John Carter Warlord of Mars #27 [Direct]

(September 1979)

The Master Assassin of Mars, Chapter 12: Marathon of Death! (Table of Contents: 1)

John Carter Warlord of Mars / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont (credited)

Pencils

Mike Vosburg (credited as Vosburg)

Inks

Al Milgrom ? (credited as M. Hands) (sourced) (see notes); Bob Wiacek (credited as M. Hands) (sourced) (see notes); Frank Giacoia (credited as M. Hands) (sourced) (see notes)

Colors

Roger Slifer (credited as Slifer)

Letters

Jim Novak (credited as Novak)

Job Number

LG-500

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The great Martian desert, just outside the walls of greater Helium...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

John Carter; Kantos Kan (cameo); Mors Kajak (cameo); Sola (cameo); Tardos Mors (cameo); Tars Tarkas; Dejah Thoris

Synopsis

The final confrontation with the Master Assassin himself.

Reprints

• in John Carter Man van Mars (Juniorpress, 1978 series) #13 (1979)
• in John Carter (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1978 series) #10/1979 ([oktober] 1979)
• in John Carter (Atlantic Forlag, 1978 series) #10/1979 ([oktober] 1979) [Page 2 removed]
• in Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars: Warlord of Mars (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #[nn] (March 2011)
• in John Carter, Warlord of Mars Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) ([December] 2011)

Indexer Notes

Inkers credited as "M.Hands". Possible Milgrom inks on pages 3 and 10-12; Wiacek inks on page 4 and Giacoia inks on pages 5 and 9 per Nick Caputo.

Birth of the egg from which John Carter's son Carthoris will hatch.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Barsoomian Chronicles / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jim Salicrup ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Tod Ray Christiansen, Jeffrey Lowndes and Ed Via.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)