Arak Son of Thunder (1981) Mark Jewelers comic books in grade NM- or lower
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Issue #2MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Ernie Colón and Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Ernie Colón and Dick Giordano. Arak is captured by the guards of a young girl, Corinna, he meets on a beach. She has him brought to her "father", Lord Hessa, who condemns Arak to his dungeon. While searching for a way to escape, Arak meets Malagigi, who claims to be great sorcerer for Carolus Magnus, King of the Franks. Arak escapes and flees the castle with Corinna, who claims to be a prisoner, as well. A map of the world of Arak, circa late eighth century AD, art by Ernie Colón. Arak, Son of Thunder pinup by Ernie Colón. How Arak, Son of Thunder Came to Be article by Roy Thomas. 36 pages, full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #5MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Arak learns more of the witch Angelica's evil planin "Tournament of Titans." Issue has Valda the Iron Maiden appearance. Script by Roy Thomas and art by Ernie Colon and Rodin Rodriguez. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #6MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Arak tries to convince everyone of the witch Angelica's evil schemes and faces a deadly foe in "The Stalker in the Snows." Issue has Valda the Iron Maiden appearance. Script by Roy Thomas and art by Ernie Colon and Rodin Rodriguez. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #8MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover art by Ernie Colón. Arena of the Black Pope!, script by Roy Thomas (plot) and Mike W. Barr (script), pencils by Ernie Colon, inks by Bob Smith; Arak and Valda rescue the Pope from his evil counterpart. Frozen Hell for a Viking! starring Viking Prince, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Jan Duursema. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #9MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Arak and Valda the Iron Maiden take to the high seas but the ship they're on has mysteries and danger in "Out of the City of the Dead." Script by Roy Thomas and art by Ernie Colon and Rodin Rodriguez. Issue also has a Viking Prince story "Frozen Hell for a Viking" with script by Robert Kanigher and art by Jan Duursema. 1st Andy Kubert work (letterer). Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #11MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. With Khiron and Satyricus, Arak seeks to find out what happened to Valda the Iron Maiden and rescue her in "The Gods After Twilight." Script by Roy Thomas and art by Ernie Colon and Alfredo Alcala. Issue also has the Viking Prince in the continuing story "Frozen Hell for a Viking." Script by Robert Kanigher and art by Jan Duursema. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #12MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Ernie Colón and Alfredo Alcala. Cover by Ernie Colón. 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 sombre destination. As he finally crosses the river Styx, Khiron charges Satyricus with protecting Arak until Arak finds his destiny as the Son of Thunder. Written by Roy Thomas and Dannette Thomas. Art by Ernie Colón. 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. 36 pages, full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #13MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover art by Alfredo Alcala. Demons from the Caves of Night!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Alfredo Alcala. Death Is the Hunter, script by Roy Thomas and Dannette Thomas, art by Ernie Colón; Valda saves Carolus Magnus from the machinations of his enemies, the Huns. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #14MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Written by Roy Thomas. Art and cover by Alfredo Alcala. Lost in deep caverns, Arak finds himself in the cave of the Greek Fates. There, he defies the three spirits and must defend himself from a still-vengeful Ker. Victorious, Arak claims ownership over his own destiny, and, impressed, the Fates bring him one step closer to his heritage as both a Quontauka brave and the son of He-No, God of thunder. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Dannette Thomas and Ernie Colón. As the campaign against the Avar Huns begins, Valda uses a lull in the action to bathe in a nearby river. But, she is soon attacked by the Avars' fearsome carnivorous horses. 36 pages, full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #18MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Written by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas. Art and cover by Adrian Gonzales and Alfredo Alcala. Arak manages to foil Haakon's attempt to steal a Greek Fire-thrower, but the Northman manages to make off with the inventor of the weapon. When Satyricus' true nature is revealed, Irene spares his life in return for Arak's pledge to rescue (or kill) the stolen inventor before White Cathay gains Greek Fire. Written by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas. Art and cover by Adrian Gonzales and Alfredo Alcala. With the help of a repentant Brunello, Valda and Malagigi are able to put an end to Greeramada's plans to gain dominion over the spirit and power of a resurrected St. Denys. In the melee, however, Greeramada is killed. