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A PRINCESS OF MARS
"To My Son Jack"
Written between July 1911 and September 28, 1911
WT= 1. My First Adventure on Mars, 2. The Green Martians, 3. Dejah Thoris, Martian
Princess, 4. Under the Moons of Mars
MT=Under the Moons of Mars - Series Title in Modern Mechanics = Carter of the Red Planet.

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Featuring
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FRANK SCHOONOVER and FRANK FRAZETTA

**AMERICAN PUBLISHING HISTORY**
PULP: *"Under the Moons of Mars" ~ THE ALL-STORY 1912* 6 pulp magazine issues February - July, 1912 Fred W. Small: b/w headpiece repeated in each issue Carter of the Red Planet: Modern Mechanics and Invention magazine: April - July 1929 C. Saunders: two interiors per installment A.C. McClurg: September 1917 ~ Pre-publication paperback FIRST: A.C. McClurg & Co. ~ October 10, 1917 ~ 326 pages Frank Schoonover: DJ painting and five sepia plates REPRINTS: Grosset & Dunlap ~ 1918 - 1940 ~ many of the reprintings contain a fp and 4 interior illustrations ERB Inc. March 26, 1948 ~ Schoonover DJ and frontispiece only Ballantine Books (later Del-Rey) ~ January 1963 ~ 159 pages Robert Abbett cover Dover Publications (Paired with A Fighting Man of Mars) May 1964 (two editions) ~ 356 pages Frank Schoonover two-colour DJ and five original interiors Doubleday Book Club: 1970 ~ 179 pages Frank Frazetta: DJ and four interiors Ballantine Books: October 1973 Gino D'Achille cover Ballantine - Del Rey: May 1979 Michael Whelan cover Carroll & Graff Publishers: 1989 ~ 159 pages Kiko cover Easton Press - Masterpieces of SF: leather binding (Paired with At the Earth's Core) 1996 Ron Miller illustrations ~ L. Sprague de Camp introduction University of Nebraska: Bison Books: Under the Moons of Mars (Trilogy) For detailed information see:Robert Zeuschner's ERB: The Exhaustive Scholar’s and Collector’s Descriptive Bibliography

The January 1912 issue of The All-Story magazine made the following announcement:

Somehow "Normal Bean" was changed to "Norman Bean"
when the story debuted in the February issue.

All-Story Magazine ~ February - July, 1912
See ERBzine 0419 and ERBzine 0221

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Cover Painting

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Frank Frazetta Illustrations
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1970 Doubleday Edition

Scarcely had his hideous laugh rung ouit when I was upon him ...nor could any apparel have enhanced the beauty of her figure Tal Hajus knows that you are here, and intends to see you tortured...

**CHAPTER TITLES**
1. On the Arizona Hills 2. The Escape of the Dead 3. My Advent on Mars 4. A Prisoner 5. I Elude My Watch Dog 6. A Fight That Won Friends 7. Child-Raising On Mars 8. A Fair Captive from the Sky 9. I Learn the Language 10. Champion and Chief 11. With Dejah Thoris 12. A Prisoner with Power 13. Love-Making on Mars 14. A Duel to the Death	15. Sola Tells Me Her Story 16. We Plan Escape 17. A Costly Recapture 18. Chained in Warhoon 19. Battling in the Arena 20. In the Atmosphere Factory 21. An Air Scout for Zodanga 22. I Find Dejah 23. Lost in the Sky 24. Tars Tarkas Finds a Friend 25. The Looting of Zodanga 26. Through Carnage to Joy 27. From Joy to Death 28. At the Arizona Cave

**CAST OF CHARACTERS**
Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter James K Powell Tars Tarkas Sola Woola (calot) Lorquas Ptomal Dejah Thoris Sarkoja Zad Tal Hajus	Bar Comas Dak Kova Kantos Kan air plant keeper Sab Than Than Kosis Tardos Mors royal psychologist Gozava Mors Kajak

Chronology Charts for A Princess of Mars
From Chronology For the Princess of Mars Trilogy by Fredrik Ekman
ERBzine 0507

