ERB's
Rarest Book
Showcased
in
Colleen
Moore's
Miniature
Fairy Castle
Colleen Moore's position as
one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood gave her the resources to
produce a "Fairy Castle" of fantastic proportions. Beginning in 1926, Moore
enlisted the help of many talented professionals to help her realize her
vision. In 1937 she asked ERB for a few words from a Tarzan book and an
autograph to add to her miniature Fairy Castle Collection at The Museum
of Science and Industry in Chicago. What was returned to her was an original
fable featuring a princess and Tarzan, Jr. written by ERB and illustrated
by ERB and John Coleman Burroughs. The unusual thing about this story is
that it was printed, by hand, in a one-of-a-kind, one inch by one inch,
miniature book.
https://www.erbzine.com/mag8/0865.html
2.
List of Barsoom-related games
Compiled by Fredrik Ekman
Image copyright ©1997 Ateljé Exclusif
Fredrik is a free-lance writer from Sweden.
He has a fascinating website in both English and Swedish
at:
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~ekman/en/index.html
Computer games
Johanson, David; Under the Moons of Mars
[for Amiga]; 1997; unpublished [development probably ceased; home page
exists at: http://hem.passagen.se/infinity/moons.htm
]
Role-playing game rules
anonymous; Terraspace: Mars [for Spelljammer];
1999(?);
http://www.gwr.com/~eshum/rpg/sj/worlds/Terraspace/04-Mars.html
"Brucifer"; GURPS: Barsoom; 1999;
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Nebula/5413/barsoom_a.html
Campbell, Von; The Creation of Barsoomian Characters
[for The Fantasy Trip (TFT)]; ?; Fantasy Forum #7
Campbell, Von; Origin of Animal Life and Further
Descriptions of Animal and Plant Life [for TFT]; ?; Fantasy Forum
#8
Campbell, Von; Savage Creatures of Barsoom
[for TFT]; ?; Fantasy Forum #9
Campbell, Von; Warlord of Mars [for TFT];
?; Fantasy Forum #10
Kazmiersky, Jeffrey; The Fantastic Worlds of Edgar
Rice Burroughs[work in progress]; 1998; http://www.gnt.net/~kazmier/fwerb.html
[some additional pages at
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dreamworld/6532/barsoom/
]
Nolan, Jonathan(?); The Incomplete Netbook of Humanoids
[for ADND]; 1998;
http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/~ksimpson/ADND/noh.txt
Board games
Herman, Mark & Eric Goldberg; John Carter, Warlord
of Mars; 1979; SPI
Arlington, Dave; John Carter - Warlord of Mars Solitaire
Rules [requires the SPI game]; ; http://grognard.com/variants/johncart1.txt
Miniature and wargame rules
Bizar, Scott; Barsoomian Battle Manual;
1978; Heritage Models
Gygax, Gary & Brian Blume; Warriors of Mars:
The Warfare of Barsoom in Miniature; 1974; TSR
Matheny, M S; John Carter, Warlord of Mars Adventure
Gaming Handbook; late 1970's; Heritage Models
Miniature and wargame rules, supplemental
Barker, Phil & Sue Laflin Barker & Richakrd Bodley;
Hordes of the Things [includes army lists for red and green
men]; 1991; Wargames Research Group
Curtis; House Army Lists - Armies of Barsoom
[for Fantasy Rules!]; 1998;
http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~whitten/rules/lists/barsoom.htm
Saunders, Alan; Barsoomian Army Lists for 'Hordes
of the Things'; 1999(?);
http://btinternet.com/~alan.catherine/wargames/barsoom.htm
Walsh, Michael; Green Martian Question/DBF;
1999;
http://onelist.com/messages/barsoom?archive=5
Ward, Jim; Deserted Cities of Mars; early
1980's; Dragon Magazine #?
[reprinted at:
http://www.gnt.net/~kazmier/barsoom/cities.html
]
This list was created 28/1 2000 by Fredrik Ekman (ekman@lysator.liu.se).
Additions and corrections are invited.
3. NEWS PROFILE:
GEORGE
McWHORTER: CURATOR OF THE ERB MEMORIAL COLLECTION
EKSTROM LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISVILLE
https://www.erbzine.com/mcwhorter/
INSIDE U of L
The Newspaper for the University
of Louisville
Collector
finds movie renews interest in hero
By Maria Clark
Student Writer
Disney's recent release of the animated feature "Tarzan"
has sparked a renewed interest in what has been a passion of George
McWhorter's for years.
McWhorter has managed to accumulate a vast assortment
of Edgar Rice Burroughs memorabilia as curator of a memorial collection
honoring the author and housed in the Ekstrom Library.
The collection includes more than 75,000 pieces of memorabilia
and books on the Tarzan character Burroughs created. McWhorter's fascination
with the character began in childhood when his mother taught him to read
by using the tale of the boy raised by apes in the jungle.
"Every night I would beg my mother for just one more chapter,
but she always said when you learn to read you can read all you want. That
is what motivated me," McWhorter said.
Each night after his mother left his bedside, he would
curl up and read by the light of the moon or by flashlight under the covers
and lose himself in the adventures of Tarzan.
McWhorter decided to start collecting after his mother's
death in 1936, and has dedicated the collection to her. Starting with the
first release in 1912, McWhorter's collection contains all of the original
Tarzan books in their dust covers; the value is estimated at $4,000 apiece.
