TANGOR RESPONDS

DAVID BRUCE BOZARTH
is TANGOR,

as he is known among the members of ERBList, the largest privately owned Edgar Rice Burroughs Listserv. Raised on Tarzan movies before he, as a young pup, discovered Edgar Rice Burroughs during the 1960s paperback reprint wars. Indulging himself more than the average fan Tangor also pursues ERB's life and works as an amateur scholar and writing ERB pastiches. Contained herein are selected ERBList discussion group responses and a number of extended articles.

ARTICLES

TANGOR RESPONDS - Q&A with Tangor, list operator of ERBList, an Edgar Rice Burroughs Listserver.
A-ROVING, PIRATE BLOOD, BB #53 - Article which first appeared in Burroughs Bulletin, New Series #53.
BOZARTH'S HYPOTHESIS REGARDING THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL ORIGINS OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS' JOHN CARTER OF MARS, SUGGESTED BY SPECULATIVE POSTINGS AT JIM THOMPSON'S ERBCOF-L LISTSERVER - A essay proof that John Carter is NOT a human from Earth.
TARZAN OF THE APES: CHILD'S TALE OR ADULT FANTASY? - a look at Tarzan of the Apes which explores the dark side of the Tarzan character.
REAL LIFE, NEW PERSPECTIVES: A SERIES OF VIGNETTES - the effects of the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs upon readers from all walks of life, and through the decades.
A FICTIONAL ACCOUNT OF THE OLDEST WAR CORRESPONDENT OF WWII - presented as a journal that offers suggestions as to the inspiration and characters found in ERB's last Tarzan tale, Tarzan and "the Foreign Legion."
FANTASY GAMING IN THE WORLD OF ERB - Article about the Chipco Mars and Venus supplement to Fantasy Rules! 3. Also contains the rule set!
OLD NEWS: WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN - An ERB Comic Book Publishing Company Stillborn.
DISNEY NOT FOR KIDDIES - A look at the wild and woolly erotic art inspired by the Disney Tarzan movie.
ERB AND WALLY WOOD - What is the link between these to legends of literary entertainment?
MASTER ASSASSINS OF MARS - Marvel Comics 12 issue John Carter of Mars novel. Reviewed by Tangor, Illustrated by Marvel.
COMIC BOOK REVIEW OF A COMIC BOOK TARZAN STORY Tangor reviews/comments on a Dell Tarzan story from Tarzan's Jungle Annual, No. 4, 1955. WARNING: This page is NOT dialup friendly!
COMIC BOOK REVIEW OF A COMIC BOOK TARZAN STORY #2 Tangor reviews/comments on a Dell Tarzan story from Tarzan, No. 45, 1953. WARNING: This page is NOT dialup friendly!
COMIC BOOK REVIEW OF A COMIC BOOK TARZAN STORY #3 Tangor reviews/comments on a DC Tarzan story from Tarzan, No. 225, 1978. WARNING: This page is NOT dialup friendly!
FAMENAME - Name the Characters, Places, and Things of Barsoom via computer. Over 800 names.
THE LAST DINOSAUR - Tangor speaks of his art, pastiches, friends, and the future.
EPIPHANY - Observations of an Author why ERB did not change.
THE OLDEST PROFESSION - Does prostitution exist on Barsoom?
JUNGLE TALES: SERIOUSLY OVERSTATED - How the sixth volume of Tarzan interacts with the rest of the series.
FAN HUMOR: THE AFFECTION OF AFICIONADOS, AN ABILITY TO GENTLY POKE FUN - Parodies and Spoofs of the Grand Master over the last 5 decades
WHERE'S OEDIPUS? - Debunking the Oedipal Theory as regards Tarzan of the Apes.
ERB HEROES: A THEME REPEATED FROM CARTER TO TANGOR - How different is any heroic figure in the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs?
MARTIAN MUSIC - An overview of the use of music in the Red Martian's culture described by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrated by Kaluta.
TARZAN'S GROWTH - Article exploring the emotional growth of Tarzan over a writing career that spans 1912-1944
THE SEAMIER SIDE - ERB and REH in real world terms
ERB, BUCKS & EDITORS - How ERB made his fortune
FAVORITE LINES - Memories of ERB and family, and favorite lines from the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES - The Lie of ERB's Racism Exposed.
MISSING GUY LOMBARDO - Observations of ERB in today's more liberal age, film, radio, literature.
THE CODE OF TARZAN - article originally written for Bill Hillman's ERB Motes & Quotes website. Reviews Tarzan the Untamed.
FANZIES - explores ERB fandom and offers a listing of currently available fanzines.
TWILIGHT ZONE PARODIES - Three amusing cross-over scenarios embracing Edgar Rice Burroughs and Rod Serling.
ERB AND GULLIVAR OF MARS - Did ERB read Edwin A. Arnold before writing A Princess of Mars?
THE GIDDY FACTOR, EMOTIONAL CREATURES: THE ROMANCE OF THE MONSTER MEN - delving into ERB's recurring romantic themes using The Monster Men as an example.
ERB CHARACTERIZATIONS, DOES TINKERBELL JIVE? - the sacrifice of certain female secondary characters to the benefit of the principal male protagonist; The Efficiency Expert.
ISLAND STORIES - the geographic locations frequently revisited by Edgar Rice Burroughs over the years.
TARZAN, MAN OR BEAST? - in-depth discussion regarding the moral nature of Tarzan, presented as a debate between Tangor and Tarak.
THE NAME OF TARZAN - Just how did Tarzan spell his name? Jungle Tales of Tarzan

