... And the Tarzan Cult

Aaaa-eeyaa-eeyaa-eeoo! The nostalgic jungle roar echoed from a Marriott hotel in steamy nether Los Angeles last week as four of 15 former screen Tarzans and three of 19 ex-Janes got together to celebrate the centenary of Author Edgar Rice Burroughs' birth. The lung-busting bellow was uttered by beefy Johnny Weissmuller, now 71 and 250 lbs., who starred in twelve Tarzan movies opposite four Janes; he and Tarzan No. 13, Jock Mahoney, 56, got together to heft a shapely Rent-A-Jane in a rippling display of one-apemanship. How far did Tarzan and Jane--uh--actually go in that jungle? "A lot of people used to ask me that," said Jane No. 13, Joyce McKenzie, now a high school journalism teacher. "But whatever Tarzan and Jane did, I'm sure their thoughts were healthy and affirmative."

So are profits from Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., which takes in more than $1 million annually from Tarzan movies, books, comic strips, frisbees, and his-and-her bikini underwear (ME TARZAN and ME JANE). To promote a new Me Jane bikini in Europe, the company plans to give away free samples. Warner Bros. now has positive plans for the 41st T-J film saga. Warned Tarzan No. 7, Buster Crabbe, 67, 185 Ibs,, "If they try and get any sex stuff into it, they'll discover they're making a big mistake."

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