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: "In the Lair of the North-Wind Bear"
Pages: 5

Feature(s):
Arak

Writer: Roy Thomas
Writer: Danette Thomas
Penciller: Gerald Forton
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)

Villain(s)

• Red Willow (a bully; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Star-of-Dawn (last appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #33; next appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #36)
• Great White Owl (last appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #33; next appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #35)
• Yaogah (a spirit bear; no further appearances)
• Running Fawn (a Quontaukan girl; next appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #35)
• Badger and several Quontaukan boys (next appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #36)

Comments:
This story takes place when Arak was a boy between pages 13 and 14 of Arak, Son of Thunder #33.

Synopsis:
While playing with the other boys in the Quontaukan tribe, Arak is confronted by Red Willow. The older boy claims that Arak, known as Bright-Sky-After-Storm, is really the son of the snake spirit. To prove his courage to the others Arak goes to the cave of Yaogah, a bear spirit. He intends to kill the bear and bring its paw back as proof of his courage. However, the bear spirit beats him. It then spares the boy's life as it senses an important future ahead of him. Arak returns to the village having learned that he need not prove his courage to anyone lest he truly doubt it himself.