Edwin Burrouf,Bob Giordano
â€œA Rebel of Marsâ€ is the first book in an exciting new adventure series - â€œThe Death of Barsoomâ€ - based on Edgar Rice Burroughsâ€™ classic stories of â€œJohn Carter of Mars.â€ In Burroughsâ€™ book, John Carter, a Civil War veteran, is prospecting with a friend when they are attacked by Indians. Carter brings his injured friend to shelter in a mysterious cave, from which Carter is transported to Mars where he then begins his famous exploits. What Carter did not know is that his friend, James K. Powell, was also transported to a different location on the red planet. Powell, also a veteran of the Confederate Army, as well as a former plantation owner, finds himself enslaved by the Red Martians. Powell soon becomes enmeshed in the plots of the ambitious Princess Lyssa Bel, one of the most beautiful and dangerous women on Barsoom. When Powell uncovers the location of an ancient treasure, his masters set forth with him on a perilous journey in the hope of claiming it for the power and glory of it may offer. Along the way, Powell is brought to question his beliefs about humanity and freedom. The answers to this, along with the secrets of a dying planet are uncovered in a revelation from Marsâ€™ forgotten past.
A Rebel of Mars