Weird Worlds No. 7: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Weird Worlds No. 7 features adaptations of two Edgar Rice Burough's stories. "Reunion," starring the character "John Carter," was written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by Sam Amendola. The "Pellucidar" adventure "The Trap!" was written by Dennis O'Neil and pencilled by Dan Green. The cover art was done by Howard Chaykin.

Weird Worlds was a fantasy title published by DC for 10 issues between 1972-1974. The comic initially ran stories using licensed characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: 1973-09
• Associated Name: Burroughs, Edgar Rice
• maker: National Periodical Publications, Inc.
• Object Name: comic book
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Physical Description: ink (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 10 3/16 in x 6 7/8 in; 25.87625 cm x 17.4625 cm
• place made: United States: New York, New York City
• Associated Place: United States: Virginia
• Subject: Comics
• ID Number: 2018.3010.112
• nonaccession number: 2018.3010
• catalog number: 2018.3010.112
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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