Warlord of Mars #13

In "Gods of Mars Part 1! Welcome to Paradise," John Carter awakens on Barsoom in the eerie Valley of Dor—the gateway to the afterlife—where Tars Tarkas warns him the so-called paradise is anything but. As they flee monstrous guardians and enter the Temple of Thern, John intervenes to save a chained maiden named Thuvia from a pale warrior, only to learn the man was one of the legendary Thern. Written by Arvid Nelson and illustrated by Edgar Salazar, with colors by Maxflan Araujo and letters by Marshall Dillon, this issue’s cover by Joe Jusko captures the haunting grandeur of the Martian underworld.