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THE BURROUGHS BULLETIN
See
George McWhorter's Index for a complete listing of Bulletin contents from
issue No. 1 to Present
The Bibliophiles
got their start in 1947 when Vern Coriell, a traveling circus performer,
founded The Burroughs Bulletin. Created with the blessing of Edgar Rice
Burroughs himself, the Bulletin came to life as a small mimeographed fanzine
-- the contents of which were belted out on an old typewriter perched on
the hood of Vern’s car when he was on the road -- that was sent free to
curious Burroughs enthusiasts. One of the curious was Vincent Starrett,
the influential Chicago Tribune book critic, and his review brought in
a flood of requests from around the world. By 1960 the readership had grown
to such an extent that Vern and other fans, at the World Science Fiction
Convention in Pittsburgh that year, decided to create an organized literary
society, the Burroughs Bibliophiles; the Bulletin became the group’s official
organ. The mission of the Bibliophiles, then as now, is to promote an understanding
and appreciation of the great American author Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Both the Bibliophiles and the Bulletin
foundered in 1987 with Vern's death, but were revived by George McWhorter
in 1990. As curator of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Memorial Collection at
the University of Louisville, McWhorter was ideally suited to helm the
reborn Bulletin. What started out as a simple mimeographed fanzine has
become a glossy, professionally produced quarterly journal. Thanks to McWhorter’s
efforts Edgar Rice Burroughs has received a level of exposure and critical
recognition not seen for decades. The Bibliophiles membership continues
to grow, indicating that the organization’s namesake will continue to be
one of the world’s most popular authors well into the twenty-first century.
Burroughs Bulletin Back Issues
($7.00 each)
New Series #38, Spring 1999. Tarzan
and the Tarzan Twins issue.
"The Tarzan Twins: A Story for Children
of All Ages," by David A. Adams.
"Me and the Twins," by Richard Lupoff.
"Zdenek Burian - Painter of the
Primeval," by Vladimir Tucapskey.
J. Allen St. John-Burroughs Masterpieces
Reproduced on Canvas," by Robert B. Zeuschner.
"Tarzan Forever: An Erratumaic Essay,"
by Robert R. Barrett.
New Series #37, Winter 1999. The
War Chief issue.
"The War Chief by Edgar Rice Burroughs:
A Capsular Account of the Chiricahua Experience, c. 1875," by Robert L.
Hunton.
"E.R. Burroughs, U.S.A.: A Young
Man's Search for Military Glory in the Wild West," by Phillip R. Burger.
"Juh Speaks," by Frank Puncer.
"Eclipsing Kipling: Edgar Rice Burroughs
and the Puzzling Pocatello Parody," by F.X. Blisard.
New Series #36, Fall 1998. Master
Mind of Mars issue. (SOLD OUT)
"The Real 'Master Mind' of Mars,"
by A.J. Kraft.
"Maureen O'Sullivan: Tarzan's Mate,"
by David Fury.
"My Friend Jack," by Richard A.
Lupoff.
"The Lost Version of Tarzan and
the Lost City," by James Van Hise.
Two Guys, a Girl and a Dum-Dum,"
by Heather Burger.
New Series #35, Summer 1998. Tarzan
and the Ant Men issue.
"Tarzan and the Ant Men Revisited,"
by George T. McWhorter.
"The Tarzan Series: A Twentieth
Century Case Against Civilization," by Robert J. Rubanowice.
"Nature Over Nurture: Racialism
in the Fiction of Jack London and Edgar Rice Burroughs," by Joseph Sciambra.
New Series #34, Spring 1998. Bandit
of Hell's Bend issue.
"Burroughs' 'Bull': The Quintessential
Cowboy," by Robert L. Hunton.
"'Texas Pete's Song' from The Bandit
of Hell's Bend by ERB," music by Richard C. Spargur and Charles M. Kagay.
"On the Trail of the Real Moon Maid,"
by Alan Hanson.
"The Disney Animated Tarzan," by
Robert B. Zeuschner.
"How is Burroughs Faring in France?
A talk with Michael Decuyper," by Elaine Casella.
