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Appearing in "A King Comes Riding!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Kull the Conqueror #1

Featured Characters:

  • King Kull (Origin revealed) (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

  • Valusian Army (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    • Black Legions (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
    • Mercenaries (First appearance)
  • Valka (Invoked)
  • Picts
  • Hotath (Invoked)
  • Sea-Mountain Tribe (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    • Om-Ra (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    • Khornah (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    • Old shaman (Mentioned)
    • Unnamed priest (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    • Sareeta (First appearance) (Death) (Only in flashback)
    • Sareeta's mother (Only in flashback)
  • Lemurian pirates (Only in flashback)
    • Sareeta's husband (Mentioned) (Dead)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

  • Valusian crown (Main story and flashback)

Vehicles:

  • Lemurian galley (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Events and Eras:

Synopsis for "A King Comes Riding!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Kull the Conqueror #1
Kull on a black steed enters after conquering ancient decaying Valusia and then keeping it with a heavy hand. The crowd sees King Kull, and some whisper of his magnificent appearance and strong arms and shoulders, while others detract from him saying that he is from Atlantis.

Ridondo sings a ballad to the troops passing by, and Alecto nearly decapitates the poet. Kull stays his sword and returns the lyre to him stating a poet is greater than a king, and that Kull did not fear mere words. Ridondo thanks Kull, but murmurs, in a low voice, that he will dance on King Kull’s grave and sing songs. A Pict from a foreign land, comes and bids entrance, but not laying down his spear, and despite the counselors advice, King Kull bids him in. He states “I AM BRULE-- CALLED THE SPEAR-SLAYER. KA-NU, AMBASSADOR OF OUR WESTERN ISLES SENDS GREETINGS AND SAYS-- A SEAT AWAITS KULL OF VALUSIA THIS NIGHT, AT THE FEAST OF THE RISING MOON." Kull senses a trap, and states that Picts are known to be liars, and Brûlée states that he could not raise his sword by commanded of his chief. Kull appears he’s going to chop his head off, but stops short, and states you are a brave Pict, and no liar.

This causes a flashback in Kull’s mind, and he remembers his youth and how many thought the striped tigers be demons or gods. Kull was raised by them and differs in opinion. He could not , even speak the tongue of man but the tiger’s roar. The next day the young Kull sees a maiden about to be burned at the stake for mating with a Lemurian pirate. Kull kills the girl with a dagger and dives off a cliff escaping the arrows of the people wanting to burn the girl for sport. Kull is saved by the pirates only to serve as an oarsman till he escapes to be a gladiator and eventually a commander in the army of Valusia. He is then tricked by the same minstrel, Ridondo, as seen earlier into killing King Borna. Borna appears to get the best of Kull, but he slays the king with his dagger. Thus ends the origin of Kull. The spirit of the tiger appears at the end questioning his actions.

Appearing in "The Shadow Kingdom"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Kull the Conqueror #2

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Serpent-Men (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
    • "Tu" (First appearance; dies)
    • Unnamed Valusian king (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
    • "Brule" (First appearance; dies)
    • "Councilors" (First appearance; dies)
    • "Kull" (First appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

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Synopsis for "The Shadow Kingdom"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Kull the Conqueror #2
When Kull rose to the throne of Valusia, ambassador Ka-Nu of the Picts informed him of the existence of the Serpent-Men. Brule was tasked with exposing the Serpent-Men living in the City of Wonders. The search was concentrated in court, where Serpent-Men posed as Tu, other councilors, and Red Slayers. One Serpent-Man was found in the guise of Kull himself. The real Kull slaughtered the exposed Serpent-Men. The center of their power in the royal castle was found to be a chamber where king Eallal was slain 1000 years before the reign of Kull. The chamber was still haunted by his ghost. Kull managed to seal the chamber. With his eyes open to the threat, Kull swore to continue hunting them across land and sea. Never resting until all the Serpent-Men are dead.

Appearing in "The Valley of the Worm!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Supernatural Thrillers #3

Featured Characters:

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 (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      • Bragi (First appearance; dies) (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 (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
  • Satha (First appearance as Satha) (Death) (Only in flashback)
  • Unnamed fur-covered creature (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
  • Worm (First appearance) (Apparent death) (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

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

Events and Eras:

Synopsis for "The Valley of the Worm!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Supernatural Thrillers #3
  • Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "King Kull"

  • Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for "King Kull"

A retrospective review, with text and illustrations (2 pages).

Notes

  • Thomas is editor, Conway is associate editor, Wein and Wolfman are consulting editors.
  • Mike Whelan's first printed work in comics. He painted a Conan illustration and Roy Thomas purchased it, for possible use by Marvel. Kull and the Barbarians came up for print and Thomas had Whelan paint a scar on Conan's face, making him look like Kull. An excellent cover, even though there is no story, inside to go along with it.

See Also

Links and References

References

  1. ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #14 ; A Kull Glossary: Rebel Four's entry
  2. ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #14 ; A Kull Glossary: Throne of Society' entry
  3. ↑ Kull the Conqueror (Vol. 2) #1
  4. ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #14 ; A Kull Glossary: Accursed Room' entry
  5. ↑ Conan: Serpent War #1
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