Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 23

Part of the "Thieves of Zangabal" story arc Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 #23 Published May, 1973 Editor-in-Chief Roy Thomas Cover Artist John Romita Morrie Kuramoto "Where Broods the Demon!" Writer George Alec Effinger Penciler Val Mayerik Inker Vince Colletta Colourist Glynis Wein Letterer John Costanza Adapted from original material by Lin Carter Editor Roy Thomas "The Coming of the Giants!" Previous Issue Next Issue Creatures on the Loose #22 Creatures on the Loose #24

Appearing in "Where Broods the Demon!"

Featured Characters:

• Thongor (Also appears in recap)

Supporting Characters:

• Ald Thurmis (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Demon of Zangabal (Death) (Also appears in recap)
• Athmar Phong (Only appearance; dies)^[1]

Other Characters:

• Gorm (Invoked)
• Black Hawk Tribe (Mentioned)
  • Thumithar (Mentioned)
• Kaman Thuu (Recap)
• Nineteen Gods (Invoked)
• Gods of Zangabal (Mentioned)
• Aqquoonkagua, Prince of Hell (First appearance)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Demons
• Gods (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Lemuria
  • Ptartha
    • Zangabal
      • Dungeon of Athmar Phong
  • Northern Lands (Mentioned)
    • Valkarth (Mentioned)
• Hell (Mentioned)
• Ultracosmos (Mentioned)

Items:

• Sarkozan^[2] (Thongor's sword) (Also appears in recap)
• Black Mirror of Zaffar (Destroyed)
• Shield of Cathloda (Destroyed) (Also appears in recap)

Events and Eras:

• Age of Men^[3] (Pleistocene, about almost half a million years ago)^[4]
  
  

Synopsis for "Where Broods the Demon!"

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Appearing in "The Coming of the Giants!"

Synopsis for "The Coming of the Giants!"

Notes

• Where Broods the Demon! is based on the Thieves of Zangabal story by Lin Carter.

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