The Martian is a black and white Sunday comic strip posted in the weekly British newspaper the sun from October 25, 1958 to May 23, 1959 . The comic is an adaption of A Princess of Mars. The adaption was written by D.R. Morton and drawn by Robert Forest.
Dates of Publication[]
October 25, 1958 November 1, 1958 November 8, 1958 November 15, 1958 November 22, 1958 November 29, 1958 December 6, 1958 December 13, 1958 December 20, 1958 January 3, 1959 January 10, 1959 |
January 17, 1959 January 24, 1959 January 31, 1959 February 7, 1959 February 14, 1959 February 21, 1959 February 28, 1959 March 7, 1959 March 14, 1959 March 21, 1959 March 28, 1959 |
April 4, 1959 April 11, 1959 April 18, 1959 April 25, 1959 May 2, 1959 May 9, 1959 May 16, 1959 May 23, 1959 |
Differences[]
There are a number of differences between this work and the original "A Princess of Mars". Many of the differences in story are minor, but the difference in visuals are very drastic. The green martians are no longer giant, nor do they have four arms, and their arms have claws instead of hands. The white apes are now covered in hair and also lack four arms, instead having only two.