| Oshtur |  Who calls upon the undying Visanti?  |
| Agamotto | It is Stephen Stange--Disciple of our revered servant, the Ancient One! |
| Oshtur | Then let us appear to him--but not as we truly are--for no mere mortal mind could comprehend us then--not even his! |
| Hoggoth | Let us then be seen in these fleshly guises--and thus save his sanity! |
Appearing in "The Lurker in the Labryinth!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ancient One (Yao)
- Clea
- Wong
- The All-Wise Vishanti (First appearance)
- Agamotto (First appearance)
- Hoggoth (First appearance)
- Omnipotent Oshtur (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Serpent Men of Starkesboro (Main story and flashback)
- Sligguth (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Ebora (First appearance)
- Bats (First appearance)
- Shadowmen of Kaa-U (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Shuma-Gorath (Mentioned)
- Umar (Mentioned)
- Fungol Thopa (Invoked)
- Cyttorak (Invoked)
- Faltine (Invoked)
- Raggadorr (Invoked)
- Valtorr (Invoked)
- Seraphim (Invoked)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Serpent-Men (Main story and flashback)
- Set-Spawn (Main story and flashback)
- Demons (Main story and flashback)
- Rats
- Snakes
- Bats
- Shadowmen of Kaa-U
- Faltine Hybrids
- Elder Gods of Earth (Unnamed)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New England (Main story and flashback)
- Starkesboro (Main story and flashback)
- Lair of Sligguth (First appearance)
- New York
- New England (Main story and flashback)
- Atlantic Ocean
- Tibet
- Kaa-U (Mentioned)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
Items:
Synopsis for "The Lurker in the Labryinth!"
Prisoner of the Spawn of Sligguth, Dr. Strange is met by Sligguth itself and the Spawn's priestess Ebora. Ebora explains that the Spawn of Sligguth is working with their master in order to free Shuma Gorath, an ancient creature that plots to rule over the Earth.
Breaking free, Strange battles Sligguth, while in the Ancient One's sanctum, the Ancient One is captured by the Shadowmen of Kaa-U, while Clea and Wong watch from the Orb of Agamotto in New York. Back in Starksboro, Strange's battle with Sligguth leads him into the creature's labyrinth where he begins to weaken and falter. Strange summons the spirits of the Vishanti, but they refuse to help, citing that if humanity is to be saved from Shuma Gorath it will be by one of their own.
Strange resumes his battle with Sligguth and manages to bind the creature, however it manages to escape when Ebora casts a spell to summon minions to help her master causing the cavern to flood, and putting Dr. Strange at risk of drowning.
Solicit Synopsis
Notes
- Features concepts created by Robert E. Howard.
- Clea magically rebuilds the Orb of Agamotto after its destruction, which had not been depicted in the story.