Scientific Days and Years

Earth Time	Barsoom Time	Event	Note
Mar 5, 1866	0 ord, 0 padan	Advent upon Mars	1
Mar 6, 1866	0 ord, 1 padan	The incubator ceremony
Mar 9, 1866	0 ord, 4 padan	Dejah Thoris is captured
Mar 15, 1866	0 ord, 10 padan	Defends Dejah Thoris in the audience chamber
Mar 19, 1866	0 ord, 14 padan	Departure from Korad	2
Mar 20, 1866	0 ord, 15 padan	Duel with Zad
Apr 8, 1866	0 ord, 34 padan	Kantos Kan arrives at Helium
Apr 8, 1866	0 ord, 34 padan	Arrival at Thark	3
Apr 9, 1866	0 ord, 34 padan	Escape from Thark
Apr 12, 1866	0 ord, 37 padan	Captured by Warhoon
Apr 15, 1866	0 ord, 40 padan	Warhoons march for home
Apr 18, 1866	0 ord, 43 padan	Arrival at Warhoon
Apr 25, 1866	0 ord, 50 padan	Murders jailer	4
Apr 26, 1866	0 ord, 51 padan	Kantos Kan arrives at Warhoon	5
Apr 28, 1866	0 ord, 53 padan	Kantos Kan imprisoned
May 1, 1866	0 ord, 56 padan	Escape during the great games
May 4, 1866	0 ord, 59 padan	Sets out from Warhoon
May 19, 1866	0 ord, 73 padan	Arrival at atmosphere factory
May 19, 1866	0 ord, 74 padan	Guest at the Ptor brothers'
May 24, 1866	0 ord, 79 padan	Sets out for Zodanga
Jun 1, 1866	0 ord, 86 padan	Kantos Kan arrives at Zodanga
Jun 4, 1866	0 ord, 89 padan	Arrival at Zodanga
Jun 8, 1866	0 ord, 93 padan	Finds Dejah Thoris
Jun 9, 1866	0 ord, 94 padan	Battle outside Thark
Jun 12, 1866	0 ord, 97 padan	Tharks march toward Zodanga
Jun 22, 1866	0 ord, 106 padan	Battle of Zodanga
Jun 23, 1866	0 ord, 107 padan	Air battle outside Helium
Jun 24, 1866	0 ord, 108 padan	The battle of Helium is won
Jul 5, 1866	0 ord, 119 padan	Tharks march from Helium	6
Jul 26, 1866	0 ord, 140 padan	Married with Dejah Thoris	7
Oct 9, 1866	0 ord, 212 padan	Dejah Thoris lays an egg	8
Feb 14, 1871	2 ord, 422 padan	Thuvia of Ptarth enslaved by the therns	9
Mar 2, 1876	5 ord, 209 padan	Message about atmosphere factory received
Mar 5, 1876	5 ord, 212 padan	Saves the day and returns to Earth	10

Quoted Days and Years

Earth Time	Barsoom Time	Event	Note
Mar 5, 1866	0 ord, 0 padan	Advent upon Mars	1
Mar 6, 1866	0 ord, 1 padan	The incubator ceremony
Mar 9, 1866	0 ord, 4 padan	Dejah Thoris is captured
Mar 15, 1866	0 ord, 10 padan	Defends Dejah Thoris in the audience chamber
Mar 19, 1866	0 ord, 14 padan	Departure from Korad	2
Mar 20, 1866	0 ord, 15 padan	Duel with Zad
Apr 8, 1866	0 ord, 34 padan	Kantos Kan arrives at Helium
Apr 8, 1866	0 ord, 34 padan	Arrival at Thark	3
Apr 9, 1866	0 ord, 34 padan	Escape from Thark
Apr 11, 1866	0 ord, 37 padan	Captured by Warhoon
Apr 15, 1866	0 ord, 40 padan	Warhoons march for home
Apr 18, 1866	0 ord, 43 padan	Arrival at Warhoon
Apr 25, 1866	0 ord, 50 padan	Murders jailer	4
Apr 26, 1866	0 ord, 51 padan	Kantos Kan arrives at Warhoon	5
Apr 28, 1866	0 ord, 53 padan	Kantos Kan imprisoned
May 1, 1866	0 ord, 56 padan	Escape during the great games
May 4, 1866	0 ord, 59 padan	Sets out from Warhoon
May 18, 1866	0 ord, 73 padan	Arrival at atmosphere factory
May 19, 1866	0 ord, 74 padan	Guest at the Ptor brothers'
May 24, 1866	0 ord, 79 padan	Sets out for Zodanga
May 31, 1866	0 ord, 86 padan	Kantos Kan arrives at Zodanga
Jun 4, 1866	0 ord, 89 padan	Arrival at Zodanga
Jun 8, 1866	0 ord, 93 padan	Finds Dejah Thoris
Jun 9, 1866	0 ord, 94 padan	Battle outside Thark
Jun 12, 1866	0 ord, 97 padan	Tharks march toward Zodanga
Jun 22, 1866	0 ord, 106 padan	Battle of Zodanga
Jun 23, 1866	0 ord, 107 padan	Air battle outside Helium
Jun 23, 1866	0 ord, 108 padan	The battle of Helium is won
Jul 4, 1866	0 ord, 119 padan	Tharks march from Helium	6
Jul 26, 1866	0 ord, 140 padan	Married with Dejah Thoris	7
Jun 27, 1867	0 ord, 467 padan	Dejah Thoris lays an egg	8
Sep 26, 1870	2 ord, 251 padan	Thuvia of Ptarth enslaved by the therns	9
Mar 2, 1876	5 ord, 124 padan	Message about atmosphere factory received
Mar 5, 1876	5 ord, 127 padan	Saves the day and returns to Earth	10

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