Laria

Laria made her entrance in the pages of The Savage Sword of Conan #124 in 1986, brought to life by writer Don Kraar and artist Gary Kwapisz during comics' Copper Age — a era when Marvel's black-and-white magazine line was delivering some of its most atmospheric sword-and-sorcery storytelling. With only a handful of catalog appearances, she's a rare figure, the kind of character who haunts the margins of a legendary title and rewards the dedicated reader who seeks her out. She keeps remarkable company — sharing pages with the likes of King Kull, the fearsome Thulsa Doom, the warrior Brule, and the ancient sorcerer Gonar — placing her squarely within Marvel's rich pre-Hyborian mythscape. Her recent inclusion in the Kull the Savage: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus means a whole new generation of fans can discover her, tucked into one of the most celebrated corners of Marvel's sword-and-sorcery legacy.