John Carter

A former Confederate Army officer, John Carter mysteriously found himself transported to the planet Mars (Barsoom), where the lower gravity transformed his Earth-born physiology into something extraordinary — granting him superhuman strength, agility, and leaping ability that would make him a legendary warrior among its peoples.

Few characters can claim a comics legacy stretching from the Golden Age all the way to the present day, but John Carter — the swashbuckling hero of Barsoom — has been thrilling readers since his 1939 debut in The Funnies, brought to the comics page by the legendary V. T. Hamlin. Over 133 catalogued appearances across titles like John Carter, Warlord of Mars and Weird Worlds, this Marvel stalwart has proven himself one of the most enduring figures in the medium's history, with four key issues that any serious collector will want on their radar. Along the way he shares his extraordinary adventures with iconic figures like Dejah Thoris, Tars Tarkas, and the faithful Woola, a rogues' gallery of companions that signals just how rich and fully realized his world truly is. If you've never dipped into his corner of the Marvel universe, 86 years of pulp-infused planetary romance await you.