Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 24

Part of the "Thongor and the Wizard of Lemuria" story arc Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 #24 Published July, 1973 Editor-in-Chief Roy Thomas Cover Artist John Romita Ernie Chan Morrie Kuramoto "Red Swords, Black Wings!" 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 Lighthouse from Nowhere!" Previous Issue Next Issue Creatures on the Loose #23 Creatures on the Loose #25

Appearing in "Red Swords, Black Wings!"

Featured Characters:

• Thongor (Also appears in recap)

Supporting Characters:

• Ald Thurmis (Also appears in recap)

Antagonists:

• Otar (Captain) Jeled Malkh, a prince of Thurdis (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Thurdan guards (First appearance)
  • Unnamed jailer (First appearance)
• a Grakk (First appearance)
• a Dwark (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Father Gorm (Mentioned)
• Black Hawk Tribe (Mentioned)
• Seven Gods of Zangabal (Invoked)
• Athmar Phong (Mentioned)
• Demon of Zangabal (Recap)
• Nineteen Gods (Invoked)
• Blue Nomads of the Far Western Plains (Mentioned)
• Phondath the Firstborn (Mentioned)
• War Maids (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Vampire-Flowers / Vampire Plants (Mentioned)
• Demons (Recap)
• Zamphs (First appearance)
• Dragons (Mentioned)
• Grakks (First appearance)
• Dwarks (First appearance)

Locations:

• Lemuria
  • Thurdis, the Dragon City (First appearance)
  • Ptartha
    • Zangabal (Recap)
      • Dungeon of Athmar Phong (Recap)
    • Patanga, the City of Fire (Mentioned)
    • Kathool (Mentioned)
  • Valkarth (Mentioned)
  • Far Western Plains (Mentioned)
    • Nemedis (Mentioned)
  • Chush (First appearance)
• Pacific (Mentioned)

Items:

• Sarkozan (Thongor's sword) (Sword's name first revealed)
• Urlium

Vehicles:

• Flying ship (First appearance)

Events and Eras:

• Age of Men^[2] (Pleistocene, about almost half a million years ago)^[3]
  
  

Synopsis for "Red Swords, Black Wings!"

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Appearing in "The Lighthouse from Nowhere!"

Synopsis for "The Lighthouse from Nowhere!"

Notes

• Red Swords, Black Wings! is based on the Thongor and the Wizard of Lemuria novel by Lin Carter.

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