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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published November 1972
Cover Price 0.20
Pages 36
Editing Dennis O'Neil
Notes Cover has elements from both features in the book with the protagonist looking like a mix of John Carter and David Innes.

Cover Details

Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Carmine Infantino
Colors Jack Adler
Notes Cover has elements from both features in the book with the protagonist looking like a mix of John Carter and David Innes.

11 page John Carter Warlord of Mars story "Escape"

Characters John Carter; Lorquas Ptomel; Tars Tarkas; Sarkoja; Dejah Thoris; Sola; Woola
Synopsis While escaping the Thark, John Carter and Tars Tarkas crash in the Valley of Death.
Script Marv Wolfman
Pencils Murphy Anderson
Inks Murphy Anderson
Notes Loosely adapted from the novels A Princess of Mars and The Gods of Mars.

12 page Pellucidar story "Slaves of the Mahars"

Characters David Innes; Abner Perry; Ghak; Ja
Synopsis Trying to escape the Mahar, David is separated from his friends, but finds a new one.
Genre science fiction
Script Len Wein
Pencils Alan Weiss
Inks Bernie Wrightson; Carl Lundgren; Jim Starlin; Larry Hama; Ralph Reese; Neal Adams; Alan Lee Weiss; Frank Brunner; Greg Theakston [all as C. Bunkers [Crusty Bunkers]]
Notes Adapted from the novel At the Earth's Core. Inker credit from later letter column & Greg Theakston (May 8, 2006). First Crusty Bunker job. Per Alan Weiss, "For sure the story in Weird Worlds # 2 is the first Crusty Bunker inking orgy... You can see (Frank Brunner's) inks on the Mahars. All those guys up at Continuity helping out a fellow freelancer in distress. Adams inked most of the figures. You can see a clearly Starlin figure panel 3 on page 8.Jim helped out penciling some background stuff and some background figures and I think a couple of animals. Ralph Reese spent half a night on the background in panel 4 on page 9. He also inked the sea serpent on pages 10 and 11. Wrightson inked the gorilla guys on the first two pages. The humans in the splash panel are my own inks, with Neal on the bottom panel. Page 2 has my inks on humans in panels 1,3,4, and maybe 5. Panel 2 looks like Neal on David, with me on Abner and the bearded guy (Gak?) ( how's that for slicing it about as thin as it gets?)." (May 9, 2006)