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 (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• James Allison (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Aesir
  • Niord's tribe (First appearance)
  • Bragi's tribe (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
    • Bragi (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Leaves Niord's tribe to found his tribe)
  • Helga (First appearance)
• Picts (Main story and flashback)
  • Gorm (First appearance)

Antagonists:

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

Other Characters:

• Hialmar (Mentioned)
• Horsa (Mentioned)
• Eric (Mentioned)
• John (Mentioned)
• Perseus (Only in flashback)
• Beowulf (Only in flashback)
• Saint George (Only in flashback)
• Siegfried (Only in flashback)
• Fafnir (Only in flashback)
• Lady Andromeda (Mentioned)
• Perseus' "mammoth sea-born serpent" (Mentioned)
• Beowulf's "fearsome fire-monster" (Mentioned)
• Saint George's "mighty dragon" (Mentioned)
• Ymir (Mentioned)
• Unnamed being invoked by the Picts (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Asgardians in human disguise (Only in flashback)
• Dragons (Only in flashback)
  • Dragons (cursed Giants) (Only in flashback)
• Serpents (Mentioned)
• Vultures
• Longtooth
• Old Ones
• Demons

Locations:

• Earth
  • Country of the Worm, part of Asgard and seemingly Pictland
    • Valley of Broken Stones (First appearance)
  • Asia Minor (Mentioned)

Items:

• Pipe

Events and Eras:

• Unnamed age, possibly early Hyborian Age
  
  

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.^[2]
  • Wein and Costanza are uncredited.
• This issue is reprinted in Kull and the Barbarians #1.

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