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Issue: The Savage Sword of Kull #1
Publication Date: November 2010
 
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Publisher: FlagDark Horse
Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Books
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Volume: 1
Pages: 452
ISBN: 9781595825933
UPC/EAN: 978159582593351999
Price: $19.99 USD
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Content Items: 64 (30 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound; trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected editions
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Kull
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The Savage Sword of Kull Volume One

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Kull
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Table of Contents

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Of that epoch known by the Nemedian chroniclers as the Pre-Cataclysmic age...
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Introduction to The Skull of Silence!, includes a map of the Thurian Continent in the time of King Kull circa 18,000 B.C.
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Tower of Shadows #10 - alternate cover

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King Kull
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Alternate unused cover for Tower of Shadows #10.
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The Skull of Silence!

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King Kull; Ka-Nu; Kuthulos; Raama (flashback)
In the time before the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities...
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Original presentation was in color.
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An Atlantean In Aquilonia

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King Kull; Baron Kaanuub; Ducalon; Enaros; Ridondo the Mistrel
Kull of Atlantis. Kull of Valusia. King Kull!
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Includes two illustrations of King Kull by John Severin (signed) and pencil sketches of Kull, Enaros, Baron Kaanuub of Komahar and of Ridondo the Minstrel by Ross Andru.
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The Beast from the Abyss

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King Kull; Brule; Grogar (death); Monartho (death); Taligaro; Baron Ergon; Zareta
So-- you approve of customs here in Kamula, eh, milord?
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Adapted from the short story "Black Abyss" by Robert E. Howard and Lin Carter. Crusty Bunkers credits confirmed in the letters page of Savage Sword of Conan #4.
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The First Barbarian (Part 2)

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The first genuine story of sword-and-sorcery which Robert E. Howard ever published was "The Shadow Kingdom,"...
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Part II of Lin Carter's 'Chronicles of the Sword' feature examines Robert E. Howard's creation of the sword-and-sorcery genre in the pages of "Weird Tales" pulp magazine in the 1920's and 30's, starting with the Atlantean outcast who became King Kull. Article is accompanied by two Kull illustrations by Severin.
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Kull of Atlantis

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Kull; Am-ra; Khor-nah; Sareeta (death)
We have been enemies to the Seven Empires since the dawn of time...
Sareeta, an Atlantean who married a Lemurian pirate, has been captured after being washed ashore when the pirate ship was broken. As Kull arrives, she is about to be burned for bringing shame to Atlantis. With her nodded assent, Kull hurls his dagger just under her heart, killing her instantly to spare her an agonizing death. Kull's tribesmen chase him with the intent of slaying him for violating their code of morals, but are unable to catch him.
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This is not a complete story. According to the splash page notes, Barry Smith and Roy Thomas were planning a paperback comic book dealing with the early days of Kull of Atlantis. The paperback never happened, but Smith did a number of finished drawings in preparation for the book. Some of those drawings are presented here with quotations from the story "Exile Of Atlantis" by Robert E. Howard.
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Kull and the Barbarians #1

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King Kull
Kull, standing with sword resting on sholdier in front of a line of warriors, spears forward, ready for battle.
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From the inside front cover. Originally appeared in a portfolio.
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A King Comes Riding!

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King Kull; Red Slayers; Ridondo; Alecto; Baron Kaanuub; Councillor Tu (first appearance); Brule (first appearance); Om-Ra (flashback); Khor-Nah (flashback); Sareeta (flashback, death); Count Ducalon (flashback); King Borna (flashback, death)
First come the trumpeters---the blare of their tusk-carved horns surging...
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The Shadow Kingdom

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King Kull; Councillor Tu; Serpent-Men (first appearance); Ka-Nu; Picts; Brule; King Eallal (ghost); Red Slayers
Well, Kull? What do you think of our Pictish entertainments?
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King Kull; Brule
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King Kull a Retrospective Review

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The Forbidden Swamp

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King Kull; Brule; Red Slayers; Shanna (death); Alecto; Duron (death); Thulsa Doom (first appearance); Gomar (death)
They ride in silence, weapons at the ready...
Kull and Brule enter a temple to the Valusian snake-god which is guarded by a giant undersea beast. There he meets Thulsa Doom for the first time, who pretends to be an ally and asks to return with them to the City of Wonders.
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The Death-Dance of Thulsa Doom!

