James Allison lies on his deathbed, re-living a past life.
A millennia or more ago, he was Niord, a barbarian prince and warrior, defending his people, the Aesir, from all manner of threats, both human and inhuman.
Aided by Gorm, a Pict he defeated in battle but refused to kill, who then became an ally, he guides his people to a new home...
Note: Though Niord says his people are of "Asgard", it's doubtful, even though this tale is now canon in the Marvel Multiverse, that he refers to the mystical Asgard of Norse legend.
Bonus: Here's the title page from the story's first publication in Weird Tales V23N02 (1934), featuring both Niord and the "Worm", illustrated by Hugh Rankin.
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One of Kane's finest! Not all of his covers hit with me, but this one rocks! He and Chan should've done more together.
ReplyDeleteDidn't expect people to still talk about this one! Glad they gave this one a straight adaptation and didn't just turn it into another Conan issue, as they liked to do.
ReplyDeleteCool it got re-printed in that Marvel Conan crossover (yeah, yeah, I know).