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Volume 2896
Gallery of the John Coleman Burroughs Mars Art

JCB Western Art

From the Matt Kuhn Collection




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From the ERB C.H.A.S.E.R. Series
SYNTHETIC MEN OF MARS
John Coleman Burroughs: Synthetic Men of Mars - 5 interiors
FIRST EDITION
ERB, Inc. Tarzana: March 15, 1940 ~ 315 pages
    John Coleman Burroughs: DJ, spine drawing and five interiors
My superhuman strength and long sword arm gave us a great advantageThere is no place in the world for such a hideous monster as I.

Scans of original art ~ Pencil on board ~ 17 x 12 in.

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"The culture tank swarmed with writhing life like an enormous witch's pot."


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"Strange creatures were coming toward us in prodigious leaps and bounds."

Directly before me, on a table, lay my body.
Synthetic Men of Mars, frontispiece
"Directly before me, on a table, lay my body."
(Charcoal pencil on paper laid on board 16.75 x 11.75 in.)
(Restoration of piece damaged in Burroughs fire)
This artwork has been extensively restored, in particular the upper left and right quadrants;
most notable, the monster in the upper right quadrant has been re-created
from his belt and forearm up; burnt area visible on the bottom center edge.



From the ERB C.H.A.S.E.R. Series
Llana of Gathol
John Coleman Burroughs: Llana of Gathol - 5 interiors
FIRST EDITION
ERB, Inc. Tarzana: March 26, 1948 ~ 317 pages
John Coleman Burroughs: DJ and five interior plates

Scan of frontispiece original art



 


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All 73 colour Sunday pages (1941-1942) by John Coleman Burroughs
(Thumbnail and Full Size) with Panel Summaries
Plus an expanded 86,500-word, 73-chapter novel adaptation by Dale R. Broadhurst

From
www.johncarterofmars.ca
and
ERBzine 2175
THE JOHN CARTER ANIMATION PROJECT 
PROMOTIONAL PORTFOLIO BY JOHN COLEMAN BURROUGHS 
PART I     |     PART II
Part I: The Story Behind the 1936 John Carter of Mars Animation Project 
Created by Bob Clampett and John Coleman Burroughs 
With complete portfolio illustrations
Part II: Barsoom Illustrations 
From the Danton Burroughs Tarzana Archive

 

JOHN CARTER OF MARS
by John Coleman Burroughs
Whitman Better Little Book & Dell Fast Action Book
COMPLETE TEXT AND ILLUSTRATIONS
Whitman Better Little Book
Pt. 1: Pages 1-61
Pt. 2: Pages 62-121
Pt. 3: Pages 122-181
Pt. 4: Pages 182-241
Pt. 5: Pages 242-301
Pt. 6: Pages 302-361
 
Pt. 7: Pages 362-424 (conc.)
 

Dell FastAction Book
Pages 1-65
Pages 66-131
Pages 132-192 (conc.)

SALUTE TO JC of M COMIC BOOKS BY JCB

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