SOURCES:
The Synthetic Men of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Argosy Weekly, January 7-February 11, 1939)
"John Carter and the Giant of Mars" (Amazing Stories, January 1940)

DESCRIPTION:"Now it was that I saw what lent them their strange and unnatural appearance. They seemed the faulty efforts of a poor draftsman, come to life--animated caricatures of man. There was no symmetry of design about them. The left arm of one was scarce a foot long, while his right arm was so long that the hand dragged along the ground as he walked. Four-fifths of the face of one was above the eyes, while another had an equal proportion below the eyes. Eyes, noses, and mouths were usually misplaced; and were either too large or too small to harmonize with contiguous features. But there was one exception--a warrior who now dismounted and followed behind the five who were approaching us. He was a handsome, well formed man, whose trappings and weapons were of excellent quality and design--the serviceable equipment of a fighting man..." (The Synthetic Men of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs)

NOTES: The Synthetic men of Mars were created by Ras Thavas, The mastermind of Mars and live in a secret city called Morbus. Their patchwork bodies can only be destroyed by fire.

HISTORY: Burroughs started using frankenstein themes with his 1913 novel The Monster-Men. The Synthetic Men of Mars continues these as does "John Carter and the Giant of Mars".

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