Tarzan / John Carter: Warlords of Mars #1

Two of Edgar Rice Burroughs' most enduring heroes collide in this 1996 Dark Horse crossover, the first of four chapters in "Book One: Red Awakenings." Bret Blevins' cover sets the stage with a striking cosmic tableau: a knife-wielding Tarzan crouched in the foreground, flanked by a towering green Martian warrior brandishing a spear, a scarred white ape, a regal woman in Barsoomian attire, a snarling lion, and the ghostly visage of John Carter looming against a star-filled sky with a red planet behind him. Written by Bruce Jones, this is a pulp adventure dream team-up that feels both grand in scope and rooted in the classic tradition of Burroughs' beloved worlds.