Kull the Conqueror #4 [Direct]
(February 1984)

Marvel, 1983 Series
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Volume
3
Price
1.00 USD; 0.50 GBP; 1.25 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Published 4 times yearly
On-sale Date
1983-10-04 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Ralph Macchio (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Marvel Age #8 (1983), with newsstand on-sale date of 1983-10-25.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Kull / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Golden (credited) (painter)
Inks
Michael Golden (credited) (painter)
Colors
Michael Golden (credited) (painter)
Letters
?

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Kull the Conqueror
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Glenn MacKay and Tony Rose via the GCD Error List (28 November 2004). The original indexer credited Charles Vess.

A Season of Black Death (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Framework (Table of Contents: 2)

Kull / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Zelenetz (credited)
Pencils
Charles Vess (credited) (signed as C.V.)
Inks
Charles Vess (credited) (signed as C.V.)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited as John Morelli)

Feature Logo
Kull the Conqueror!
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Brule, the Spear-Slayer; Kull the Conqueror; Tu; Galen; Ridonodo
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Framing story found on pages 1-3, 14, 25, 36 & 48.

Brule's Tale (Table of Contents: 3)

Kull / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Zelenetz (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Joe Rubenstein)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited as John Morelli)

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Brule, the Spear-Slayer; Kull the Conqueror; Athela; Ba-Thak; Tu; Ridonodo
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Brule avenges the honor of one of the women in his tribe.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 4-13.

Ridondo's Tale (Table of Contents: 4)

Kull / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Zelenetz (credited)
Pencils
John Bolton (credited) (signed as Bolton)
Inks
John Bolton (credited) (signed as Bolton)
Colors
John Bolton (credited) (signed as Bolton)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited as John Morelli)

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Brule, the Spear-Slayer; Kull the Conqueror; Tu; Galen; Ridonodo; Isabetta; Lorenz (death); Count Bora Nalor; Countess Dal Leyva
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Ridondo tells a tale of three brothers who conspire to kill their sister's lover.
Reprints
Keywords
Hell Worms

Indexer Notes

Pages 15-24.

Tu's Tale (Table of Contents: 5)

Kull / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Zelenetz (credited)
Pencils
Butch Guice (credited)
Inks
John Beatty (credited)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited as John Morelli)

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Brule, the Spear-Slayer; King Borna; Kull the Conqueror; Gaius; Laia; Tu; Galen; Ridonodo
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Tu tells a tale of the previous King of Valusia.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 26-35.

Kuhtholos' Tale (Table of Contents: 6)

Kull / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Zelenetz (credited)
Pencils
Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited as John Morelli)

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Brule, the Spear-Slayer; Kull the Conqueror; Tu; Galen; Ridonodo; Huff; Yagotha
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Kull tells the story of Yagotha's release of one of the Elder Gods into the land of man and how that god was defeated.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 37-47.

The Thurian Continent in the Time of King Kull Circa 18,000 B.C. (Table of Contents: 7)

Kull / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Bolton (signed as Bolton)
Inks
John Bolton (signed as Bolton)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Kull the Conqueror
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Kull
  2. 1. A Season of Black Death
  3. 2. Framework
    Kull
  4. 3. Brule's Tale
    Kull
  5. 4. Ridondo's Tale
    Kull
  6. 5. Tu's Tale
    Kull
  7. 6. Kuhtholos' Tale
    Kull
  8. 7. The Thurian Continent in the Time of King Kull Circa 18,000 B.C.
    Kull
This issue was modified by, among others
  • mike clark
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Terry Staats
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore