Swords, savages and aliens. What's not to love? Marvel, flush with the success of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, decided to unofficially extend the franchise by acquiring the rights to Edgar Rice Burroughs' character, created in 1911 and first published the following year.
Marvel launched their WARLORD OF MARS comic book in 1977, the year of STAR WARS. In the UK, it appeared as a back-up strip in STAR WARS WEEKLY. Marvel cancelled the book in 1979.
During the same period, Marvel also published a comic book version (29 issues and three annuals) of Burroughs' more famous creation: TARZAN. Both books ended with unpublished inventory which Marvel reworked as issues of STAR WARS and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA.
ISSUE 1
June 1977
ISSUE 2
July 1977
ISSUE 3
August 1977
ISSUE 4
September 1977
ISSUE 5
October 1977
ISSUE 6
November 1977
ISSUE 7
December 1977
ISSUE 8
January 1978
ISSUE 9
February 1978
ISSUE 10
March 1978
ISSUE 11
April 1978
ISSUE 12
May 1978
ISSUE 13
June 1978
ISSUE 14
July 1978
ISSUE 15
August 1978
ISSUE 16
September 1978
ISSUE 17
October 1978
ISSUE 18
November 1978
ISSUE 19
December 1978
ISSUE 20
January 1979
ISSUE 21
February 1979
ISSUE 22
March 1979
ISSUE 23
April 1979
ISSUE 24
May 1979
ISSUE 25
July 1979
(NOTE: No June-dated issue was published)
ISSUE 26
August 1979
ISSUE 27
September 1979
ISSUE 28
October 1979
ANNUAL 1
1978
ANNUAL 2
1978
ANNUAL 3
1979
The two-part unpublished inventory story (W/A: Walter Simonson) was reworked as a STAR WARS storyline.
STAR WARS
ISSUE 53
November 1981
STAR WARS
ISSUE 54
December 1981
" it appeared as a back-up strip in STAR WARS WEEKLY.
ReplyDelete- Actually, I'm 99% certain that it didn't.
In fact, I don't think Marvel's John Carter ever saw a UK reprint, which I'd guess was down to the terms of the license.
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