Warlord of Mars #15
In "Gods of Mars Part 3! Issus, Goddess of Life Eternal," John and Phaidor are captured by the Black Pirates and brought before Issus, a fearsome crone who rules her people with the guise of a goddess. Sentenced to the arena, John faces a shocking revelation: his son Carthoris is already the champion, forcing him to confront a brutal fight for survival. Written by Arvid Nelson and Edgar Rice Burroughs, with art by Edgar Salazar and colors by Marcelo Pinto, this issue delivers high stakes and emotional tension beneath Stephen Sadowski’s striking cover.
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The Black Pirates capture John and Phaidor and take them deep within the bowels of Barsoom. They are brought before Issus, an aged crone that rules her people as if she were a beautiful goddess. She makes Phaidor one of her slaves and sentences John and Dator to become arena gladiators. While John is waiting his turn to fight, he finds that Carthoris, his son, is champion of the arena.
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