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #19MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Written by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas. Art by Adrian Gonzales and Alfredo Alcala. Cover by Alfredo Alcala. Now within sight of White Cathay, Arak and his band of followers are warned by Johannes not to look directly upon the glow of the city in the distance. But, Valda can't help but look up when a rare roc flies by overhead, and she's blinded by the glare of Cathay's magic mirror. However, a cure for the blindness can be found in the roc's nest, and Satyricus rapidly climbs a cliffside to retrieve it. Written by Roy Thomas and Dannette Thomas. Art by Adrian Gonzales and Alfredo Alcala. It's Christmas-time and the yule fire is burning in the court of Carolus Magnus. But, when the king's misshapen eldest son, Pip, gives him a gift of a tree bearing several kinds of fruit, Carolus Magnus angrily declares it blasphemous and demands that the tree be destroyed. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #20MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Written by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas. Art and cover by Adrian Gonzales and Alfredo Alcala. Arak and his followers continue their journey towards White Cathay. Now, they have to cross a desert of wildly shifting sands. Progress is slow and dangerous until Johannes uses his magic to conjure up a sailing ship that was claimed by the sand ages ago. Angelica, watching through sorcerous means, is not pleased; she reanimates the sailors from that self-same ship to reclaim their property and kill the travelers. Written by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas. Art and cover by Adrian Gonzales and Alfredo Alcala. Valda is searching the snow-covered palace grounds for the grief-stricken Pip when she is attacked by wolves. After dispatching the threat, she overhears a ghostly voice urging Pip to overthrow his father, the king, and claim his birthright. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #21MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Arak and Valda face many obstacles and the sorceress Angelica in a mysterious land in "At Last -- Albracca." Script by Roy and Danette Thomas and art by Ernie Colon and Alfredo Alcala. Issue also has a "Tale of Valda the Iron Maiden" in "Revenge of the Last Merovingian." Script by Roy and Danette Thomas and art by Adrian Gonzales and Alfredo Alcala. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #23MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #25MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Arak battles an ancient lizard-like monster lurking in some caves in "Sign of the Salamander!" Valda the Iron Maiden appearance. Script by Roy Thomas and art by Adrian Gonzales and Tony DeZuniga. Cover price $0.60.
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Issue #28MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. When Arak's friend Satyricus disappears, Arak searches for him in a deadly wooded area in "Guardian of the Golden Bough!" Script by Roy Thomas and art by Ron Randall. Issue also has Valda the Iron Maiden backup feature "Reapers of the Dunes" with script by Roy & Dann Thomas and art by Ron Randall and Tom Yeates. Cover price increases to 75 cents. Cover price $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #29MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #31MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. When Arak comes to the aid of a young woman, he recalls a past love in "For Love of Amber!" Script by Roy Thomas and art by Ernie Colon and Tony DeZuniga. Issue also has Arak pinup. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #34MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Arak helps some people on a dangerous journey in "The Ghul in Abel's Tomb!" Script by Roy and Dann Thomas and art by Ron Randall and Rick Magyar. Issue also has a backup feature of Arak as a Boy in "In the Lair of the North-Wind Bear" with script by Roy and Dann Thomas and art by Gerald Forton and Rick Magyar. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #35MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. is the only one who sees a vision above a city in "The Sword in the Sky.". Script by Roy and Dann Thomas and art by Ron Randall and Tony DeZuniga. Issue also has backup feature of Arak as a Boy in "The Path of Souls" with script by Roy and Dann Thomas and art by Gerald Forton. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #36MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Arak finds a mystical sword only to face more dangers in "The Sword of Nether-Eden." Script by Roy and Dann Thomas and art by Ron Randall and Rick Magyar. Issue also has a backup feature of Arak as a Boy in "The Turtle and the Serpent" with script by Roy and Dann Thomas and art by Gerald Forton. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #37MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #38MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #39MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Mysteries abound while Arak and Valda are together in a castle in "Beware the Beasts of Neverwere!" Script by Roy and Dann Thomas and art by Tony DeZuniga. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #40MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Arak engages in a deadly game of chess in "'Shah Mat!' The King is Dead!" Valda the Iron Maiden appearance. Script by Roy and Dann Thomas and art by Tony DeZuniga. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #47MJ
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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. During the Dragon Festival in the city of Canton, Arak and Valda try to help the people against an invading dragon in "Here by Dragons." Script by Roy and Dann Thomas and R.J.M. L'Officier and art by Tony DeZuniga. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.
