John Carter of Mars Cinefex "Fascinated with the street life

"Fascinated with the street life and night life of New York

Merwan employs a lot of panels per page to capture the nuances of story and action

An excellent collection of 52 Manara paintings for every domestic and foreign edition of his work

an emotional solidity to them that places them there

provides an appreciation for these complex mergings of aesthetics and people--who

John Carter of Mars Cinefex "Fascinated with the street lifeContains Giant of Mars and Skeleton Men of Jupiter. The two novelettes appeared in pulp magazines, but this edition was their first hardcover publication. This is the first state book and dustjacket. (The first state binding has John Carter and the Giant of Mars printed on the front cover.) Crandall contributes eight full page black & white illustrations and the double page endpaper illustration. Introduction by Richard Lupoff who was also the editor