One of the greatest experiences I have ever enjoyed as an Edgar Rice Burroughs fan is joining the ERB-APA. (Edgar Rice Burroughs Amatur Press Association) I became a member with and received, ERB-APA # 1, but my first contribution, because of the deadline for sending in material, was printed in ERB-APA #2. I was a continuous member until ERB-APA #114, not contributing to #113 and #114.
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I originally joined the ERB-APA in hopes of striking up a Tarzan Chronology conversation with John F. Roy. I did, and that conversation lasted several issues. After John passed, that Tarzan Chronology conversation landed on Alan Hanson, whose ERB knowledge I respect so very much. In turn, this ERB-APA conversation inspired Alan to write A Chrono-log of Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan Series. A fantastic 1888 Tarzan Chronology which was loved and respected by many Tarzan fans.
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| A Chrono-log of Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan Series |
I got to meet several ERB-APA members at the ECOF (Edgar Rice Burroughs Chain Of Fellowship) in Annapolis, MD and Tarzana, CA. One of those great people was Tony Menegazzo who I was first introduced to while writing for Tarzine. Tony and I hit it off from the very first introduction. He is a Chicago boy and I am a ridge runner out of the east Tennessee mountains. Tony and I hang out a lot at the ECOF at Bill Ross in Annapolis, MD, and in three days I got to know him well.
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Tony, as an ERB-APA member, contributed lots of original comic book art to our ERB fan publication. In ERB-APA #22, 1989 I approached Tony about starting a Tarzan comic book fan drawn by ERB-APA members. The plan was for one member to draw an episode for one issue, and a second member to draw for the next issue. There was no set storyline and each contributor took the storyline in the direction he wanted. Tony had the privilege of drawing the first contribution.
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In ERB-APA #23, 1989 Tony's ERB Corner, page 5, printed chapter one of the comic strip Tarzan And The Treasures Of Opar. Tony's opening was one page.
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In ERB-APA #24, 1989 I presented chapter two in Greystoke Chronologist. That submission was two pages long.
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In ERB-APA # 25, 199O Bill Waters produced chapter three. Bill's contribution was two pages.
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In ERB-APA #26, 1990 Dorothy J. Howell produced chapter four. Dorothy's contribution was two pages long.
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In ERB-APA #27, 1990 John Martian produced chapter five. John's contribution was two pages long.
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In ERB-APA #28, 1990 Tony Menegazzo returned in chapter five. Tony's second contribution.was five pages.
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In ERB-APA #29 we had a no-show.
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In ERB-APA #30 I produced chapter six. My second contribution was four pages long.
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In ERB-APA #31 we had a no-show.
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In ERB-APA #32 Brian Bahnett produced chapter seven. Brian's contribution was four pages long.
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In ERB-APA #33 Joseph Marcello produced chapter eight. Joseph's contribution was six pages long.
Tony Meneggazzo
In ERB-APA #34 George Alonso produced chapter nine. George's contribution was two pages long.
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In ERB-APA # 35 I produced chapter ten. My third contribution was two pages long.
Tony Menegazzo
In ERB-APA #36 Tony Menegazzo finished off Tarzan & The Treasure Of Opar with chapter eleven. Tony's ending was four pages long.
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After Tarzan & The Treasure Of Opar ran its course in the ERB-APA Tony Menegazzo was good enough to organize the eleven chapters into a single volume and redistribute it to ERB-APA members. Thank you, Tony.
Tony Menegazzo
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 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 accepted 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, Exiled On Unium, published August 25, 2022, and Swordsman On Unium published on July 15, 2024.
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