Cover: Ernie Colón

Arak / Son of Thunder #3

Nov 1981 · DC · 0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP

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“Sword of the Iron Maiden”

Ernie Colón's cover for this 1981 DC adventure puts Arak, Son of Thunder front and center — weapons drawn, muscles taut — alongside a young woman brandishing a blade of her own, both apparently bracing against the looming, golden winged figure that dominates the background. The cover promises "The Sword of the Iron Maiden" across a full 27 pages, and the tension radiating off these two fighters makes that thriller tag feel well earned. Roy Thomas and Ernie Colón were clearly bringing something ambitious to DC's sword-and-sorcery corner that November.

writer Roy Thomas · artist Ernie Colón · inker Tony DeZuniga · colorist Adrienne Roy · letterer John Costanza · cover Ernie Colón

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Full credits

writer Roy Thomas

artist Ernie Colón

inker Tony DeZuniga

colorist Adrienne Roy

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils, inks Ernie Colón

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Arak's new companion, Malagigi, convinces Arak to help confront an old foe of the sorcerer's. First, they free a mind-controlled Valda, the Iron Maiden of Carolus Magnus' coterie of knights. Then, they all confront the evil sorcerer, Baledor, who is finally killed after sustaining several mortal wounds.

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