Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 27

Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 #27
Previous Issue	Creatures on the Loose #26
Next Issue	Creatures on the Loose #28
Art by: Vicente Alcázar
Release Date	October 16, 1973
Cover Date	January, 1974
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Len Wein

1. "In the Crypts of Yamath!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Story is an adaptation of the original material by Lin Carter
Writer(s)	Gardner Fox
Penciler(s)	Val Mayerik
Inker(s)	Vicente Alcázar
Colorist(s)	Petra Goldberg
Letterer(s)	Vicente Alcázar
Editor(s)	Roy Thomas
2. "I Come from the Black Void"
Appearances · Synopsis
Reprint of the 1st story from Amazing Adult Fantasy #9 (originally printed as The Terror of Tim Boo Ba) (original credits are italicized)
Writer(s)	Stan Lee Stan Lee
Penciler(s)	Steve Ditko Steve Ditko
Inker(s)	Steve Ditko
Colorist(s)	Stan Goldberg
Letterer(s)	Artie Simek
Editor(s)	Roy Thomas

Appearing in "In the Crypts of Yamath!"

Featured Characters:

• Thongor

Supporting Characters:

• Karm Karvus
• Kora (First time named)
• Sharajsha the Wizard

Antagonists:

• Yelim Pelorvis
• Drugunda Thal (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
• Zemadar (Mentioned)
• Guards of Tsargol
• Dragon Kings (Mentioned)
• Crypts of Yamath guards (First appearance)
• Unnamed Yellow druid (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Father Gorm (Invoked)
• Red Druids (Invoked)
• Oolim Phon (Mentioned)
• Phal Thurid (Mentioned)
• Thungarth (Mentioned)
• Yamath / Firegod / Lord of Fire (Mentioned)
• Trianda, the Luck Goddess (Mentioned)
• Nineteen Gods (Invoked)
• Thumitar (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Zemadar (Mentioned)
• Gods (Invoked)
• Dragon Kings (Mentioned)
• Demons (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Lemuria
  • Ptarth
    • Tsargol
      • Scarlet Tower of Tsargol
    • Patanga (First appearance)
      • Fire Temple (First appearance)
        • Crypts of Yamath (First appearance)
    • Kora's village (First appearance)
    • Ysar River (First appearance)
    • Saan River (First appearance)
  • Valkarth (Invoked)
  • Thurdis (Mentioned)
  • Dragon Isle (Mentioned)
• Hell (Invoked)

Items:

• Sarkozan
• Starstone
• Star Sword (Mentioned)
• Second Star Sword (First appearance)

Vehicles:

• The Nemedis

Events and Eras:

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

Synopsis for "In the Crypts of Yamath!"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "I Come from the Black Void"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Adult Fantasy #9
(originally printed as The Terror of Tim Boo Ba)

Featured Characters:

• Tim Boo Ba (First appearance)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Devoktites (First appearance)

Locations:

• Tim Boo Ba's Home World

Synopsis for "I Come from the Black Void"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Adult Fantasy #9
(originally printed as The Terror of Tim Boo Ba)

This story has the same theme as the Ditko stories in Tales of Suspense #9 & Tales of Suspense #13,Tales to Astonish #18. Alien warlord Tim Boo Ba is master of all he surveys but is wiped out in a torrential flood when an Earth boy drips water on the small scale model that is Tim Boo Ba's home planet.

Notes

In In the Crypts of Yamath! Mayerik is credited as Mayerick.

See Also

• 5 image(s) from Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 27

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