Tarzan #208 - May 1972

"Prisoner of the Tharks" by Marv Wolfman and Gray Morrow.

The second installment of "John Carter, Warlord of Mars" picks up right where the previous issue's left off:

Carter is brought before the high command of the Martians. Via telepathy, he has a vague idea of what they're thinking, but communication between them is still tenuous. Case in point: when one of the Martians starts man-handling him, Carter does what comes naturally: hit someone!

Carter is led down a passageway, where he comes face-to-face with a giant lizard-type creature! Sizing it up, Carter leaps over it and makes his way to the building's rooftop.

A piece of masonry crumbles beneath his feet, sending Carter tumbling to the ground below. He manages to grab a windowsill, and hoists himself inside, where he meets yet another strange creature:

...to be continued!


I really enjoy DC's take on John Carter: brief as though it is (only eight pages a shot), its sort-of classical style really works, IMO. It doesn't hurt that Gray Morrow is doing the art!