Credits
Writer(s):
Roy Thomas; Doug Moench
Penciller(s):
Howard Chaykin; Dick Giordano
Inker(s):
Terry Austin
Letterer(s):
Janice Chiang
Subject Matter
Genres:
fantasy
Feature(s):
Red Sonja
Character(s):
Red Sonja (origin retold); Bayard (first appearance; dies); Vartok (first appearance; dies); Ivor (Sonja's father; in flashback; dies); Sonja's brothers (in flashback; die); Sonja's mother (in flashback; dies); Horvak (first appearance; dies); "The Nameless One" (dies); nameless goddess
Synopsis:
When Sonja was a young girl, her entire family was killed by a band of mercenaries. Their nameless leader then raped her and left her to die. Sonja was given the power and will to survive and avenge her family by a goddess that appeared before her. Five years later, she finds the nameless leader, but by then he has been tortured by robbers and left in a catatonic state. Sonja leaves him at the mercy of the wolves and is finally able to go on with her life.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
14
Notes:
Red Sonja origin retold from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #3.