Comic Title: Arak/Son of Thunder #12
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1982
On Sale Date: May 6, 1982 Newsstand Date May 6, 1982
Source: Comic Reader, #201

Newsstand Date May 6, 1982
Source: Comics Journal, #72

Newsstand Date May 6, 1982
Source: Amazing Heroes, #11

Copyright Date April 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: 32
Editor: Laurie S. Sutton

Title: "Yawn Wide, Ye Gates of Hades"
Pages: 18

Feature(s):
Arak

Writer: Roy Thomas
Penciller: Ernie Colon
Inker/Letterer: Alfredo P. Alcala
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Feature Character(s)

• Arak (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #11; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #13)

Supporting Character(s)

• Valda (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #11; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #16)
• Satyricus (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #11; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #13)

Villain(s)

• Brutius (dies in this story; last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #11; no further appearances)
• Several soldiers (Heraklon, Africus, Phaidon, and Thiodon named; last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #11; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Khiron (dies in this story; last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #11; no further appearances)
• Cerberus (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Wonder Woman #131)
• Charon (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued from the first story of Arak/Son of Thunder #11.

Synopsis:
Arak and Satyricus mourn the loss of their companion Khiron who has been killed by the arrow of a Byzantine soldier. As they are departing, Khiron rises. The centaur explains that though he is dying, he must reach the river Styx and cross into Hades. Arak removes the arrow from Khiron, then allows the mortally wounded centaur leave to depart before embarking on his quest to find Valda.

A surviving soldier from the battle reaches the camp of Brutius where Valda is being held. He describes the battle to his commander. Brutius then leads a party to find the wounded centaur and drag him back to Byzantium. On the road, the soldier pass Arak and Satyricus who double-back to help their friend.

Khiron reaches the gateway to Hades and crosses the river. The soldiers follow after Brutius kills one of his own men to distract the guardian Cerberus. Arak and Satyricus follow. The faun uses his pipes to put Cerberus to sleep, then using a coin from the dead soldier cross Styx in the boat of Charon.

Arak arrives on an island where demi-gods such as Khiron meet their end. He finds the centaur and the soldiers in combat. Arak and Saytricus come to their friend's aid. Arak kills Brutius by drowning him in the river. Khiron is then allowed final peace, while his friends depart once again toward Byzantium.