Comic Title: Arak/Son of Thunder #15
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1982
On Sale Date: August 5, 1982 Newsstand Date August 5, 1982
Source: House Ad, All-Star Squadron #14, Page 32

Newsstand Date August 5, 1982
Source: Comic Reader, #203

Newsstand Date August 5, 1982
Source: Comics Journal, #75

Newsstand Date August 5, 1982
Source: Amazing Heroes, #13

Copyright Date July 13, 1982
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1982
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: 48
Editor: Roy Thomas

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Slayer from the Wine-Dark Sea"
Pages: 16

Feature(s):
Arak

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

Feature Character(s)

• Arak (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #14; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #16)

Supporting Character(s)

• Satyricus (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #14; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #16)

Villain(s)

• General Cometas (next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #16)
• Several soldiers (Sergeant Picos and Sergius named; no further appearances)
• A hydra (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Makados (a tavern owner; no further appearances)
• Makados's daughter (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• A Byzantine priest (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Arak and Satyricus walk into a bar in the port city of Thessalonika seeking to learn the whereabouts of Valda. Arak learns that the town has been haunted by an invisible threat. After an altercation with some soldiers, Arak learns that the invisible creature is a hydra summoned by the tavern keeper Makados to rid the city of the foreign soldiers. He also learns that Valda was taken east as a prisoner.

Arak and his traveling companion head to the docks to gain passage aboard a ship to follow Valda when the hydra attacks. It chases Arak into a church where he uses fire to make it visible. After a fierce battle which causes much destruction, Arak slays the hydra. However, the tavern keeper's daughter is killed by a collapsing wall. Arak then continues his quest to find Valda and Malagigi.