The collection also contains the military cape that Burroughs
wore in 1892. McWhorter has collected matchbook covers, toys, posters,
comics, Tarzan reprints in 35 languages, Big Little Books, glossy stills,
lunchboxes and more.
The collector has spun the tales of Tarzan and Burroughs
to all who will listen. He said young and old have come from all parts
of the country to see his vast collection.
As for the movie, McWhorter says it will be a hit. "I
think that the movie was great, it focused mainly on family values, and
it captures the essence of Burroughs' character."
The new Tarzan movie has been number one since its debut
three weeks ago and has grossed $34.1 million.
4.
OB WRITES HOME
https://www.erbzine.com/mag4/0440.html
1298 Kapiolani Boulevard
Honolulu 42 Hawaii
2 November 1944
Joan Darling:
"...Am enclosing three $1 Hawaiian bills for you
Joanne, and Mike, which I thought you might like to have as souvenirs.
This is the only type of paper money that has been
legal tender here since June 1942. Recently the ban has been lifted, and
now we can use any United States money and can also ssend this money to
the Mainland for the first time.
Love,
Ed
5. Return of Tarzan Newspaper
Serial Page
https://www.erbzine.com/mag4/0484.html
Sample page of The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
which was serialized in Philadelphia's Evening Ledger from July to August
1915.
6.
Disney's 'Tarzan' video looks de-vine
2000.02.11
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Disney's Buena Vista Home
Video isn't waiting around for the release of looming blockbusters such
as "The Sixth Sense" and "Toy Story 2" to turn things around at the slumping
division. Last week's release of the animated "Tarzan" appears to be on
its way to becoming one of the studio's biggest releases in about four
years and perhaps the biggest title in the industry since "Titanic." Preliminary
consumer sales figures for last week from VideoScan's First Alert service
show that VHS editions of the movie outsold the next-biggest title last
week - Warner Home Video's "Message in a Bottle" - by nearly a 3-1 margin.
And that's not factoring in Wal-Mart and some other categories of retail
outlets where Disney videos sell proportionately even stronger than in
traditional retail stores.
Meanwhile, DVD sales of "Tarzan" more than quadrupled
those of Artisan's "Stir of Echoes," though "Stir of Echoes" was the top-renting
DVD title last week. Disney insiders believe that "Tarzan" will become
the studio's best-selling DVD title, surpassing "Armageddon" and "A Bug's
Life."
Copyright 2000 The Associated Press.
All rights reserved.
7.
Foxtrot Tarzan Reference 00.02.10
ERB CARTOONS IN ERBzine
https://www.erbzine.com/cartoons/
8.
AT
THE EARTH'S CORE - U of Nebraska Press Commemorative Edition
https://www.erbzine.com/mag7/0741.html
University of Nebraska Press has just released another
in their series of Edgar Rice Burroughs commemorative editions. At
the Earth's Core includes the original J. Allen St. John illustrations,
an introduction by SF writer Gregory Benford, an afterword on the science
of At the Earth's Core by Phil Burger, a glossary of terms
and names by Scott Tracy Griffin, and a contemporary review of the novel
as it appeared in the New York Times following its original release.
Ordering information for the commemorative edition
of At the Earth's Core:
It is listed at $12.95 plus shipping.
Call toll free and order it directly (1-800-755-1105)
and it will be shipped promptly
OR
Fax your order (supply a credit card #)--1-800-526-2617.
The commemorative edition of Land That Time Forgot
is still available for $14.95 plus shipping.
9.
"Tarzan" tune may be di-vine for Collins
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Aimee Mann and Phil Collins are
among the Academy Award nominees for best original song. Mann was nominated
for "Save Me," drawn from the "Magnolia" soundtrack, while Collins was
nominated for "You'll Be In My Heart," recorded for the soundtrack to the
Disney animated film "Tarzan." Nominations also went to Trey Parker and
Marc Shaiman for "Blame Canada" ("South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"),
Diane Warren for "Music of my Heart" ("Music of the Heart"), and Randy
Newman for "When She Loved Me" ("Toy Story 2").
In the best original score category, nominations went
to Thomas Newman for "American Beauty," John Williams for "Angela's Ashes,"
Rachel Portman for "The Cider House Rules," Gabriel Yared for "The Talented
Mr. Ripley" and John Corigliano for "The Red Violin." The Academy Awards
will be presented March 26 in Los Angeles.
10.
'Tarzan' tops on home video
00.02.18
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - "Tarzan" is grabbing fists
full of money as it swings through the home video jungle, collecting at
least $100 million for VHS and DVD sales and rentals in less than two weeks
of release, according to VideoScan sales data and estimates from industry
sources. Columbia TriStar Home Video's "Blue Streak" had the biggest opening
week of the year last week for a rental-priced title, with consumers spending
$11.7 million to rent the comedy, according to the VidTrac data tracking
service. Buena Vista Home Entertainment's VHS edition of "Tarzan" outsold
its nearest
competitor - Buena Vista's rerelease of "Toy Story" -
by a staggering margin of 31-1 during its first week of release. That made
"Tarzan" easily the top-selling release of the year after its first five
days
of release, with more than five times as many copies
purchased by consumers as "Toy Story."
