertainment industry for more than 30 years. He has appeared in numerous documentaries, news shows, radio programs, podcasts, and print interviews, discussing American novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs’ literary legacy and film, and is ranked among the foremost authorities on the author.

Tracy’s professional background also includes work in public relations, fund-raising, event planning, and a decade as a management consultant helping Fortune 500 companies achieve Best Practices.

Tracy received his undergraduate degree in sociology from Millsaps College and his MBA from California State University Los Angeles. For more information please see ScottTracyGriffin.com.