Who Is Tars Tarkas? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tars Tarkas is a In the Public Domain comic book character, the alter ego of Tars, with over 139 comic issue appearances. He is a powerful and noble warrior among the fierce Green Men of Mars. He is a close ally and friend of the adventurer John Carter.

Who is Tars Tarkas?

Origin Tars Tarkas is a fictional character in the Barsoom series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Though a great warrior and leader among his people, the brutal and mirthless Tharks , he possesses a sense of compassion and empathy uncharacteristic of his race. Born as Tars, he gained the right to be called Tars Tarkas, after he slew a fellow Thark named Tarkas in battle. As a result, Tarkas' wife Sarkoja became his. By slaying Tal Hajus , their Jeddak (leader), he became their next Jeddak. Novels In the first novel, " A Princess of Mars " (1917), with the help of the newly arrived Earthman John Carter , Tars becomes a Jeddak (king) of the Tharks.

Key facts

Tars Tarkas is of alien origin. The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 139 recorded issue appearances, Tars Tarkas ranks among the most featured characters in comics.