What Price Victory?
JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS — Issue no. 17, July 1978 / When I started reading 1978 comic books for MARVEL TIME WARP, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Marvel’s licensed books were some of my favorites. Marvel’s GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS is probably my favorite book of the era, at least so far. And I also really dig Marvel’s STAR WARS and JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS books. I just noticed that Marvel’s Godzilla and STAR WARS licenses apparently started around the same time, as July 1978 saw issue no. 16 of both of those books released. Marvel’s Edgar Rice Burroughs license (which included the John Carter and Tarzan characters) must have started a month earlier, as those two books saw issue no. 17 released in July ’78. Book: John Carter, Warlord of Mars Issue No.: 17 Published: July 25, 1978 Title: “What Price Victory?” Cover Price: 35¢ Format: Original paper copy When I started reading 1978 comic books for Marvel Time Warp , I was pleasantly su...