Arak / Son of Thunder #7 [Direct]

(March 1982)

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Arak, Son of Thunder / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (plot); Gerry Conway (script, pp. 1-7); Mike W. Barr (script, pp. 8-26)

Pencils

Ernie Colón

Inks

Rodin Rodriguez; Robin Snyder (assist)

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-7915

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Arak; Iron Maiden [Valda]

Synopsis

Arak and Valda arrive in Rome, hoping their letter from the Frankish king will enable them to meet with Pope Hadrian and inquire about the whereabouts of White Cathay. During their visit, Arak saves an old Jew from a Christian mob, later learning he's the Wandering Jew of legend. The Pope has no real information on White Cathay, but he asks the two warriors to guard him while on a procession through the city. But, during the procession, an earthquake opens the ground and a huge arm grabs the pontiff and drags him underground. Arak follows and finds himself in the realm of the Black Pope.

Reprints

• in Die großen Phantastic-Comics (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #41 - Arok - Die Gladiatoren der Höllenwelt
• in Arak, Fils de la foudre (Arédit-Artima, 1982 series) #4 - Les catacombes de la mort (février 1983)

Indexer Notes

Scripting credits clarified on the letter page in Arak, Son of Thunder #11. Snyder assisted on inks, per Gary Usher's Robin Snyder Comic Book List.

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Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-949

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Charles David Haskell, Thorhallur Bjorgvinson, and Bill Haney.