April 29, 2025 and ninety years ago on
this day in 1935, Argosy Weekly rejected the novel with the working title, “Tarzan
and Jane.” The story was promptly purchased by Blue Book Magazine and serialized
under the title “Tarzan’s Quest.” The first Blue Book installment featured a
cover illustration by Herbert Morton Stoops.
This story features Jane’s last
appearance in a Tarzan novel and a successful search for an immortality drug.
Details about the book’s publishing
history, several illustrations, reviews, and an electronic version of the
novel: https://www.erbzine.com/mag7/0727.html
The 100 word drabble, “Forever is a
Long Time, for today was inspired by the
novel, Jane’s departure from the series, the immortality drug, and the song “Paradise
by the Dashboard Lights,” written by Jim Steinman and recorded by Meatloaf. The
drabble is excerpted from the song. I’m sure that Steinman didn’t plan the
verse as a comment on immortality, but here it is.
I couldn't take it any longer
Good Lord I was crazed
And when the feeling came upon me
Like a tidal wave
I swore that I would love you to the end of time!
So now I'm praying for the end of time
To hurry up and arrive
' Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you
I don't think that I can really survive
I'll never break my promise or forget my vow
But God only knows what I can do right now
I'm praying for the end of time
So I can end my time with you!
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