John Carter Warlord of Mars #9 - Story Page 8 Original Art

"Armageddon... at Last!"- the climactic ninth chapter of Marv Wolfman's Air Pirates of Mars saga - and this page delivers on that title. John Carter, Dejah Thoris, and Tars Tarkas breach the Council of Five's headquarters in a breakneck sequence that showcases everything Gil Kane did better than almost anyone: explosive figures in motion, kinetic impact, and battle energy that leaps off the page. Rudy Nebres's rich inks give the page a lush, pulp-adventure weight entirely appropriate to Burroughs's source material. Marvel's Barsoom was a glorious experiment, and Kane was the perfect artist to bring it to life.