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Preorder Now: Hal Foster’s Tarzan: The Complete Sunday Comics 1931–1937
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Tarzan, King of the Apes and Adventure Comics

Hal Foster’s Tarzan. The Complete Sunday Comics 1931-1937
Dian Hanson Hardcover, 392 pages
€ 200 | US$ 200 | € 200 | HK$ 1800
ISBN 978-3-7544-0264-1 (Multilingual edition: English, French, German)

In 1929 Hal Foster illustrated Tarzan of the Apes as a 60-episode daily newspaper strip: the first adventure comic. From 1931 to 1937, 292 full-page Tarzan Sunday comics followed. Foster’s ape man defined Tarzan and adventure comics for decades to come. Hal Fosterʼs Tarzan: The Complete Sunday Comics 1931–1937—releasing in May 2026 from TASCHEN—reprints every comic from the original newspapers, in a colorful XXL format. Preorder now from TASCHEN.

Hal Foster made a man in a leopard loincloth a Sunday morning icon

In 1928 commercial artist Hal Foster took a job to turn Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel Tarzan of the Apes into a 60-installment black-and-white newspaper comic. Initially, no American papers wanted it, so it premiered in England, to great acclaim. When U.S. papers picked it up and wanted more, Foster wasn’t interested. It was only in 1931, with the Great Depression threatening his family with starvation, that he consented to take it on as a full-color, full-page Sunday comic, still calling the low-paid job “a bit of pottage.”

That bit of pottage fed him for the next seven years, as Tarzan became the first adventure comic, and one of the most beloved Sunday strips in America. Though newspapers complained about the violence (Burroughs countered that Tarzan’s success was the result of a “human weakness for gory and gruesome situations”) and the incessant nudity (the writer’s script notes asked for “a great deal of female nakedness”) readers found Tarzan’s adventures with ancient Egyptians, modern criminals, Vikings, dinosaurs, killer apes, and a slew of provocative queens and princesses mesmerizing, right up until Foster handed off the strip to Burne Hogarth in mid-1937.

Produced from original newspapers, preserving the color and texture of the Ben Day dot coloring process distinctive to vintage comics, Hal Foster’s Tarzan carries you back to Sunday morning, belly-down on the living room rug, “funnies” spread before you, lost in a world of exotic adventure while mom whips up your own bowl of oatmeal pottage.

THE AUTHOR AND EDITOR

Dian Hanson is a senior editor and writer for TASCHEN, with over 50 books to her credit. In addition to Hal Foster’s Tarzan, her recent works include ARNOLD, The Art of Pin-up, Masterpieces of Fantasy Art, and The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta.

VISIT US THIS WEEKEND AT WONDERCON!

If you’re in Southern California this weekend, stop by WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center and say hello to the Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., team at booth #1119! We will have a full array of Tarzan, John Carter, and Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe books, t-shirts, and other merchandise available—including 17 new t-shirt designs and other merch! Also, don’t miss our panel on Saturday in Room 211!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WonderCon Panel: Meet Tarzan Author Joe R. Lansdale plus Esteemed Guests

Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.– 2:00 p.m. PDT
Room 211
Three decades ago, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ grandson found a lost Tarzan manuscript in a vault in Tarzana, California, and selected rising-star author Joe R. Lansdale (Bubba Hotep, Hap and Leonard) to complete it. Now, Lansdale is a legend in his own right, and he will be joining us to discuss new Tarzan projects including the 30th anniversary edition of Tarzan: The Lost Adventure. The panel also features Llana Jane Burroughs, ERB’s great-granddaughter, whose father recovered the lost manuscript and worked tirelessly to promote ERB’s legacy. Next, Tom Akel of Rocketship Entertainment offers a glimpse at a new epic Tarzan comics project in the works. Also on hand are Wolf Larson (former Tarzan TV star and VP of ERB Entertainment) and the ERB, Inc., team to discuss upcoming books, comic books, merchandise, and movie and TV series in development. Attendees will receive a Tarzan: The Lost Adventure 30th anniversary bookmark!

For more information about attending, visit the WonderCon website.

ABOUT EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS, INC.

Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., administers the intellectual property of American author Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950), one of the twentieth century’s most prolific and enduring writers. The company, which licenses the copyrights and trademarks of Mr. Burroughs’ fictional heroes, including Tarzan of the Apes®, John Carter of Mars®, Carson of Venus®, and many more, is owned by his heirs and operates from offices the author built in 1927 on the site of his former Tarzana ranch in Tarzana, California.

© Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks Tarzan®, Tarzan of the Apes®, John Carter®, John Carter of Mars®, Dejah Thoris®, Carson of Venus®, Victory Harben™, Hucklebuck™, and Edgar Rice Burroughs® Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Used by Permission.

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The Wilds celebrates birth of male Masai giraffe calf

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CUMBERLAND, OH (WCMH) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced that a male Masai giraffe calf was born at The Wilds on July 10. The birth was visible to guests who were on an open air safari tour at The Wilds. The calf is reportedly strong and staying close to his mother. The zoo says the calf’s mother, Lulu, is a first-time mother. She was born at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in 2012. The calf’s father, Raha, was born at the Los Angeles Zoo in April 2006. The calf may be visible to guests on both Wildside and Open-Air Safari Tours.
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Meet the Badass Woman Who Has Rescued 30 Elephants

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Traditionally, the Samburu women of northern Kenya are married off at a young age without an education, let alone a chance to work. But as the first female head keeper of the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in the remote Mathews mountain range, Sasha Dorothy Lowuekuduk is breaking new ground. Though she and the women who work for her encounter resistance, the team at Reteti is united in its mission to rescue abandoned elephant calves, nurse them back to health, and reintroduce them to the wild. It requires vigilance and round-the-clock care, but Lowuekuduk’s passion for saving these 200-plus-pound babies knows no bounds.

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Tarzan of the Apes Swings into South Africa

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Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. (ERB Inc) is pleased to announce that the complete Tarzan of the Apes book series is now available in South Africa. Publisher Henoch Neethling is releasing the 24 books by author Edgar Rice Burroughs in new Afrikaans language editions. 

This will be the third, and most comprehensive, South African publication of the immortal jungle lord’s adventures. The first 20 Tarzan novels were released between 1946-51 by African Press Bookshop. From 1983 to 1985, 12 novels were re-released in paperback by Olympos. Now, all 24 novels will be available in a matched set, featuring cover art by renowned fantasy artist Joe Jusko, in hardbound and softbound editions.

“It’s because of these stories that I learned to read,” says publisher Neethling. “A recent study in South Africa revealed that an alarming percentage of Grade 4 pupils read without real comprehension. Simply put, children cannot grasp story content because they do not read enough. We hope this book launch will inspire both children and adults to read and be active again. So many of us read the novels as children, and then ran around outside, swinging from vines and pretending to be Tarzan. Tarzan speaks all African languages and it’s time for Edgar Rice Burroughs to speak Afrikaans again!”

“This is an exciting time for our company,” says Jim Sullos, President of ERB, Inc. “Historically, Tarzan has always been a character that represents courage and honor throughout all cultures. This new publishing venture will introduce Burroughs’ vision to a new segment in our global fan community.”

The books are available here.

A Facebook page for the books has been established  here.

For more information, please contact: jhneethling@talk21.com

 

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Documentary Film Explores the Legacy of Pioneering Chimp Researcher Jane Goodall

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At the beginning of Jane, a film about pioneering British chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall, documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen asks his subject about her dreams as a child.

“I was typically a man and went on adventures,” recalls Goodall. “Probably because at the time I wanted to do things which men did and women didn’t — you know, like going to Africa, living with animals.”

Later, reading from her 1999 book Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey, Goodall expands on that theme. “I wanted to come as close to talking to animals as I could, to be like Dr. Doolittle,” she says. “I wanted to move among them without fear, like Tarzan.”

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Cheetah headed to extinction with just 7,100 left, wildlife experts warn

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female cheetahThis is saddening…

LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s fastest land animal, the cheetah, is in danger of extinction because it is running out of space, research led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has found.

After a sharp decline in numbers there are now just 7,100 cheetahs in the world, or 9 percent of the historic range, the ZSL, Wildlife Conservation Society and Panthera study found.

In Zimbabwe, the study found, these pressures have seen the cheetah population plummet 85 percent from 1,200 to at most 170 animals in just 16 years.

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She Grows Up With Gorillas.12 Years Later When They’re Reunited? This Left Me Speechless!

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A heartwarming story and video!

The nonprofit Tansy Aspinall was launched among the gorillas at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, England. One little girl helped with everyday activities in the family’s charity, The Aspinall Foundation, working to rehabilitate gorillas who had been in captivity. The nonprofit organization’s goal is to be able to release the gorillas back into their native habitat in West Africa.

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