Thuvia was a princess of Ptarth who was among a group of Red Martians rescued by John Carter and Tars Tarkas from the nefarious Therns who maintain the illusion of the Martian 'Heaven' in the Valley of Dor.

She was later imprisoned with John Carter's wife Dejah Thoris, in a temple prison which can only be opened once per year and remains by her side during their imprisonment and the two red women form a firm friendship - despite the fact that Thuvia too has fallen in love with John Carter. The two women are imprisoned with Phaidor in one of the cells below the Temple of the Sun emerging only to fall directly into the hands of Matai Shang who drags them from Kaol to Okar before they are finally rescued by John Carter.

Finally safe back at her father's court Thuvia is courted by Carthoris (son of John Carter & Deja Thoris), Astok Prince of Dusar, and Kulan Tith Jeddak of Kaol. But Carthoris can't spit it out, and she detests Astok, so she accepts Kulan Tith, her father's choice, and gives him her word of honor.

Astok however is not a man to accept a refusal and sets the events of Thuvia, Maid of Mars in motion by kidnapping the princess and casting the blame on Carthoris, his fellow disappointed suitor, who of course sets out to clear his name by rescuing the woman he loves.

Like many of Burroughs Martian heroines, she is tough, courageous, proud and strongly identifies with her aristocratic position in Martian society. Also typically, she is abducted by evildoers who wish to use her for political gain such as Astok, Prince of Dusar.

*Gods of Mars (1913)
*The Warlord of Mars (1914)
*Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1916)

* The Funnies #51
* Four Color Comics #437, #488

*[https://barsoom.fandom.com/wiki/Thuvia Encyclopedia Barsoomia]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuvia,_Maid_of_Mars Wikipedia]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/thuvia/4005-36880/ ComicVine]
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