Tarzan #209 - June 1972

Untitled by Marv Wolfman and Murphy Anderson.

This third installment of "John Carter, Warlord of Mars" opens with John Carter getting used to his new surroundings:

One of the Tharks hits an attacking airship, bringing it crashing to the ground. The Tharks approach the ship, looking for any survivors--a fate worse than death, one of the Tharks assures John Carter.

A survivor is discovered, and Carter sees who the prisoner is:

Sola does just that, explaining to Carter how their society works: every five years, eggs are hatched. Those who show the ability to emerge on their own are immediately taught to become warriors, thereby keeping their race healthy and strong.

Carter spies one of the Tharks pushing Dejah Thoris around, and steps in when they are about to gang up on her. The Tharks, naturally, don't like this and turn on him:

To be continued...in Weird Worlds!


Yes, after just three short issues, "John Carter" was moved over to DC's new book, Weird Worlds, where his stay would be a bit longer in duration than here.

Murphy Anderson was back this time around--and while I mean no disrespect, I really wish Gray Morrow had done this third installment: Morrow was superb at rendering women, and I would have loved to have seen him tackle Dejah Thoris' introduction to the story.