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King Kull; Brule; Thulsa Doom; Councillor Tu; Shiva (death); Ka-Nu (flashback); Baron Kaanuub; Ridondo; Tullina; Arctorus; Red Slayers
Valusia walks in sunshine once again!
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Kull and the Barbarians #2

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Kull; Thulsa Doom
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Kull and Brule

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King Kull; Brule
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An illustration of Kull and Brule brandishig his spear from the text article Hail the Barbarians! from Kull and the Barbarians (Marvel, 1975 series) #1.
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Teeth of the Dragon

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Kull; Brule; Black Legion; Ridondo; Hulgar (death); King Ardyon [Thulsa Doom]; Ka-Nu; Teyanoga
Horse hooves pound a staccato beat on the narrow mountain path...
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continued from Kull the Destroyer (Marvel, 1974 series) #15.
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The Hyborian Age, Chapter 1: The Pre-Cataclysmic Age

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When Robert E. Howard began to chronicle the adventures of Conan the Cimmerian...
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Adapted from the essay by Robert E. Howard. Letters credit from Walt Simonson via GCD Errors list, October 2009.
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Kull and the Barbarians #3

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Kull; Red Sonja; Solomon Kane
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A Portfolio of Robert E. Howard

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Illustration of King Kull holding his crown is taken from page 5 of the article "A Portfolio of Robert E. Howard" in The Savage Sword of Conan (1974 series) #15.
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The Omen in the Skull

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Kull; Ridondo; Om-Ra (flashback); Sareeta (flashback); Kareesha; King Ardyon [Thulsa Doom]
Once he was King of the most powerful civilization...
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This story continues in The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #9.
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And in This Corner - Thulsa Doom, scourge of Atlantis

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When a Tiger Returns to Atlantis

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Kull; Ridondo; Lorkars; Renas; King Om-Ra; Sarna; Kareesha; Khor-Nah; Lee-Sah
A city like that would take ten lifetimes to build...
Kull finds Atlantis greatly changed on his return after many years. Former hunting companions Om-Ra and Khor-Nah are the king and captain of the Atlantean army, respectively. But the mysterious Sarna seemed to have true power in Atlantis. Sarna's assistant, Kareesha, is a beautiful young woman who claims she is not the witch-woman Kull has encountered before. Ridondo causes more trouble when he charms Khor-Nah's woman, Lee-Sah. Sarna sends a dragon to kill Kull during a parade, but Kull defeats it with the help of Kareesha.
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This story continues in Kull the Destroyer (Marvel, 1973 series) #16.
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A Portfolio of Robert E. Howard

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Sketch was originally from Infinity Three magazine. Sketch is reprinted in the article "A Portfolio of Robert E. Howard" page 7 in The Savage Sword of Conan (1974 series) #16.
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The Striking of the Gong

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King Kull; Death (first appearance); Brule
Somewhere in the hot red darkness there begins a throbbing...
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Adapted from the short story "The Striking of the Gong" by Robert E Howard.
Stan Lee had Marie Severin redraw all Kull faces (source Alter Ego #145 pages 35 and 64).
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The Buscema Barbarians

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King Kull
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Mirrors of Tuzun Thune

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King Kull; Brule; Tuzun Thune
There comes, even to kings, the time of great weariness...
The restless King Kull is drawn to Tuzun Thune's house of a thousand mirrors, where he almost loses himself in his own reflection before Brule comes to his rescue.
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Adapted from the short story "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune" by Robert E. Howard
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Introduction to "Kings of the Night"

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Bran Mak Morn
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Kings of the Night

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Cormac na Connacht
Cormac na Connacht (first appearance, not to be confused with Cormac Mac Art); Gonar (first appearance, descendant of Kull's priest); Wulfhere (first appearance, death); Bran Mac Morn; King Kull; Gron; Mocah; Brule (flashback)
The portents are good!
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Adapted from Robert E Howard's short story, "Kings of the Night".
Continued in next issue.
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Pass of Death

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Cormac na Connacht
Cormac na Connacht (not to be confused with Cormac Mac Art); Gonar; Bran Mac Morn; King Kull; Wulfhere (flashback, death); Marcus Sulius (death); Gonar of Kull's time (flashback)
King Kull--- I have a thousand archers, 500 horsemen, fifty chariots...
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Adapted from Robert E. Howard's short story, "Kings of the Night". continued from last issue
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King Kull of Valusia

