I know. Even in these wilder regions of Valusia, I still am King. But I wonder...Has that made me a happy man? 
Appearing in "The Skull of Silence!"
Featured Characters:
- King Kull (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Red Slayers (First appearance)
- Ka-Nu (First appearance)
- Kuthulos (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Silence (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Picts (Mentioned)
- Sea-Mountain Tribe (Mentioned)
- King Borna (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Corpse)
- Valka (Invoked)
- Raama (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Thuria
- Valusia
- Zalgaran Hills[1]
- Skull of Silence (First appearance)
- City of Wonders (First appearance)
- Zalgaran Hills[1]
- Valusia
- Atlantis (Only in flashback)
- Thuria
- Cosmic Hell (Mentioned)
Items:
- Kull's crown
Events and Eras:
- Pre-Cataclysmic Age
- Great Cataclysm (Referenced)
- Hyborian Age (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "The Skull of Silence!"
Kull is warned not to open the doors to the castle, as doing so will unleash an ancient evil. Kull ignores the warnings, breaks the lock, and opens the door. He is almost overwhelmed by, and barely defeats, the mystic entity known as Silence. After trapping the entity back in the castle, and re-locking the doors, he declares that no one should ever open those doors.
Appearing in "Trull! The Inhuman!"
Tales to Astonish #21
Featured Characters:
- Phil
Supporting Characters:
- Gloria
- Bart Hanson
Antagonists:
- Trull the Inhuman (First appearance)
Other Characters
- Rajah (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Trull's Spaceship
Synopsis for "Trull! The Inhuman!"
Tales to Astonish #21
The mental essence of an alien bent on global conquest takes over a steam shovel and is defeated by an elephant. The story differs from others like it because the hero does not gladly win the affection of the previously shrew-acting female, but instead gives her the cold shoulder. Someone must have told Stan "It's about time."
Solicit Synopsis
(February) (Mislabeled as CHAMBER OF DARKNESS #4:) From the pen of Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan, comes this tale of the barbarous King Kull — and the Skull of Silence! Plus the greatest monster epic of all!
- (March) (Mislabeled as TOWER OF SHADOWS #10:) If you dig Conan the Barbarian — you're gonna love King Kull! Robert E. Howard's first and fiercest swashbuckler! Plus a mad monster Shockeroo!
Notes
- The Skull of Silence! is adapted from Robert E. Howard's short story.
- Wrightson is credited as Berni Wrightson.
See Also
Links and References
Footnotes
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #39; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part VII: Skull of Silence's entry
