John Carter, Warlord of Mars

    (Marvel, 1977-1979)
™ and ©1979 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

John Carter was an Earthman who ventured into a cave one day and saw a strange light. When the light touched him, his body seemed split into two, with one body staying behind on Earth, and another being transported to Mars. There he discovered strange races, including green, four-armed giants and ancient humanoid warriors. Carter rose to become a prince on this world, leading a swashbuckling life of space adventure. He also found friendship in the alien known as Tars Tarkas, and true love in the beautiful Dejah Thoris.

John Carter, Warlord of Mars was Edgar Rice Burroughs’ first hero, predating his work on Korak and Tarzan. Carter made his comics debut in 1939’s The Funnies #30. It appeared sporadically under several different publishers, including a 1972 run in DC’s Weird Worlds. Marvel’s version began in 1977, and presented Carter’s sword and fantasy adventures until issue #28 in 1979.
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  • 1
    #1
    Jun 1977
    Cover: $0.30
    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Dave Cockrum, Gil Kane
    Origin of John Carter, Warlord of Mars
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  • 1/A
    #1 Variation A
    35 cent cover by Gil Kane
    Jun 1977
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Dave Cockrum, Gil Kane
    Origin of John Carter, Warlord of Mars
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  • 2
    #2
    Jul 1977
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
    Versus White Apes
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  • 2/A
    #2 Variation A
    35 cent cover by Gil Kane
    Jul 1977
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
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  • 2/B
    #2 Variation B
    Whitman
    Jul 1977
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
    Diamond around price and issue numberVersus White Apes
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  • 3
    #3
    Aug 1977
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane, Rudy Nebres, Alex Niño
    Versus White Apes
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  • 3/A
    #3 Variation A
    35 cent cover by Gil Kane
    Aug 1977
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane, Rudy Nebres, Alex Niño
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  • 4
    #4
    Sep 1977
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
    30 cent
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  • 4/A
    #4 Variation A
    35 cent regional price variant
    Sep 1977
    Cover: $0.35
    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
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  • 5
    #5
    Oct 1977
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
    Versus Stara Kan
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  • 5/A
    #5 Variation A
    35 cent cover by Gil Kane
    Oct 1977
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
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  • 6
    #6
    Nov 1977
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
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  • 7
    #7
    Dec 1977
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
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  • 8
    #8
    Jan 1978
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane, Rudy Nebres
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  • 8/NS
    #8 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Gil Kane
    Jan 1978
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane, Rudy Nebres
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  • 9
    #9
    Feb 1978
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
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  • 10
    #10
    Mar 1978
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
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  • 11
    #11
    Apr 1978
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Dave Cockrum, Rudy Nebres
    Origin of Dejah Thoris
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  • 12
    #12
    May 1978
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Carmine Infantino
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  • 13
    #13
    Jun 1978
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Carmine Infantino
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  • 14
    #14
    Jul 1978
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Carmine Infantino
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  • 15
    #15
    Aug 1978
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Walt Simonson, Ross Andru
    Origin of Barsoom
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  • 16
    #16
    Sep 1978
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Ernie Colón
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  • 17
    #17
    Oct 1978
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Ernie Colón
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  • 18
    #18
    Nov 1978
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Frank Miller
    Frank Miller’s first published Marvel work
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  • 19
    #19
    Dec 1978
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Ernie Colón
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  • 20
    #20
    Jan 1979
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Ernie Colón
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  • 21
    #21
    Feb 1979
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Ernie Colón
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  • 22
    #22
    Mar 1979
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Mike Vosburg
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  • 23
    #23
    Apr 1979
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Mike Vosburg
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  • 24
    #24
    May 1979
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Mike Vosburg
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  • 25
    #25
    Jul 1979
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Mike Vosburg
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  • 25/NS
    #25 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Frank Miller
    Jul 1979
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Mike Vosburg
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  • 26
    #26
    Aug 1979
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Mike Vosburg
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  • 26/NS
    #26 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Frank Miller
    Aug 1979
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Mike Vosburg
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  • 27
    #27
    Sep 1979
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Mike Vosburg
    No copies available
  • 27/NS
    #27 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Bob Budiansky
    Sep 1979
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    W: Chris Claremont  ·  A: Mike Vosburg
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  • 28
    #28
    Oct 1979
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    W: Peter B. Gillis  ·  A: Larry Hama
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  • 28/NS
    #28 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Bob McLeod
    Oct 1979
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    W: Peter B. Gillis  ·  A: Larry Hama
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  • Anl 1
    Annual #1
    Jun 1977
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Sal Buscema, Rudy Nebres
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  • Anl 2
    Annual #2
    Jun 1978
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    W: Bill Mantlo  ·  A: Ernie Chan
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  • Anl 3
    Annual #3
    Jun 1979
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    W: Marv Wolfman, Alan Weiss, Chris Claremont  ·  A: Alan Weiss
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  • Anl 3/NS
    Annual #3 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Alan Weiss
    Jun 1979
    Cover: $0.60
    W: Marv Wolfman, Alan Weiss, Chris Claremont  ·  A: Alan Weiss
    No copies available
  • Dlx 1/A
    Deluxe Set #1 Variation A
    Direct Market Edition Hardcover
    Cover: $99.99
    W: Marv Wolfman, Chris Claremont, Peter B. Gillis, Bill Mantlo, Alan Weiss  ·  A: Gil Kane, Dave Cockrum, Carmine Infantino, Walt Simonson, Ross Andru, Ernie Colón, Frank Miller, Mike Vosburg, Larry Hama, Sal Buscema, Ernie Chan, Alan Weiss
    Collects John Carter, Warlord of Mars #1-28, Anl 1-3; ca. 2011
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  • Dlx 1/HC
    Deluxe Set #1 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by Alan Davis
    Cover: $99.99
    W: Marv Wolfman, Chris Claremont, Peter B. Gillis, Bill Mantlo, Alan Weiss  ·  A: Gil Kane, Dave Cockrum, Carmine Infantino, Walt Simonson, Ross Andru, Ernie Colón, Frank Miller, Mike Vosburg, Larry Hama, Sal Buscema, Ernie Chan, Alan Weiss
    Collects John Carter, Warlord of Mars #1-28, Anl 1-3; ca. 2011
    No copies available