Weird Worlds was a short-lived science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 anthology

Anthology

An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...

 title from DC Comics

DC Comics

DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

 that was published between 1972 and 1974. It lasted 10 issues.

At first, Weird Worlds published series from Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.-Biography:...

 that DC had the rights to. This included the "John Carter" feature, by scripter Marv Wolfman

Marv Wolfman

Marvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.-1960s:...

 and artist Murphy Anderson

Murphy Anderson

Murphy Anderson is an American comic book artist, known as one of the premier inkers of his era, who has worked for companies such as DC Comics for over fifty years, starting in the 1930s-'40s Golden Age of Comic Books...

 which moved over from Tarzan #209, and the "Pellucidar

Pellucidar

Pellucidar is a fictional Hollow Earth milieu invented by Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs for a series of action adventure stories. In a notable crossover event between Burroughs' series, there is a Tarzan story in which the Ape Man travels into Pellucidar.The stories initially involve the...

" feature from Korak, Son of Tarzan

Korak

Korak [long "O"] is the ape name of John 'Jack' Clayton, the son of Tarzan and Jane.-History:Jack first appeared in the original Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He was introduced as an infant in the non-Tarzan novel The Eternal Lover , in which the Ape Man and his family played supporting...

#46, here drawn by Alan Weiss

Alan Weiss (comics)

Alan Weiss is an American comic book artist and writer known for his work on Warlock, Avengers, Captain America, Daredevil, Sub-Mariner and Spider-Man...

, Michael Kaluta, and Dan Green.

These features ran through issue #7, October 1973. "John Carter" would re-appear in Tarzan Family #62-64 and "Pellucidar" in Tarzan Family #66. With issue #8, a new feature began: Dennis O'Neil

Dennis O'Neil

Dennis J. "Denny" O'Neil is an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of books until his retirement....

 and Howard Chaykin

Howard Chaykin

Howard Victor Chaykin is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his innovative storytelling and sometimes controversial material...

's Ironwolf

Ironwolf (comics)

Ironwolf is a fictional character who appeared in the last three issues of Weird Worlds.Wednesday, December 15, 2010Weird Worlds and Howard Chaykin's Ironwolf...

, which ran through issue #10. The title was cancelled in 1974.

The title was relaunched in March 2011. This version ran for six issues, and featured Lobo

Lobo (comics)

Lobo is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appears in Omega Men #3 , and was created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen. An alien, Lobo works as an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter...

 and two new characters: Aaron Lopresti

Aaron Lopresti

Aaron Lopresti is an American comic book artist who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Image Comics.-Career:Lopresti first published work of note was the Malibu Comics title Sludge, in 1993...

's Garbage Man (a variant on Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing, a fictional character, is a plant elemental in the created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson. He first appeared in House of Secrets #92 in a stand-alone horror story set in the early 20th century . The Swamp Thing then returned in his own series, set in the contemporary world and in...

) and Kevin Maguire's Tanga. The characters will reappear in the title My Greatest Adventure

My Greatest Adventure

My Greatest Adventure was a DC Comics comic book that began in 1955 and is best known as the original title for the superhero team, the Doom Patrol.-Publication history:...

as part of the DCU relaunch dubbed The New 52.