Or make your own. Hey, I'm easy to please.

Some images I've used here are from DC Comics sources, and they really belong to the company, not to me. I've used them here to illustrate points or just to prove that I'm not making all of this up on the spot.
While I've already scanned them and posted 'em here, you may wanna think twice about using them for commercial purposes. And --give credit where credit is due, eh?
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Adventures in the DC Universe, Issue #5, August, 1997
Script: Steve Vince, Pencils: John DeLaney, Inks: Ron Boyd, Letters: Gespar, Colour: Bob LeRose
It also lists Frank Berrios as "Assistant Martian" (editor, I presume)

Comments: -a nice little book that's pretty easy to find in the back issue bins. Done in the cartoon style of the "Batman Adventures" books, it sums up the history of the Main Man from Mars pretty well. Plus "cartoon J'onn" is kinda cute, in an E.T. sort of way.

Martian Manhunter, 4 Issue Series, May to August, 1988
Writer: J.M. DeMatteis, Artist: Mark Badger, Letters: Bob Lappan, Editor: Andy Helfer

Comments: -the definitive Martian Manhunter series in my book. Gawd, it's good stuff. The artwork takes some getting used to, but it sorta works in a weird way. Harder to find than the title above, but they're out there. Catch this one if you can!
Pretty much, if it contradicts these books, it ain't Martian, in my humble opinion.

Martian Manhunter, Issues 1 through 10, starting December, 1998
Writer: John Ostrander, Artist: Tom Mandrake. Letters: Bill Oakley, Colours: Carla Feeny, Editor: Pete Tomasi, Colour Separations by Heroic Age

Comments: -no DeMatteis/Badger, that's for sure. I'm not a big fan of the new series, partly 'cause it contradicts everything that's set out in my favorite limited series (above), but if you need Martians now, as only a Martian Goon can, this will do in a pinch.
I stopped collecting this book at issue 10, so it may have redeemed itself without my knowing it.

Justice League: Midsummer's Nightmare, September, 1996 (also available as a collected set)
Writer: Fabian Nicieza & Mark Waid, Pencilers: Jeff Johnson & Darick Robertson, Inkers: Jon Holoredge & Hanibal Rodriguez, Letters: Ken Lopez, Colours: Pat Garrahy, Editor: Ruben Diaz, Special Thanks to Brian Augustyn

Comments: -contains THE BEST images of Green Martians I've ever seen. Oh! And the rest of the book's nice too. (Heh heh.)
All the new JLA titles are worth a look - and they've got MARTIANS in them too! Can you possibly go wrong? I think not.

Justice League of America (JLA), 1997 to the present (particularly Issues #1 - 4)
Writer: Grant Morrison, Pencilers: Howard Porter & Oscar Jimenez, Inkers: John Dell, Chip Wallace, Ken Branch, & Hanibal Rodriguez, Colours: Pat Garrahy, Letters: Ken Lopez, Colour Separations by Heroic Age

Comments: -issues #1-4 have the most Martians for your money, but all JLA stuff is good if you can get it. Mercifully, they publish the early ones in collected editions.
I love these guys, I really do.

JLA Annual #1 - Pulp Heroes, 1997
Brian Augustyn: "transcriber", Ariel Olivetti: "Illustrator", Clem Robins: "Letterer", Pat Garrahy: "Colourist", Heroic Age: "Separations", Peter Tomasi: Assoc. Editor, Slam Raspier: Editor

Comments: -good, old-fashioned Martian Manhunter detective story: romance, drama, open flames, Martians. . .

The Sandman #5 - "Passengers", 1988 (Gods of Mars - was it THAT long ago?!?)
Writer: Neil Gaiman, Artists: Sam Keith & Malcolm Jones III, Colours: Robbie Busch, Letters: Todd Klein, Asst. Editor:Art Young, Editor: Karen Berger, special mention to Jack Kirby (creator of Mister Miracle)

Comments: -The Sandman series is, well. . . you read it. You'll see. Amazing, just bloody amazing.
Gaiman himself said that he felt awkward about blending these stories with the rest of the "DC Universe". So goons like me appreciate it when he includes a footnote like this one. J'onn J'onzz appears for all of two pages. So does Lord L'Zoril.
Thanks, Mr. Gaiman.

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