Four Color #488 - Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars
([August] 1953)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1953-06-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Comic
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "Edgar Rice Burroughs' JOHN CARTER OF MARS, No. 488."
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1953 Books and Pamphlets, page 103.

John Carter of Mars (Table of Contents)

John Carter Warlord of Mars / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
John Carter
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Painted cover.

In this tale of high adventure you'll meet... (Table of Contents: 1)

John Carter Warlord of Mars / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jesse Marsh
Inks
Jesse Marsh
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
John Carter; Dejah Thoris; Tars Tarkas; Salensus Oll; Thurid
Synopsis
Introduction of characters.
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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white.

Tyrant of the North (Table of Contents: 2)

John Carter Warlord of Mars / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Philip Evans
Pencils
Jesse Marsh
Inks
Jesse Marsh
Colors
?
Letters
Jesse Marsh

Job Number
J.C.O.S. #488 - 53
Genre
science fiction
Characters
John Carter; Dejah Thoris; Tars Tarkas; Salensus Oll; Thurid; Thuvia; Phaidor; Matai Shang; Talu, Prince of Marentina; Solan
Synopsis
John Carter rescues Dejah Thoris when she is kidnapped by Thurid and taken to the forbidden land of Okar in the polar icecap.
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Indexer Notes

Based on the novel "The Gods of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

The Fantastic Creatures of Mars (Table of Contents: 3)

John Carter Warlord of Mars / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jesse Marsh
Inks
Jesse Marsh
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Introduction of three animals from this story, the legendary Apt, the Woola and the carnivorous Calot Tree.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

John Carter Warlord of Mars / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jesse Marsh
Inks
Jesse Marsh
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
John Carter; Tars Tarkas
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. John Carter of Mars
    John Carter Warlord of Mars
  2. 1. In this tale of high adventure you'll meet...
    John Carter Warlord of Mars
  3. 2. Tyrant of the North
    John Carter Warlord of Mars
  4. 3. The Fantastic Creatures of Mars
    John Carter Warlord of Mars
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    John Carter Warlord of Mars
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Pat Conolly
  • Kenneth English
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Darrel McCann
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walls