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Marvel Preview #19

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King Kull; Thulsa Doom
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King Kull; Thulsa Doom
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Riders Beyond the Sunrise (Part 1)

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King Kull; Councillor Tu; Lala-Ah; Ka-Yanna; Fenar; Sareeta (flashback); King Borna (flashback, death); Thulsa Doom; Brule; Red Slayers; Kelkor
...and thus, o king, did Lala-Ah, countess of Fanara...
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Robert E. Howard and Lin Carter adaptation.
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Beyond the River of the Dead (Part 2)

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King Kull; Gayomart (death); Brule; Red Slayers; Kelkor; Councillor Tu; Lala-Ah; Ka-Yanna; Fenar [Thulsa Doom]
All night King Kull has ridden like a demon striving...
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Robert E. Howard and Lin Carter adaptation.
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The Tiger of Atlantis

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Pin-up: Kull II

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King Kull; Brule; Thulsa Doom; Serpent-Men
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King Kull; Brule
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introduction to following story
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Wizard and Warrior

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King Kull; Brule; Prince Ronaro; Brule's father (first apppearance, flashback); Nial of the Tatheli (flashback); Aa-Thak (flashback, death)
Well, Kull? It's still your move!
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Adapted from the short story "Wizard and Warrior" by Robert E Howard and Lin Carter.
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Bizarre Adventures #26

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King Kull
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King Kull; Sekhmet Tharn
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Of Boltons and Barbarians

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Demon in a Silvered Glass

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King Kull
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1. Restless Spirits

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King Kull; Councillor Tu; King Borna (flashback, death); Brule; King Borna's animated corpse
... otherwise satisfactory condition of the navy.
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2. A Madness of Mirrors

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King Kull; Brule; Red Slayers; Councillor Tu; Sekhmet Tharn; Jeesala Tharn
Nothing, my king.
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3. And in Decadence, the Descent

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King Kull; Jeesala Tharn (death); Red Slayers; Brule; Councillor Tu; Sekhmet Tharn; Red Slayers; Ridondo; Serpent-Men
For the third day in a row, the avenue leading to the palace...
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4. The True Enemy Within

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King Kull; Brule; Ridondo; Red Slayers; Sekhmet Tharn (death); Councillor Tu
Halt your rebellion, fools!
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Appearing Monthly in... the Savage Sword of Conan

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King Kull
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Ad for Kull's appearances in Savage Sword of Conan.
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From Beyond the Grave!

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King Kull; Brule; Lejanus (death)
The sun sets on the forest of Tarn...
A witch raises a warrior from the dead to kill King Kull.
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Night of the Monkey!

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King Kull; Alecto; Toraus; Argo; Kodatha (death)
Each year during the hottest weeks of summer is the festival of the monkey.
The summer festival of the Monkey disturbs Kull. To him, the monkey is a figure of death.
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Pieces of Horror

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King Kull; Ohris Dehjahl (death); Brule
Quite a turnout, I've never seen a crowd this big.
Kull executes Ohris Dehjahl, but he won't stay dead.
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One against All

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King Kull; Brule; King Borna (flashback); Ghorba (flashback, death)
It is the most difficult task of my life trying to be civil to these... cretins.
Kull tells Brule of his days as a gladiator which led to his meeting with and going into the service of King Borna.
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King Kull, Mighty Monarch of Valusia

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King Kull
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Song of the Dead

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King Kull; Laria; Brule
In the imperial bedchambers, Kull and his favorite consort sleep...
King Kull and Laria wander the labyrinths beneath the palace.
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Trail of Blades

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King Kull; Alecto; Mangas; Black Legion
What do you see, my liege?
King Kull confronts a pack of caravan bandits.
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The King's Dream

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The Commorians moved by night surrounding the camp...
Injured on the battlefield, Kull dreams that his dead enemies return to get him.
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The Carrion Eaters

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King Kull; Mokar (death); Krejak (death)
The battle started at dawn and stretched into the early afternoon.
Last ones standing on a battlefield, Kull and a Commorian join forces against those who would rob the dead.
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King Kull Tiger of Atlantis - Monarch of Valusia

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King Kull
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