![]() all in twenty-six novels, which take the multi-lingual aristocrat on journeys through worlds that exist only in our imagination. The 1996 TV series, Tarzan the Epic Adventures came the closest to the real Tarzan, but still fell far short of the novels. Oh, yes, everyone loves Tarzan, (89 Tarzan films were made between 19, not to mention television shows, etc.) but there is so much more to him than the movies portray…. etc., but how wonderful it would be to see the original, the first action hero, John Carter himself !!Īlas, Burroughs books are so complex that every effort to re-create them failed miserably. We have certainly seen the films that were inspired by John Carter of Mars: Superman, Flash Gordon, Star Wars, Dune, Avatar, etc. What I would have given to be able to see these spectacular vistas, sumptuous architecture, and remarkable characters on the big screen. The prolific author transported me to Venus, Mars, Pellucidar, Africa, even the Wild West, as he wove his epic tales, which have sold over 100 million books in 56 different languages. ![]() I read all of Burroughs 86 books and short stories several times. It was in the 1970’s that I first discovered Barsoom (as the natives call Mars), and was swept away by the high adventure and romance of the world created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Dejah Thoris is a name I have often used as a pseudonym, ever since I first read the 1912 novel, A Princess of Mars… the basis for the 2012 film, John Carter.
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