Ka-Zar #2
In "The Fall of the Red Wizard," Ka-Zar finds himself captured and forced to confront ancient forces in the Savage Land, where the Red Wizard's schemes threaten to unravel the balance of nature. Written by Mike Friedrich and illustrated by Don Heck, with inks by Jack Abel and colors by Linda Lessmann, this 1974 Marvel classic sees Ka-Zar tested by Malgato’s demands and the looming fate of the Sun-God Garokk—while the Fall People’s village falls once more, struck by a triceratops, leaving the question of divine will hanging in the air. The cover by Gil Kane and John Romita captures the tension of the moment with striking intensity.
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Captured by the Red Wizard, Ka-Zar calls Zabu to free him, leaving the "frail" Sheena tied up. Battling free Ka-Zar is enspelled by Malgato and once again pushed to self-sacrifice to appease the Sun-God Garokk into preserving the Savage Land, reminding him his failure to do so will cause the area to shrink, and bring the dinosaurs to the man-lands. His disbelief causes Malgato to eject them from his castle. The Fall People are surprised at Ka-Zar's refusal to honor the self-sacrifice, and become angered as their village is once again destroyed by a meat eating triceratops. A sign of the Gods?
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).