—Brak the BarbarianStill, I wonder... Was there truly a spell to help me slay the dragon... or did I do it alone? I guess I'll never know...!
Appearing in "The Monster from the Mound!"
Featured Characters:
- Steve Brill (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Juan Lopez (First appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
- Don Santiago de Valdez (First appearance) (Main story and flashback) (Apparent death)
Other Characters:
- Coronado (Mentioned)
- Juan Lopez's grandfather (Mentioned)
- Hernando de Estrada (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- Western Texas
- Coyote Wells (Mentioned)
- Western Texas
- United States of America
- Earth
Synopsis for "The Monster from the Mound!"
A rancher unearths a vampire from an Indian burial mound while looking for hidden gold.
Appearing in "Thirst!"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Vampire
Other Characters:
- Wolf Passengers
- Crew
- 199 Hibernating Passengers (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- 2180 A.D.
- Earth-72122 (First appearance)
- Proxima Centauri (Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
- Earth (Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
- Pluto (Mentioned)
- Earth-72122 (First appearance)
Items:
- Charlie's Photon Gun/Photon-Blaster
- Tockman's Wooden Cane
Vehicles:
- Wolf (Starship)
Synopsis for "Thirst!"
It is the year 2180 and something on board is killing the crew of the Wolf. One by one the crew of 32 individuals was drained of their blood by a vampire that stowed away onboard the spacecraft. Their only salvation was that of a wooden cane used by a crewman named Tockman but the vampire was smart enough to jettison the small bit of wood from the ship of plastic and steel, removing any hope from the now drifting ship heading towards Proxima Centauri. With one hundred and ninety-nine hibernating passengers the vampire can feed for a long time.
Appearing in "Spell of the Dragon"
Featured Characters:
- Brak the Barbarian (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Jonel (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Valena (First appearance; dies)
- Unnamed Dragon-Thing (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Villagers (Mentioned)
- Jonel's father (Mentioned)
- Brak's Horse
- Yob-Haggoth the Unspeakable (Invoked)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-73012
- Khurdisan the Golden (Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
- Unidentified Village
- Dead Place
Items:
- Brak's Broadsword
Events:
- Age of Blood[1]
Synopsis for "Spell of the Dragon"
Brak the barbarian seeks the magical aid of a witch in his quest to slay a dragon, but she betrays him by telling the beautiful village headman's daughter that Brak is wounded and sends her after him. Part of her spell requires that he slay the first human he gazes upon after killing the beast and she despises beautiful young women. When Brak returns to the witch he has a red sash draped over his head and the witch feels as though she had seen it before. He tells her that it belongs to the headman's daughter and he used it to prevent him from gazing upon any until he returned to the witch. She tries to slay him with a spell, but his sword arm is faster. The headman's daughter comments as he leaves the witch's hovel that it was fortunate the sun blinded him from seeing her until he could fasten the sash about his head.
Notes
Publication Notes[]
- Sequence 1 The Monster from the Mound!
- Adapted from the short story "The Horror from the Mound" by American author Robert E. Howard.
- letters: Izzo is uncredited
- Sequence 2 Thirst!
- plot by Adkins, script by Gerber.
- letters: Izzo is uncredited
- Sequence 3 Spell of the Dragon
- plot by Adkins, script by Jakes
- layouts by Adkins.
- Spell of the Dragon was reprinted in Savage Tales #5
See Also
Links and References
References
- ↑ Savage Tales #6 's recap