Alan Hanson Comments ERB-APA #8: A Reply

Glad you shared your Addendum to the Slavery On The Red Planet. I always enjoy your and John F. Roy's thorough work.

ERB-APA #8

The hold-up on my chronology ERB-APA articles is basically the cost of production. My price right now is $5 per page, when all is said and done. You know how complicated explaining Tarzan's age is and how lengthy such an article would have to be. Because of this great expense, I have been submitting my longer articles to Bill Ross, and they have been appearing every four or five issues in Tarzine.

Tarzan #34

My original intentions were to use my ERB-APA space to defend or discuss those articles. Plus an outlet for research and communication. My article How Old Is Tarzan? is ready to be published, and has been for a long time. I did not want to begin my Tarzine writings with it because of its complexity and length. Since writing for Bill Ross I have tried to advance in stages. First of all, I wanted to get Burroughs fans used to seeing me as a repeat writer.

Clayton's sailed from Dover.

Since the beginning, I have attacked some of the more minor problems confronting a Tarzan chronology. Not only have I pointed them out, but I have explained them and offered solutions. I knew that if my presentations were too far wrong you or John F. Roy would soon challenge me. So far neither of you has.

The Clayton's sailed from Freetown.

The major thing that has been slowing down the appearance of How Old Is Tarzan? is the slowness of publication of my lead-up to articles. Bill Ross, naturally, is trying to cater to a wide variety of Burroughs fans so, therefore, he is not interested in limiting Tarzine to my particular type of articles, not to mention repeat publications by the same writer. Thanks for your continued interest.

The Clayton's arrive at Portuguese Angola.

Like you, I can hardly wait to compare our versions. My chronology system is simple and I actually revealed it in Tarzine #39. I believe the life of Tarzan is heavily based on Burroughs' own family genealogy.

Tarzine #39

About The Author

James Michael Moody is a lifelong fan and collector of Edger Rice Burroughs. Moody has contributed over two hundred articles to various ERB-related fanzines, over a span of forty-five years. He also manages an unauthorized Tarzan blog titled, Greystoke Chronologist: James Michael Moody. There the researcher chronologies the Tarzan books starting in May 1872 (known as the pushback theory).instead of the more excepted date May 1888.

James Michael Moody is also the author of the action-packed Sci-Fi fantasy adventure Unium series. Pioneers On Unium, published December 31, 2019, and Exiled On Unium, published August 25, 2022. Swordsman On Unium is going through the publishing process.