Arak, Son of Thunder #28

(December 1983)

Guardian of the Golden Bough! (Table of Contents)

Arak / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas; Dann Thomas (co-plot)

Pencils:

Ron Randall

Inks:

Ron Randall

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

David Cody Weiss

Job Number:

J-9000

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Arak; Satyricus; Dyanna

Synopsis:

Arak, Satyricus and Dyanna have completed their escape from Byzantium. Upon departing, Dyanna warns the others not to enter the forbidden woods in the distance. However, while Arak visits a village for supplies, Satyricus (true to his nature) lures a couple of women right into the forbidden woods for a little fun. Later, Arak follows their tracks and finds a forest glade dominated by a golden bough. He's then attacked by a large man claiming to be the high priest of Artemis. When, Arak kills him, Dyanna and friends appear and announce Arak will now be the high priest for the rest of his life.

Reapers of the Dunes (Table of Contents)

Valda the Iron Maiden / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas; Dann Thomas

Pencils:

Ron Randall

Inks:

Tom Yeates

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Phil Felix

Job Number:

J-8990

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Iron Maiden [Valda]; Malagigi

Synopsis:

Malagigi uses his sorcery to determine that the cause of Creston's death originated in the monastery of Mount Saint-Michael. When Valda journeys there to investigate, she is attacked by hooded figures. When she mortally wounds one of them, she discovers he's one of the monks, and he actually thanks Valda for releasing him! Just then, Valda is attacked from behind and rendered unconscious. The remaining monks carry her to the monastery, which has now been converted to Baledor's fortress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Scroll Call / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas [as R.T.]

Letters:

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Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Susan M. Murrie, Greg Helms, Santiago Fernandez, T.M. Maple and Duane A. Carlile.

["Warning: Reading this column may be hazardous..."] (Table of Contents)

Meanwhile... / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick Giordano (signed)

Letters:

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