Thulsa Doom

Thulsa Doom is an ancient, virtually immortal sorcerer from the pre-Cataclysmic era of the Hyborian Age, making him a recurring nemesis for King Kull. One of Marvel's earliest sword-and-sorcery villains, he wields dark magic across eons.

Few villains carry the weight of genuine antiquity quite like Thulsa Doom — a dark figure who slithered into the Bronze Age Marvel universe courtesy of Steve Ditko in Monsters on the Prowl #16 (1972), and has haunted the pages of sword-and-sorcery comics ever since. Born from the same pulp-mythic soil as the heroes he bedevils, he's most at home amid the blood and thunder of Conan: The Barbarian and The Savage Sword of Conan, sharing those torchlit pages with legendary figures like King Kull and Brule the Spear-Slayer. Over a remarkable span stretching from 1972 all the way to 2024, this ancient menace has proven far too enduring to stay buried — a testament to how compelling a truly primordial evil can be. If you love your fantasy comics steeped in myth and shadow, Thulsa Doom is absolutely worth tracking down.