Councilor Tu

Councilor Tu is a trusted advisor in the royal court of Valusia, serving the barbarian king Kull after his conquest of the throne. A shrewd political figure, Tu operates among Kull's inner circle alongside allies like the Pict warrior Brule and ambassador Ka-Nu.

Stepping out of the shadowy corridors of Valusia's royal court, Councilor Tu made his debut in the very first issue of Marvel's Kull, the Conqueror in 1971 — a Bronze Age launch crafted by Roy Thomas and Ross Andru that brought Robert E. Howard's brooding barbarian king to Marvel's pages in grand style. As a fixture of Kull's inner circle, Tu keeps remarkable company: the warrior-king himself, the Pictish spear-brother Brule, the poet Ridondo, and the wily ambassador Ka-Nu all share his world across titles like Kull and the Barbarians and Bizarre Adventures. That debut issue pedigree alone makes him a character worth tracking down, and the fact that his presence has echoed through the catalog across a remarkable fifty-year span speaks to how deeply woven he is into the fabric of Kull's mythic Valusian saga. For collectors who love the rich, sword-and-sorcery atmosphere of Marvel's Bronze Age, Councilor Tu is one of those rewarding supporting figures who helps make that ancient court feel genuinely alive.