Comic Title: Arak/Son of Thunder #17
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1983
On Sale Date: October 7, 1982 Newsstand Date October 7, 1982
Source: Comic Reader, #205

Newsstand Date October 7, 1982
Source: Comics Journal, #76

Newsstand Date October 7, 1982
Source: Amazing Heroes, #15

Copyright Date September 14, 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: Roy Thomas

Title: "Isle of the City, Isle of Death"
Pages: 7

Feature(s):
Valda

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

Feature Character(s)

• Valda (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #16; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #18)

Supporting Character(s)

• Malagigi (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #16; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #18)

Villain(s)

• Greeramada (a sorceress; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #18)
• Brunello (last appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #16; next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #18)
• Several demons (next appearance in Arak/Son of Thunder #18)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Captain Jalal and his men (in flashback)
• St. Denys (in flashback)
• Emperor Valerian (in flashback)
• Several monks (in flashback)

Comments:
This story is continued in part from the second story of Arak/Son of Thunder #16 and continues in the second story of Arak/Son of Thunder #18.

Synopsis:
Valda joins Malagigi as he visits an old friend Greeramada. The woman tells them a story about St. Denys who is being honored with a ceremony. She suspects the thief Brunello of planning to steal the remains of the saint which are kept in a jeweled reliquary. Valda finds Brunello and takes him captive. When brought to Greeramada, he reveals that the theft has already occurred. Greeramada then unleashes demons. She demands that Malagigi provide her with the spell which will cause the beheaded saint to rise again.