Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 25

Part of the "Thongor and the Wizard of Lemuria" story arc Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 #25 Published September, 1973 Editor-in-Chief Roy Thomas Cover Artist Gil Kane Frank Giacoia Morrie Kuramoto John Costanza "The Wizard of Lemuria!" Writer George Alec Effinger Tony Isabella Penciler Val Mayerik Inker Vince Colletta Colorist Petra Goldberg Letterer June Braverman Adapted from original material by Lin Carter Editor Roy Thomas "When the Eggs Hatch!" Penciler Tony DiPreta Inker Tony DiPreta Editor Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue Creatures on the Loose #24 Creatures on the Loose #26

By the Seven Gods of Zangabal! The warrior that lies there slain----is Thongor!

-- Thongor

Appearing in "The Wizard of Lemuria!"

Featured Characters:

• Thongor (Main story and recap)

Supporting Characters:

• Sharajsha of Zaar (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Grakks (Main story and recap)
• Dwark
• Sliths (blood-drinking plants) (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Nineteen Gods (Invoked)
• Father Gorm (Invoked)
• Black Hawk Tribe (Mentioned)
  • Thumithar (Mentioned)
• Sharajsha's Zamph (First appearance)
• Black Druids (Mentioned)
• Thurdan Guards (Recap)
• Oolim Phon (Mentioned)
• Seven Gods of Zangabal (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Grakks (Main story and recap)
• Dwarks
• Lizards (Mentioned)
• Hawks (Mentioned)
• Insects (Mentioned)
• Sliths / Vampire Plants (First appearance)
• Zamphs
• Horses (Vision)

Locations:

• Earthspace
  • Earth
    • Lemuria
      • Chush
      • Valkarth (Mentioned)
      • Zaar (Mentioned)
      • Mountains of Mommur
      • Thurdis, the Dragon City (Recap)
      • Kovia (Appears on a map only)
        • Cadorna (Appears on a map only)
      • Ptartha (Appears on a map only)
        • Kathool of the Purple Towers (Appears on a map only)
        • Patanga (Appears on a map only)
        • Zangabal (Appears on a map only)
        • Perlorm (Appears on a map only)
        • Tarakus (Appears on a map only)
        • Tsargol (Appears on a map only)
• Frozen Heaven (Mentioned)

Items:

• Sarkozan

Vehicles:

• Floater (Flying Ship) (Main story and recap)

Events and Eras:

• Age of Men (Pleistocene, about almost half a million years ago)
• Great Cataclysm (Referenced)
  
  

Synopsis for "The Wizard of Lemuria!"

Thongor falls from his flying ship onto the earth of the Jungles of Chush where he fights off a handful of creatures before being saved by a wizard named Sharajsha. In his debt Thongor follows Sharajsha who is in need of Thongor's aid. The two travel to Sharajsha's home where he treats Thongor with a feast before telling the barbarian that his has foreseen his deeds and shows Thongor a terrible vision of destruction and the barbarian's death...

Appearing in "When the Eggs Hatch!"

This story is a reprint of the comic
Journey Into Unknown Worlds #53.

Featured Characters:

• Bob Fry

Supporting Characters:

• Dr. Amos Milton (Only in flashback)

Antagonists:

• Aliens (Main story and flashback)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Dinosaurs (Mentioned)
• Unidentified alien species (Main story and flashback)

Locations:

• Earth
  
  

Synopsis for "When the Eggs Hatch!"

This story is a reprint of the comic
Journey Into Unknown Worlds #53.

A man finds a note in a jar that been left in a cave describing alien eggs that had landed on Earth inside of meteors. He goes off to alert authorities to search inside of caves for the eggs.

Notes

• The Wizard of Lemuria! is based on the Thongor and the Wizard of Lemuria novel by Lin Carter.

See Also

• 5 Image(s) from Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 25

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