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Woola

Woola

21 appearances · Golden Age · 1939–2017
Who is Woola?

Woola is a fictional creature originating in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom stories, later adapted into comics. A loyal calot — a ten-legged Martian dog-like beast — Woola serves as devoted companion to Earthman John Carter on the planet Mars.

Few characters can claim a Golden Age debut in 1939 and still be turning up in comics nearly eight decades later, but Woola is exactly that kind of enduring presence. Born from Art Krenz's work in The Funnies #32, this beloved figure from the Barsoomian corner of comics history has kept remarkable company over the years — sharing pages with John Carter, Dejah Thoris, Tars Tarkas, and the wider cast of Mars's most storied adventures. Woola's appearances span Weird Worlds, John Carter, Warlord of Mars, and the collected Warlord of Mars Omnibus under Dynamite Entertainment's banner, proof that some characters simply belong to the fabric of a mythology. For fans of classic planetary romance and the rich tradition that stretches from pulp-era imagination all the way into the modern collector's era, Woola is a warm and wonderful thread running through it all.

★ First appearance
The Funnies #32
Jun 1939

Top series

Covers through the years — 1939–2012

The Funnies #32 1939
The Funnies #32
Four Color #375 1952
Four Color #375
Weird Worlds #1 1972
Weird Worlds #1
Weird Worlds #4 1973
Weird Worlds #4
Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars: The Jesse Marsh Years #[nn] 2010
Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars: The Jesse Marsh Years #[nn]
Warlord of Mars #2 2012
Warlord of Mars #2

Appearances

The Funnies (1936)
#32
Four Color (1942)
John Carter of Mars (1953)
#1
Weird Worlds (1972)
Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars: The Jesse Marsh Years (2010)
John Carter: A Princess of Mars (2011)
John Carter of Mars: A Princess of Mars (2011)
#1
Warlord of Mars (2011)
#2
John Carter, Warlord of Mars (2014)
John Carter, Warlord of Mars 2015 Special (2015)
Swords of Sorrow (2015)
#6
Swords of Sorrow the Complete Saga (2016)
Warlord of Mars Omnibus (2017)