October 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs Publishes Tarzan of the Apes, Invents the Franchise
This Week In Fandom History · V. Arrow, Emily Jaye
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Show Notes
*insert Tarzan yell here* This week, Emily and V explore a totally new-to-them fandom thanks to requester pandaimitator: Tarzan of the Apes. And frankly, it's crazy that we haven't heard about everything this old-timey fandom created that we still use and do today. Fan clubs! Conventions! Fan campaigns! Fanfiction! The Pizza Hut Book-It model of consumerism! The concept of the franchise itself! While the source material does not stand up to modern sensibilities — at all, and we're not defending it; it's super racist — the actions of the early fandom, and of Edgar Rice Burroughs' author-incorporation, are totally worth talking about in the scope of fandom history. We would be a different place without them.
Sources
Tarzan Forever by John Taliaferro
Tarzan: Jungle King of Popular Culture by David Lemmo
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