Comic Title: Arion, Lord of Atlantis #8
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1983
On Sale Date: March 24, 1983 Newsstand Date March 24, 1983
Source: House Ad, Brave & the Bold #199, Page 32

Newsstand Date March 24, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #209

Shipping Date March 1, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #209

Newsstand Date March 24, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #21

Copyright Date March 8, 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: Ernie Colon

Title: "The Gift of Power-Lost"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Arion (of Earth-1)

Writer: Doug Moench
Penciller: Jan Duursema
Inker: Thomas Mandrake
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Robert K. LeRose

Feature Character(s)

• Arion (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #7; next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #9)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lady Chian (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #7; next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #9)
• Wyynde (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #7; next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #9)
• Mara (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #7; next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #9)
• D'Tilluh (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #6; next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #9)
• Caculha (as a spirit; last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #5; next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #9)

Villain(s)

• Garn Daanuth (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #7; next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #16)
• S'Net (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #7; next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #12)
• Garn's jackal warriors (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #5; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• General Balar (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #6; next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #9)
• Wing (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #7; next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #9)
• Kali (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #7; next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #9)
• Grondar (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #7; no further appearances)
• A tribe of sub-men (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #7; no further appearances)
• An army from Carcosa (next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #9)
• M'Zalle (last appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #2; next appearance in Arion, Lord of Atlantis #34)

Synopsis:
Arion converts his father's citadel into a sky ship and pilots it back through the portal from Darkworld back to Earth. He then gathers the tribe of Grondar as his army to recapture the City of the Golden Gate from Garn. The sky ship reaches Atlantis where the sub-men wage an assault from outside. Inside the walls, Wing and Kali lead a group of rebels to capture the Tower of Technology.

Arion lands the sky ship inside the walls. It then transforms back into a stationary citadel. While the battle rages around him, Arion learns that he must make a sacrifice to stop Garn. He is forced to destroy his father's crystal which contains all that is left of Caculha in order to counter Garn's magic. Arion and Garn then engage in a personal duel of magic. Arion prevails, and Garn disappears.

With the city retaken, many of the combatants on both sides hail Arion for the victory. Kali wonders if the people may have found a new king. Meanwhile, D'Tilluh and Balar have raised their own army to retake the city in Carcosa. Balar leads the army back to the City of the Golden Gate, unaware that Garn's forces have already been defeated.