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ERB C.H.A.S.E.R ENCYCLOPEDIA
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William G. Hillman
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John Coleman Burroughs: Escape On Venus - 5 b/w interiors
ESCAPE ON VENUS
ERB commenced writing this series of four segments for what would become the fourth Venus novel in May 1940
"To Brigadier General Truman H. Landon"
(Pt1WT=Captured on Venus, Pt2WT=The Fire Goddess, Pt3WT=War on Venus -- Pt1MT=Slaves of the Fish Men, Pt2MT=Goddess of Fire)


PUBLISHING HISTORY (USA)

PULP
Fantastic Adventures: March 1941: "Slaves of the Fish Men"
    J. Allen St. John fron cover and two full-page interiors
Fantastic Adventures: July 1941: "Goddess of Fire"
    J. Allen St. John cover (but H.W. McCauley repainted St. John nude girl) and two full-page interiors
Fantastic Adventures Quarterly: Winter 1941: "Goddess of Fire"
    Unidentified cover artist ~ St. John reprinted two interiors
Fantastic Adventures: November 1941: "The Living Dead"
    J. Allen St. John cover and two full-page interiors
Fantastic Adventures Quarterly: Summer 1942: "The Living Dead"
    Frank Durban cover ~ Jay Jackson back cover ~ St. John: two reprinted interiors
Fantastic Adventures: March 1942: "War On Venus"
    J. Allen St. John cover and two full-page interiors
Fantastic Adventures Quarterly: Fall 1942: "War On Venus"
    McCall cover ~ S. Krupa back cover ~ St. John: two repeated full-page interiors
FIRST EDITION
ERB Inc. Tarzana: October 15, 1946 ~ 347 pages
    John Coleman Burroughs DJ and five b/w interiors ~ ERB Venus map on endpapers
REPRINT EDITIONS
Canaveral Press: 1963 and 1975 ~ 347 pages
    John Coleman Burroughs (Sam Sigaloff adaptation of original DJ) and five interiors
Ace paperback: March 1964 and two later reprints ~ 254 pages
    Roy G. Krenkel cover and title page
Ace paperback
    Frank Frazetta cover ~ Roy G. Krenkel frontispiece
Ballantine paperback: July 1991 ~ 246 pages
    Richard Hescox cover

For detailed information see:Robert Zeuschner's
ERB: The Exhaustive Scholar’s and Collector’s Descriptive Bibliography
Dial 1-800-253-2187 to order a copy from McFarland for $46.50

PULP COVER GALLERY



JOHN COLEMAN BURROUGHS GALLERY OF INTERIOR ART

The two creatures met above herThe Warriors were no match for me
Pretty nearly ripe and about to fall offThe two halves rolled apartSavage-looking men mounted upon zorats
Canaveral DJ adapted from JCB original
Visit the JCB Tribute Site for
Commentary and Larger Images
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PAPERBACK COVER GALLERY

Frank Frazetta Ace EditionRichard Hescox cover

Frank Frazetta Ace EditionUK Four Square Edition - 1966 - Josh Kirby artUK New England Edition 1972
UK Four Square Edition - 1966 - Josh Kirby artEscape on Venus - New EnglishEscape On Venus


References
Bill Hillman's Illustrated ERB Bibliography
ERB C.H.A.S.E.R. Online Encyclopedia
Hillman ERB Cosmos
Patrick Ewing's First Edition Determinors
John Coleman Burroughs Tribute
Novel Summary by Ekman, Bozarth, Adams, Galloway
J. Allen St. John Bio, Gallery & Links
Edgar Rice Burroughs: LifeLine Biography
Bob Zeuschner's ERB Bibliography
J.G. Huckenpohler's ERB Checklist
Burroughs Bibliophiles Bulletin
ERB Illustrated Pulp Bibliography
G. T. McWhorter's Burroughs Bulletin Index
Bruce Wood's ERB Jacket Store
Ed Stephan's Tarzan of the Internet
Nick Knowles' ERB Paperback Collector
Illustrated Bibliography of ERB Pulp Magazines
Phil Normand's Recoverings
ERBzin-e Weekly Online Fanzine
ERB Emporium: Collectibles ~ Comics ~ BLBs ~ Pulps ~ Cards
ERBVILLE: ERB Public Domain Stories in PDF
Savage Pellucidar Summary by David Adams
Clark A. Brady's Burroughs Cyclopedia
Heins' Golden Anniversary Bibliography of Edgar Rice Burroughs
Bradford M. Day's Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Bibliography
Lord Greystokes British Gallery
Lord Greystoke's Gallery of Japanese Cover Art
Matania art in the McWhorter Louisville Collection
Carson Napier Before Venus by F. Ekman
JCB Venus Gallery: EV
JCB Venus Gallery: CV
Fortunino Matania: Images of Amtor Art: Pirates of Venus
Fortunino Matania: Images of Amtor Art: Lost On Venus


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