John Carter, Warlord of Mars #16 - First Appearance of Tardos Mors, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: John Carter, Warlord of Mars (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue: #16
Publication date: September 1978
Key date: September 1978
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.35
Pages: 36
Barcode: 07148602806209
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Tardos Mors - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Rudy Nebres; letters: Jim Novak	John Carter, Kantos Kan, Mors Kajak, Sola, Tardos Mors First, Tars Tarkas, Dejah Thoris
1	The Master Assassin of Mars, Chapter 1: John Carter is Dead!	comic story	17	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Rudy Nebres; colors: Mouly; letters: Costanza	John Carter, Kantos Kan, Mors Kajak, Lorquas Ptomel, Sola, Tardos Mors First, Tars Tarkas, Dejah Thoris

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars: Warlord of Mars #[nn] ISBN 978-1-59582-692-3	2011	On eBay ›
John Carter, Warlord of Mars Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-5990-2	2012	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #1516 of 28#17 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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