Dates
- Cover date
- August 1982
- On sale
- April 13, 1982
- In stores
- May 6, 1982
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #12 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893111308
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Creators
Stories
- Yawn Wide, Ye Gates of Hades! · 18 pages
A mortally-wounded Khiron must make his own way to Hades, shunning all aid. But, when Byzantine soldiers try to waylay him, Arak and Satyricus make sure nothing keeps Khiron from his somber destination. As he finally crosses the river Styx, Khiron charges Satyricus with protecting Arak until Arak finds his destiny as the Son of Thunder.
- Valda the Iron Maiden · 7 pages
A frustrated teenage Valda desperately wants to become a knight, but the king vowed to her mother that Valda would never be allowed to become a warrior like herself. But, Valda is working as a squire to a boorish young knight when he collapses of a sickness. After ensuring he'll be all right, Valda takes his place in a tournament (in full armor, hiding her identity). When she wins her battle, she claims the right to knighthood, and the king cannot refuse. Later, we find out that it was all a plan. Malagigi (the king's wizard) and the young knight engineered the whole thing.
Publisher’s description
When Brutius' soldiers pursue the dying Khiron into Hades itself, Arak will stop at nothing to see that his friend may rest in peace.