Four Color #375 VG 4.0 1952 For Sale

Cover oxidation.

This is a low grade item. It will be complete and readable, but will show significant wear. Allowed defects for this grade include: spine roll, a moderate amount of staining or water damage, writing or other marks on the cover, up to one inch spine splits or other tears, a cover or centerfold that is detached at one staple, discoloration due to oxidation, and a minor piece or pieces missing. An item could be assigned this grade due to either an accumulation of minor/moderate defects or one or two major defects.

Cover art by Jesse Marsh. The Prisoner of the Tharks, script by Edgar Rice Burroughs (original story) and Paul S. Newman (adaptation), art by Jesse Marsh; Jon Carter is tranported to Mars, where he escapes from the Tharks and rescues Dejah Thoris from both the Tharks and Sab Than. Creatures of Mars filler page, art by Jesse Marsh. John Carter of Mars and Dejah Thoris back cover pinup by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color.

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