Number 1862: Otherworldly Tales: John Carter of Mars wraps up

Let us review. In 1963-64 when Gold Key reprinted the three issues of John Carter of Mars, originally published under the Dell imprint in the early fifties, they got the last two issues reversed. Dell #3 became Gold Key #2. So what I am showing today as the final posting of our Otherworldly Tales theme week, was published by Dell as #3, and then became GK #2. I am posting them in their Dell order, not Gold Key. If you have a problem with that or don’t understand what I have done, then please don’t complain to me. I have enough trouble keeping even simple things straight.

The artwork, as with the other two issues, is by Jesse Marsh. I’m not sure why Dell didn’t continue the 1950’s series. A guess is that it didn’t sell well enough, or it might have been licensed from Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. as a three issue mini-series only. After 60 years, the answer my friend, is blowing in the ether.

If you prefer, you can go to the links below and click on them to read the posts preceding today’s.

Issues #1 and #2...just click on the thumbnails.

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