Comic Title: Arak/Son of Thunder #28
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1983
On Sale Date: September 15, 1983 Newsstand Date September 15, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #213

Newsstand Date September 15, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #30

Shipping Date August 23, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #213

Shipping Date August 23, 1983
Source: Comics Journal, #84

Copyright Date August 23, 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

Shipping Date August 23, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #30

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

Title: "Reapers of the Dunes"
Pages: 7

Feature(s):
Valda

Writer: Roy Thomas
Writer: Danette Thomas
Penciller: Ron Randall
Inker: Thomas Yeates
Letterer: Philip Hugh Felix
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Feature Character(s)

• Valda (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #27; next appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #29)

Supporting Character(s)

• Malagigi (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #27; next appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #29)
• Carolus Magnus (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #21; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #4)

Villain(s)

• A group of monks (next appearance in Arak, Son of Thunder #29)

Other Character(s)

• Rinadlo (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #27; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #4)
• Olivar (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #27; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #4)

Comments:
This story which is entirely told in flashback is continued from the second story of Arak/Son of Thunder #27 and continues in the second story of Arak, Son of Thunder #29.

Synopsis:
After a funeral for the fallen knight Creston, Malagigi uses his magic to trace his killer. The spell reveals that the wizard's old foe Baledor is responsible. He then departs for Mount Saint Michael, a place of power where the enemy sorcerer resides. Valda delivers the news of Malagigi's departure to Carolus Magnus. She then follows Malagigi while her king and his knights ride to war against the Saxons.

After a long journey to Mount Saint Michael, Valda is attacked by monks. She kills one who thanks her for killing him. Then she falls to the superior numbers. The monks carry her to the castle fortress which is Baledor's stronghold.