RESEARCH

Tangor's vanity...used an image from 1975 of him and a singer from his Grey Foxxe Band as the cover for one of his pastiches. Click image to read the story.

APE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY - ERB's lexicon as it appeared in the Whitman edition of Tarzan of the Apes
DIALOGUE OF PRINCESS OF MARS - All the words uttered by the Characters in A PRINCESS OF MARS.
DIALOGUE OF TARZAN OF THE APES - All the words uttered by the Characters in TARZAN OF THE APES.
THE OUTPUT OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS - a spreadsheet listing the initial writing date, first serial, second serial, and book publications by ERB.
OPENING PARAGRAPHS - complete listing of the opening paragraphs to ERB's stories, includes analysis of words, sentences, length.
ERB/WORLD TIMELINE - a highly visual (scrolling) timeline that links the events of ERB's life with real world events.
ERB WORD COUNTS - Graph and charts detailing the word counts of ERB novels and the amounts the author FIRST RECEIVED for each.
TARZAN TAGLINES - a collection of Tarzan related taglines and puns.
AUTHORS - LIN CARTER - Start of a new series of Short author bios and bibliographies. These authors were either contemporaries of Edgar Rice Burroughs, or were influenced by ERB.

FILM/TV

MOVIE SCRIPT How do we get Carter from Earth to Mars?
SAVING DANTON - An answer for those who think ERB Inc or Danton Burroughs aren't interested in new projects.
A PRINCESS OF MARS STORY LINE - A look at translating the book to film, and how long would the movie be?
TARZAN TRADING CARDS 1966 - Apparent British card set tied to the Ron Ely Tarzan TV series. Large graphics.
JANES OF THE CINEMA - Illustrated article on Jane in the movies
TARZAN ON TV - Tarzan on Tv filmography
DISNEY'S TARZAN - Tangor's review of Disney's Tarzan movie.
TARZAN FILMS - the Tarzan films over the years, the actors, the scripts, and why these DO work. Includes Tangor's Balancing Tarzan article, which explains why we'll never see a true film adaptation of Tarzan of the Apes.
ROD'S REPLY - by Rod Hunsicker, a reply to Tangor's film articles and additional commentary as regards a David "Nkima" article.