Comic Title: Arak/Son of Thunder #21
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1983
On Sale Date: February 3, 1983 Newsstand Date February 3, 1983
Source: House Ad, Fury of Firestorm #12, Page 31

Newsstand Date February 3, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #209

Newsstand Date February 3, 1983
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #75

Newsstand Date February 3, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #19

Newsstand Date February 3, 1983
Source: Comics Journal, #79

Shipping Date January 11, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #209

Shipping Date January 11, 1983
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #75

Copyright Date January 11, 1983
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1983
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 32
Editor: Roy Thomas

Title: "Revenge of the Last Merovingian"
Pages: 7

Feature(s):
Valda

Writer: Roy Thomas
Writer: Danette Thomas
Penciller: Adrian Gonzales
Inker/Letterer: Alfredo P. Alcala
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Feature Character(s)

• Valda (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #20; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #27)

Supporting Character(s)

• Malagigi (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #19; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #27)
• Carolus Magnus (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #19; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #28)

Villain(s)

• Baron Ovis (dies in this story; last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #19; no further appearances)
• An evil spirit (no further appearances)
• Followers of Ovis (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #20; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Pip (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #20; no further appearances)
• Father Fardulf (a priest; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued from the second story of Arak/Son of Thunder #20.

Synopsis:
Valda takes Pip into a chapel for shelter and finds a mysterious black stone in his hand. While Valda talks to the chapel's priest, Pip encounters a phantom that appears to be his grandfather. Valda fights the spirit and soon learns that it is under the control of Baron Ovis. She destroys it, but Ovis's men grab Pip and hold him hostage. Valda takes Ovis herself which causes a standoff. The balance is broken when the king and his men arrive. Ovis tries more wizardry, but he only succeeds in causing his own demise. Pip and then king make amends for their earlier fight and Ovis's followers are rounded up.