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2October-November 1972
$0.20

Weird Worlds #2

DC · October-November 1972 · on sale 1972-08-03

First appearance: SarkojaFirst appearance: Ja
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Identification plate

Series
Weird Worlds (DC, 1972 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
October-November 1972
Key date
1972-10-00
On-sale date
1972-08-03
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Sarkoja - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ja - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino, Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJohn Carter, David Innes, Tarzan
2Chapter Five: Escapecomic story11.5script: Marv Wolfman, Edgar Rice Burroughs; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ben OdaJohn Carter, Lorquas Ptomel, Sarkoja First, Sola, Tars Tarkas, Dejah Thoris, Woola
5The Original Ape-Man Shouts a Challenge…promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertTarzan
8Slaves of the Maharscomic story12script: Len Wein, Edgar Rice Burroughs; pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: Bernie Wrightson, Carl Lundgren, Jim Starlin, Larry Hama, Ralph Reese, Neal Adams; letters: Jean SimekGhak, David Innes, Ja First, Abner Perry
12-letters page1script: Denny O'Neil

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars: Weird Worlds #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-59582-621-3		2011On eBay ›
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar: At the Earth's Core #[nn]
ISBN 1-50670-223-6; 978-1-50670-223-0		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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