Comic Title: Arak, Son of Thunder #34
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: June 1984
On Sale Date: March 15, 1984 Newsstand Date March 15, 1984
Source: DC Releases, #1

Newsstand Date March 15, 1984
Source: Comic Reader, #217

Newsstand Date March 15, 1984
Source: Amazing Heroes, #41

Shipping Date February 21, 1984
Source: Comic Reader, #217

Shipping Date February 21, 1984
Source: DC Releases, #1

Shipping Date February 21, 1984
Source: Comics Journal, #87

Copyright Date February 21, 1984
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1984
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date February 21, 1984
Source: Amazing Heroes, #41

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Roy Thomas

Title: "The Ghul in Abel's Tomb"
Pages: 18

Feature(s):
Arak

Writer: Roy Thomas
Writer: Danette Thomas
Penciller: Ron Randall
Inker: Rick Magyar
Letterer: David Cody Weiss
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Feature Character(s)

• Arak (last appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #33; next appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #35)

Supporting Character(s)

• Satyricus (last appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #33; next appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #35)
• Sharizad (last appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #33; next appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #35)
• Alsind (name and gender revealed; also uses the name A'Sinda; last appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #33; next appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #35)

Villain(s)

• A ghul (dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several villagers (last appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #33; no further appearances)
• Al-Sabr (Alsind's father; dies in flashback; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued in part from Arak, Son of Thunder #33.

Synopsis:
Following his return from the dead Arak resolves to become a shaman as well as a warrior before returning to his homeland to find his people. Arak and Satyricus agree to ride with Alizar's daughters on the way to Baghdad. Along the way, one of the girls is revealed as a boy. After they bury Alizar in the desert, the boy explains that he is Alsind, a prince of Arabia. He was in hiding and had been disguised as one of his uncle Alizar's daughters for years.

After hearing the story, Arak agrees to help Alsind reach his mother. They make camp for the night near the tomb of Abel. Sharizad, Alizar's real daughter, spots a shooting star which is a bad omen. Satyricus is soon captured by a ghul in a woman's guise. Alsind advises Arak that the creature is vulnerable to iron, so he strikes it with his iron-headed axe. The creature dies, but not before it predicts Arak's doom.