"Stalking the Elusive Triffid: A
Brief Look at the Writings of John Wyndham," by Phillip R. Burger.
New Series #33, Winter 1998. Beware!
issue.
A reprinting of "Beware! By John
Tyler McCulloch (Edgar Rice Burroughs).
New Series #32, Fall 1997. Tarzan
and the Golden Lion issue.
"A Crowning Achievement: Tarzan and
the Golden Lion," by David. A. Adams.
"Theories Come and Theories Go--Literary
Theories," by Phillip R. Burger.
"Tarzan: The Ultimate Woodsman,"
by Jed Fox.
"Tarzan's Missing Cheetah," by Richard
G. Van Gelder.
"An Interview with Tom Yeates,"
by Dennis Wilcutt.
New Series #31, Summer 1997. The
Girl From Hollywood issue.
"Reflections on The Girl From Hollywood,"
by George T. McWhorter.
"The Girl From Hollywood: A Bibliographic
Study," by Bill Ross.
"Biography of Robert W. Fenton,"
by Marie Fenton Griffing.
"The Burroughs Reference Library:
John Cremony's Life Among the Apaches," by Phillip R. Burger.
"'You Lucky Girl!' The Play by Edgar
Rice Burroughs," by Robert B. Zeuschner.
"Four Reviews of Sarkis Atamian's
The Origin of Tarzan."
"The London-Greystoke Convention,"
by Frank H. Westwood.
"The Prez Sez: The London-Greystoke
Convention," by Bob Hyde.
New Series #30, Spring 1997. The
Chessmen of Mars issue.
"The Labyrinthian Muse: ERB &
The Chessmen of Mars," By David A. Adams.
"Chess Variations: Jetan," by John
Gollon.
"James Killian Spratt, Barsoomian
at Large."
"Another Look at the Boss of Barsoom,"
by Robert R. Barrett.
"Mike Resnick: From Fan to Frontrunner,"
by Stan Galloway.
"The Uplifting of Benighted Europe:
Some Thoughts on Beyond Thirty," by Phillip R. Burger.
"The Flight of the Vanator," by
Flemen A. M. Chapman.
"In Memoriam: Bill Gilmour," by
Frank Puncer.
New Series #29, Winter 1997. Tarzan
the Terrible issue.
"The Wonderland of Pal-ul-don," by
David A. Adams.
"In Search of Pal-ul-don," by Paul
Edwin Zimmer.
"Guns of Pal-ul-don," by Joe Ferrier.
"Big Adventure on the Small Screen:
A Look at Tarzan: The Epic Adventures," by Phillip R. Burger.
"Of Beefcake and Burroughs: A Wifely
Perspective on The Epic Adventures," by Heather H. Burger.
"The Holy Grail: A Personal Odyssey,"
by Robert R. Barrett.
New Series #28, Fall 1996. The
Efficiency Expert issue.
"An Interview with Edward Gilbert,"
by Robert B. Zeuschner.
"The Efficiency Expert: A Synopsis,"
by Flemen A. M. Chapman.
"Tarzan in La-La Land: A Recap of
Dum-Dum '96," by Phillip R. Burger.
"From NFL to Tarzan: A Profile of
Chuck Ren," by Robert R. Barrett.
"PROFILES: Bob Warner," by George
T. McWhorter.
"Tarzan the Censored," by Jerry
L. Schneider.
New Series #27, Summer 1996. The
Moon Maid issue.
"The Moon Trilogy," by Richard A.
Lupoff.
"Danton Burroughs and the Family
Legacy: What's in the Works for the Worlds of ERB?" by James Van Hise.
"Phil Currie on Old Bones and ERB:
An Interview with the Canadian Paleontologist," by George T. McWhorter.
"Elucidating Pellucidar: The Inner
World of Edgar Rice Burroughs," by Applewhite Minyard.
| IN
THE WORDS OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS... |
| " When I first started in to write,
I was sort of ashamed of it as an occupation for a big, strong, healthy
man, so I kept it a secret. No one helped me. No one knew what I was doing
-- not even my closest friends. Now I've come to the conclusion that writing
is a 'pretty nice' way to make a living. " |
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