The First and Only Online Fanzine Devoted to the Life and Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs Master of Imaginative Fantasy Adventure  Creator of Tarzan and "Grandfather of American Science Fiction"

I was born on April 12th 1965 in a small town named Oisterwijk where I still live. In the seventees I bought the Dutch comics. I did this for several years.

The numbering of Series 12 is a bit strange it starts with 1201 and ends with 12267. The 12 is the series number. I didn't know that and in the late seventees I stopped buying the comics because I didn't see any possiblity to collect all 12000 comics.

The movies of Tarzan were only on the German television to see (in German language). This also only in the seventees.

After that I can't remember that there was a Tarzan movie on the television.

In 1991 I met my wife Maria and in 1993 we got married. We bought a house in Oisterwijk (I was living at Maria's house). For several years we did some major rebuildings on the house.

Last year (May 1st 1998) our daughter Maud was born.

As you know we have a very busy time right know. Maud doesn't sleep very much and is very active in learning all kind of things (also the things we don't like).

Besides our daughter we also have two pets (Joy our cocker spaniel dog  and Pim our rabbit) They both live inside our house which give us a lot pleasure. Both our animals can't miss each other.

Since two years I have a good contact with Rob Donkers (The Tarzan fan from the Netherlands). We have twice a week contact and and share lot of info. He send me the information I need and I send him the newest fact I see on the web.

Well that's me.

Ron de Laat
Holland meets ERB!
Created by Ron de Laat.
A website where you can find all material concerning Edgar Rice Burroughs
which was produced for the Dutch market
http://www.hollandmeetserb.nl

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Join a birthday celebration at
Volume 0167a
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RON
April 12
From Bill & Sue-On

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A SAMPLING OF THE UNIQUE DUTCH COVERS FROM RON'S COLLECTION

Tarzan and the Forbidden City (Red Star of Tarzan) Covers

Many of the comic covers are greatly influenced by the American editions

Many others, however, are done in a unique Dutch style

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Ron has done a massive amount of research on
Edgar Rice Burroughs books and related memorabilia.
His checklist of Dutch ERB comics is featured at
ERB Motes & Quotes v.44a
and he has contributed scads of Dutch Tarzan comics covers to our
ERB COMICS EMPORIUM
site.
For a collection of ERB cover art, which I am sure few of you have seen, come on in -- browse through the rooms of our giant Comics and Collectibles Emporium.

WEBJED: BILL HILLMAN
BILL & SUE-ON HILLMAN ECLECTIC STUDIO

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