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, Chicago Muckers, Capitol City Panthans, Joan Bledig, Al Bohl, Shaun Hoadley, Rob Hughes, Robert Hunton, Scott Tracy Griffin and many more including contacts for purchase of private collections. 

Featuring over two dozen illustrations, including maps of the North and South Poles of Barsoom, as well as of the planet's Western and Eastern Hemispheres —AND IT'S ALL HERE IN THE ONLY OFFICIAL GUIDE TO BARSOOM
Contents:
Introduction to the 2012 by Mike Resnick
Introduction to Barsoom: History, Geography, Flora/Fauna, Biography, Dictionary, Measurements, Language, Religions, Customs, Quotations, Proverbs, Expletives, Science, Invention, etc. Plus a Biographical Sketch of ERB and Acknowledgments and Sources.

* A classic Edgar Rice Burroughs novel--adapted for a modern audience!
* This deluxe limited edition features an afterword 
by Burroughs expert Frank Westwood and a cover by artist Alan Lathwell!
Writer: Rob Hughes
Penciller: Thomas Yeates, Michael Wm. Kaluta
Inker: Thomas Yeates ~ Colorist: Thomas Yeates, Lori Almeida
Cover Artist: Esad Ribic
Genre: Action/Adventure, Classic
This timeless tale unfolds during the tumultuous Second Baron's War, when a young prince is ruthlessly abducted from his royal family, taken into the rugged mountains of Derbyshire, and brainwashed to forget his very heritage. He's trained to become the greatest swordsman the world has ever known--and grows to be the most dreaded name in all of Britain! With civil war looming upon the horizon, the fate of the kingdom of England may very well rest in his hands!
Publication Date: April 13, 2011 ~ Format: TBP 7" x 10", FC 80 pages ~ Price: $12.99
ISBN-10: 1-59582-710-2 ~ ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-710-4 The Outlaw Prince is available for pre-order at Things From Another World!: Regular and Deluxe For more on the original Outlaw of Torn by ERB see ERBzine 0754

For the Full Story Behind the Creation of Outlaw Prince
See the Series of ERBzine Web Features Starting at:
ERBzine 3601

The Muckers have copies of their special souvenir illustrated edition of The Mucker/The Return of the Mucker available for sale at $25, plus $5 to cover shipping and handling. This hard cover book is 368 pages in length and includes 41 illustrations drawn by 17 genre artists as well as a full-color dust jacket.

The edition was limited to 250 copies. The Muckers have about 100 copies available for sale. As you may or may not know, 39 of those 41 illustrations were drawn specifically to illustrate this Dum-Dum souvenir. Additionally, Thomas Yeates gave us permission to use a Mucker illustration he drew in 2006 and Pete Ogden gave us permission to feature a Jim Cawthorn Mucker illustration which previously appeared in a 1992 ERBANIA.

Other artists featured in this special edition include Deborah Abbott, a talented young mother from Austin, Texas who illustrated several scenes, including some "flying money." You'll just have to buy the book to see it. Jack Bender of Alleyoop comic-strip fame and guest of honor at the 2008 Waterloo Dum-Dum, contributed an illustration.

List-members David Burton, Phil Normand, and Greg Phillips also contributed a number of great scenes which appear throughout the book. Our artist guest of honor, Tom Floyd, did a marvelous color illustration of Billy, Barbara, and the Brazos pony for the dust jacket plus a second line-art version of the same scene which is featured as the frontispiece.

Dave Hoover contributed several illustrations, including a picture of Bridge astride a very tired Mexican pony. Canadians Lovern Kindzierski and Ronn Sutton provided us with scenes of Billy's adventures on the Halfmoon.

Chicago artist Doug Klauba contributed a marvelous facial study of a grieving Billy who knows his friend Theriere is dying. Don Marquez contributed a pair of illustrations including a samurai warrior complete with lacquered armor, and another image showing the wreck of the Halfmoon.

Chicago is also represented by Chris Wright who expertly captured the essence of Hilmore's West Side gym. Kathleen Burke, another Chicagoan, gave us a sketch of Barbara overhearing Divine's treachery aboard the Halfmoon. Kathleen also assisted with the dust jacket design. Ellen Vartanoff, an East Coast Mucker member and artist, contributed several western scenes for The Return of the Mucker.

Lastly, but in no way least, Mark Wheatley gave us two illustrations -- one for The Mucker as well as the very last illustration in the book showing Billy finally getting his girl.

Other features of this special edition include a letter from Jim Sullos, president of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. blessing the Muckers' efforts and an introduction written by Mucker Jeff Long.

Once all the books are sold, that's it. This edition will never be reprinted. Don't miss this opportunity to get the ultimate collectible Mucker/Return of the Mucker. All we asked for from each artist was first reproduction rights only, so each artist retains ownership  and all rights in their originals and we won't be reprinting the book.

So, if you want to own a copy of this incredible edition, make your $30 check or money order out to Joan Bledig and mail it to:

 Joan Bledig ~ 5724 N. Leonard Ave. ~ Chicago, IL 60646

All proceeds go toward defraying Dum-Dum 2010 expenses.

If you need any additional information, please contact me privately at jthev@aol.com. And, if once you receive your book, you think you'd like to own a piece of the original art, please email me for contact information for contributing artists not on this list.

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

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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  ~ $49.99

 

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

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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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