In the year 2036 A.D., Earth was under the attack of the Martian war fleet armed with atomic weapons. This attack was led by Gurtil, who threatened to destroy New York City next if Earth did not surrender. As the leaders of Earth were about to surrender, John Hunter of the Marsmen arrived with his fleet. Fifteen years ago, Hunter was conscripted into a Marsmen program run by rebel Azurians, a force of 100 Earth men (though one was a woman) trained by the Azurians to defend Earth from the Green Men of Mars. After 15 years of training, Hunter, along with his crew consisting of his friend Jerry and his girlfriend Renee, were sent with the Marsmen fleet to confront Gurtil’s army. The Marsmen force Gurtil’s fleet to retreat to a distant planetoid. Gurtil sends his reconnaissance officer/lover Ylla to gain Hunter’s trust and kill him. Entranced by Ylla’s beauty, John Hunter was taken captive by the Martian woman. Hunter tricked her into revealing secrets about Gurtil’s secret weapon, the Hydro-Gun. Hunter then opened the airlock, forcing the oxygen to leave the ship and Ylla to pass-out. As she fainted, her gun fired, causing an explosion in the ship. Seeing the explosion, Gurtil believed that Hunter was dead, but Hunter and his crew were saved by their fellow Marsmen. Using the information about the Hydro-Gun, they fill a rocket with water and plan a kamikaze mission, flying it straight into the Martian arsenal. Jerry pushes Hunter out of the way and flies the suicide mission himself, saving Earth and ending the Martian threat.
Alias Man O’ Mars |
Real Names/Alt Names John Hunter |
Characteristics Sci-Fi Hero, Fiction House Universe, Martian, The Future |
Creators/Key Contributors Maurice Whitman, Paul Gustavson, Maurice Gutwirth |
First Appearance Man O’ Mars #1 (1953) |
First Publisher Fiction House [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
Appearance List Man O’ Mars #1 |
Sample Read Man O’ Mars (Fiction House) [DCM] [CB+] |
Description In the year 2036 A.D., Earth was under the attack of the Martian war fleet armed with atomic weapons. This attack was led by Gurtil, who threatened to destroy New York City next if Earth did not surrender. As the leaders of Earth were about to surrender, John Hunter of the Marsmen arrived with his fleet. Fifteen years ago, Hunter was conscripted into a Marsmen program run by rebel Azurians, a force of 100 Earth men (though one was a woman) trained by the Azurians to defend Earth from the Green Men of Mars. After 15 years of training, Hunter, along with his crew consisting of his friend Jerry and his girlfriend Renee, were sent with the Marsmen fleet to confront Gurtil’s army. The Marsmen force Gurtil’s fleet to retreat to a distant planetoid. Gurtil sends his reconnaissance officer/lover Ylla to gain Hunter’s trust and kill him. Entranced by Ylla’s beauty, John Hunter was taken captive by the Martian woman. Hunter tricked her into revealing secrets about Gurtil’s secret weapon, the Hydro-Gun. Hunter then opened the airlock, forcing the oxygen to leave the ship and Ylla to pass-out. As she fainted, her gun fired, causing an explosion in the ship. Seeing the explosion, Gurtil believed that Hunter was dead, but Hunter and his crew were saved by their fellow Marsmen. Using the information about the Hydro-Gun, they fill a rocket with water and plan a kamikaze mission, flying it straight into the Martian arsenal. Jerry pushes Hunter out of the way and flies the suicide mission himself, saving Earth and ending the Martian threat. |
Source Man O’ Mars – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |