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159: 340:, the first story arc portrays Dejah's role in the rise to power of the Kingdom of Helium, as well as her first suitor. The second story arc will depict her as the "Pirate Queen of Mars", other story arcs are: "The Boora Witch", "The Pirate Men of Saturn", "The Rise of the Machine Men", "The Phantoms of Time", and "Duel to the Death". Each were collected into a trade paperback. The entire series is being collected into a series of omnibus volume, the first collecting the first 20 issues. There was also 2 other mini-series, the 4-issue 215:
coal black, waving hair, caught loosely into a strange yet becoming coiffure. Her skin was of a light reddish copper color, against which the crimson glow of her cheeks and the ruby of her beautifully molded lips shone with a strangely enhancing effect. She was as destitute of clothes as the green Martians who accompanied her; indeed, save for her highly wrought ornaments she was entirely naked, nor could any apparel have enhanced the beauty of her perfect and symmetrical figure.
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And the sight which met my eyes was that of a slender, girlish figure, similar in every detail to the earthly women of my past life... Her face was oval and beautiful in the extreme, her every feature was finely chiseled and exquisite, her eyes large and lustrous and her head surmounted by a mass of
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who must be rescued from various perils, but is also portrayed as a competent and capable adventurer in her own right, fully capable of defending herself and surviving on her own in the wastelands of Mars.
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novels. She is the daughter of Mors Kajak, Jed (chieftain) of Lesser Helium, and the granddaughter of Tardos Mors, Jeddak (overlord or high king) of Helium. She is the love interest and later the wife of
404: 332:. The Warworld comic from started in 2010 and ended in 2014 ending with 35 issues. Dejah first appears in issue 6. Dejah Thoris is also the main character of the Dynamite spinoff comic 189:, an Earthman mystically transported to Mars, and subsequently the mother of their son Carthoris and daughter Tara. She plays the role of the conventional 447:, a 'time lost' Carter sees a vision of himself fighting a Green Martian and winning Dejah Thoris in a "chrono-crystal aleph" (from Jorge Luis Borges's " 997: 309: 1147: 1192: 1167: 666: 1157: 747: 606: 1162: 1182: 307:'s Sundays comic strip and various comic book series featuring her husband John Carter. She is mentioned in the first issue of 544:. In this version, she is the daughter of Tardos Mors, rather than his granddaughter, and is also Helium's leading scientist. 358:. A new series started in 2019 was written by Dan Abnett then it led to a sequel of that series called Dejah vs John Carter 473: 706: 354: 158: 1177: 503: 809: 580: 945: 286: 1063: 399: 777: 361:
A new series before she met John was announced in December 2022 and is set thousand years before John Carter.
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Dejah Thoris has appeared in numerous adaptations of the Martian stories, such as in a 1995 storyline of
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from February to July 1912. It later appeared as a complete novel only after the success of Burroughs'
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base. John Carter assembles a Barsoomian force to both rescue her and foil the sarmaks' plan to invade
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She reappeared in subsequent volumes of the series, most prominently in the second,
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Dejah Thoris is the name of the "Belgium Witch of Marwencol" in the documentary
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Dr. Dejah Thoris "Deety" (for D.T.) Carter, née Burroughs, is a protagonist in
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Dejah Thoris first appeared as the title character in the initial Mars novel,
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John Carter and Dejah Thoris from the cover of the first edition of
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by the protagonist when contemplating his female companion, Star.
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and princess of the Martian city-state/empire of Helium in
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Set 400 years before 581:"Dynamite reveals 'Warlord of Mars' series" 810: 796: 748:"Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins blast off to 708:Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle volume 7 162:Dejah Thoris and John Carter's descendants 664: 364:Dejah Thoris is the name of a boat that 157: 604: 342:Dejah Thoris and the White Apes of Mars 1148:Literary characters introduced in 1912 1140: 607:"Advanced Review: Warlord of Mars #35" 346:Dejah Thoris and the Green Men of Mars 257:& Company, the novel was retitled 219: 1193:Fictional swordfighters in literature 1168:Fictional extraterrestrial characters 791: 723:"Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle 7" 474:The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 439:In the earlier prequel short story " 745: 424:, Dejah Thoris is kidnapped by the 355:Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation 13: 504:Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle 14: 1204: 1158:Dynamite Entertainment characters 386:, Dejah Thoris is the name of a 378:Other novels/short stories/games 320:She is a prominent character in 40: 1163:Female characters in literature 770: 1183:Fictional female swordfighters 739: 715: 699: 692:Gunnm Mars Chronicle - Tome 07 683: 658: 638: 624: 605:Worlock, Wonder (2014-04-23). 598: 573: 348:(2013–14). In the 2018 series 293: 197: 1: 671:Bleeding Cool News And Rumors 665:Johnston, Rich (2022-12-15). 566: 334:Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris 249:series. For its October 1917 1056:John Carter, Warlord of Mars 1011:John Carter: Warlord of Mars 998:John Carter, Warlord of Mars 7: 727:Penguin Random House Retail 441:Allan and the Sundered Veil 10: 1209: 1118:Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. 517:portrayed Dejah Thoris in 405:The Pursuit of the Pankera 284:(1936), and the eleventh, 1178:Fictional female warriors 1110: 1047: 1021: 982: 955: 867: 831: 746:Kit, Borys (2009-06-12). 559:is based upon, played by 298: 148: 140: 130: 122: 114: 104: 99: 85: 75: 65: 39: 29: 24: 1089:(short story collection) 509: 344:(2012) and the 12-issue 1064:The Number of the Beast 911:The Master Mind of Mars 400:The Number of the Beast 382:In Pierce Brown's book 233:Under the Moons of Mars 100:In-universe information 918:A Fighting Man of Mars 757:The Hollywood Reporter 521:'s direct-to-DVD film 487:The Probability Broach 388:dreadnought battleship 322:Dynamite Entertainment 217: 163: 1072:Sir Harold of Zodanga 932:Synthetic Men of Mars 212: 161: 1173:Fictional princesses 1079:Mars: The Home Front 904:The Chessmen of Mars 897:Thuvia, Maid of Mars 819:Edgar Rice Burroughs 634:. 19 September 2019. 457:The Apocalypse Troll 422:George Alec Effinger 418:Mars: The Home Front 278:(1919), the eighth, 178:Edgar Rice Burroughs 80:Edgar Rice Burroughs 54:Edgar Rice Burroughs 1039:Barsoomian language 1001:(role-playing game) 946:John Carter of Mars 890:The Warlord of Mars 839:John Carter of Mars 780:. 21 December 2018. 632:"Syndicated Comics" 428:and taken to their 287:John Carter of Mars 275:The Warlord of Mars 272:(1918), the third, 220:Publication history 19:Fictional character 1188:Fictional Martians 1153:Barsoom characters 876:A Princess of Mars 493:In the board game 395:Robert A. 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Index

Barsoom

A Princess of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs
McClurg
A Princess of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Traci Lords
Lynn Collins
Martian
John Carter

fictional
character
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Martian
John Carter
damsel in distress
jewelry
Earth
A Princess of Mars
Under the Moons of Mars
pulp magazine
The All-Story
Tarzan
hardcover
A.C. McClurg
A Princess of Mars
The Gods of Mars
The Warlord of Mars

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