Supernatural Thrillers Vol 1 3

Supernatural Thrillers Vol 1 #3 Published April, 1973 Editor-in-Chief Roy Thomas Cover Artist Gil Kane "The Valley of the Worm!" Writer Roy Thomas Gerry Conway Penciler Gil Kane Inker Ernie Chua Colourist Glynis Wein Letterer John Costanza Adapted from original material by Robert E. Howard Editor Roy Thomas Previous Issue Next Issue Supernatural Thrillers #2 Supernatural Thrillers #4

Appearing in "The Valley of the Worm!"

Featured Characters:

• Niord Worm's Bane (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Only in flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• James Allison (First appearance)
• Aesir (Only in flashback)
  • Niord's tribe (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    • Helga (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    • Numerous unnamed others (Only in flashback)
  • Bragi's tribe (Only appearance)^[1] (Only in flashback)
    • Bragi (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Leaves Niord's tribe to found his own) (Only in flashback)
    • Numerous unnamed others (Only appearance; death in flashback)
• Picts (Only in flashback)
  • Gorm (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Numerous unnamed others (Death of several) (Only in flashback)

Antagonists:

• Longtooth (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Only in flashback)
•  Satha (First appearance as Satha) (Death) (Only in flashback)
• Unnamed fur-covered creature (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Only in flashback)
• Worm (First appearance) (Apparent death) (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

• Hialmar (Referenced)
• Horsa (Referenced)
• Eric (Referenced)
• John (Referenced)
• Perseus (Recap)
• Beowulf (Recap)
• Saint George (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Siegfried (Thor Odinson) (Only in flashback)
• Fafnir (Only in flashback)
• Lady Andromeda (Referenced)
• Cetus (Referenced)
• Grendel (Referenced)
• Ymir (Invoked) (Only in flashback)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Asgardians (Only in flashback)
• Horses (Only in flashback)
• Human-Olympian Hybrids (Recap)
• Gods (Recap)
• Dragons (Only in flashback)
• Dragons (Referenced)
• Oxen (Only in flashback)
• Vultures (Only in flashback)
• Serpents (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
• Smilodon (Only in flashback)
• Tigers (Referenced)
• Bears (Referenced)
• Elder Gods / Old Ones (Only in flashback)
• Mice (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
• King Cobras (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
• Demons (Only in flashback)
• Apes (Referenced)

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and flashback)
  • North America
    • United States of America
      • Texas
        • Cross Plains^[2] (First appearance)
  • Hyboria (Only in flashback)
    • Pictland (Only in flashback)
      • Country of the Worm (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        • Valley of Broken Stones (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    • Asgard (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
  • Asia Minor (Referenced)
• Asgard (Only in flashback)
• Hell (Referenced)
• Sun (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)

Items:

• Needful (First appearance) (Unnamed) (Only in flashback)

Events and Eras:

• Modern Age
• Hyborian Age (Only in flashback)
  
  

Synopsis for "The Valley of the Worm!"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  

Notes

• This issue is based on the short story "The Valley of the Worm" by fantasy author Robert E. Howard, one of Howard's "James Allison" stories.
  • It was adapted by Thomas for the plot and by Thomas and Conway for the script.^[3]
  • Wein and Costanza are uncredited.
• Perseus, Beowulf, Saint George, and Siegfried appear as examples of legendary beings whose stories were inspired by the true story of Niord. James Allison implies that he doesn't believe any of them existed; however, Perseus, Beowulf, and Siegfried all do exist in the Prime Marvel Universe, and while he may be correct that the legend of Saint George and the Dragon is fictional, that does not mean Saint George is fictional. Historically, George was a Christian saint for hundreds of years before the legend of the dragon was attached to his life story.^[4]

See Also

• 16 Image(s) from Supernatural Thrillers Vol 1 3
• 2 Reprints of Supernatural Thrillers Vol 1 3

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