Here is cover and as you could expect, Davis does a superb job capturing Carter, Tars Tarkas, and Barsoom. Notice that Dejah Thoris here doesn't match the version in the Marvel Comics tales.
Here is the pencil version of this artwork. I am not quite sure but I believe that Davis drew this a while back even before the current JC mania in advance of the movie. Alan writes on his website that "ERB's Mars books have been a favourite for many years and I have often thought about how I might handle the stories. This was one attempt to come up with a slightly different look from the usual comic book versions of the characters."
For more Marvel Comics with John Carter, check out my article on Giant-Size Marvel titled Gil Kane and Dave Cockrum on John Carter Warlord of Mars. Nuff Said!
I think this was a poor choice for a cover. While it looks great and is a very good depiction of the characters, (Minus the Tharks pumpkin like mouth) I think they should have stuck true to the original art style. People who see this cover will not instantly recognize that it contains the 70s books.
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