Monday, May 23, 2011

Weird Worlds #2 - Nov. 1972

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"Escape" by Marv Wolfman and Murphy Anderson.

Lorquas Ptomel is less than pleased at the news John Carter plans to escape from Barsoom:
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Carter manages to fight through his attackers and he, Dejah, and Sola make their way to an airship. Unfortunately, the ships only carry two people each, so Carter puts Dejah and Sola into it, telling her to take off while he stays behind.

Another group of Tharks approaches, and Carter fights them off long enough to get into another airship--not knowing how to fly it!

Luckily(?) for him, Tars Tarkas has climbed aboard, who gives Carter another, more pressing problem to deal with: fighting him off!

As the airship flies wildly through the sky, Carter duels with Tars. Carter knocks Tars' sword out of his hand, but when the ship suddenly lists to one side, Tars takes that moment to lunge at his opponent:
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...to be continued!


Those are some truly disturbing aliens, courtesy Murphy Anderson!


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