Red Sonja (Marvel Volume 3)

Red Sonja (Marvel Volume 3) is the third volume of Marvel Comics Red Sonja comic series. The first issue in the volume was originally published in August 1983.

The volume includes issues 1-13.

Issues[]

Plots[]

Issue #1[]

Sonja and a group of men help collect taxes for the greedy Aldernal, and they cross paths with Mallus' cult group. Meanwhile, Sonja is introduced to a blood-red gemstone, a gemstone with dreadful power. It will prove to be a significant factor in the brooding conflict between Aldernal and Mallus.

Issue #2[]

Sonja owes a "Blood Debt" to the man who rescued her from death, only to die himself shortly afterwards, and her quest for vengeance leads her to meet her own female alter-ego.

Issue #3[]

Alwazar is under dire siege by Lassusar and his army. His attempts to destroy Alwazar are based on personal matters, as it was Red Sonja who struck him nearly dead when he came across her mercenary band years ago. When learning of her sacred vow, regulations are set for the battle between Lassusar and Red Sonja!

Issue #4[]

Sonja, Achmal, and Galon leave Alwazar in search of Lassusar. Sonja wishes to slay Lassusar for the humiliation that he put her through during their fight. During their trek, the threesome learn of the vengeful deity Bryina and Lassursar's task of finding the unholy child!

Issue #5[]

Because you demanded it, Robert E. Howard's She-Devil with a Sword goes monthly! Red Sonja finds herself reunited with her old compatriots Achmal and Galon. But the pleasure of this reunion is cut short by the threat of death - theirs! "Islands of the Inland Sea!" written by Bill Mantlo and drawn by Pat Broderick.

Issue #6[]

While fleeing tax collectors, Sonja and company arrive at a seemingly endless swamp. When forced to cross through it, the spooky inhabitants of the swamp mistake Sonja as their Goddess in the flesh. So do the brutish picts of the swap. After capturing the threesome, a deadly ritual is set in place. . .

Issue #7[]

To her friends, Red Sonja is an admired and respected ally. To her enemies, she is death incarnate. And today she must not only reaffirm that, but must prove to herself something more — that she is a woman!

Issue #8[]

Red Sonja and her companions discover themselves trapped in an ever-tightening noose of intrigue and death in the land of Zmok Iz Llod. A monster is ravaging the realm, and its rulers believe that only the mystic power slumbering in Red Sonja's sword can save them! But even as the King plots to separate Red Sonja from her sword, his Queen secretly schemes to steal the weapon for her own diabolical purposes! "Queen of Ice and Blood!" written by Louise Simonson, penciled by Mary Wilshire and inked by Marie Severin and Geof Isherwood.

Issue #9[]

King Vlad covets Red Sonja’s sword, while Queen Vassilisa craves her heart! To save her friend Branwyn, Sonja must navigate a treacherous bridge, a brutal ambush, and a royal plot fueled by power and revenge in “The Queen of Hearts!”

Issue #10[]

Only a desperate effort from Red Sonja can save her friend Branwyn from the evil queen-sorceress Vassilisa Ice-Heart! But will Red Sonja pay the terrible price Vassilisa demands?

Issue #11[]

Mortal foes Red Sonja can fight! But what can she do when the evil Ice Queen's weapon is an avalanche?

Issue #12[]

The dreaded Ice Queen wants to sacrifice Red Sonja's friend to the powers of the Dark! And Red Sonja is too far away to stop her!

Issue #13[]

Her greatest foe, Vassilisa Ice-Heart, is about to achieve her long-sought goal- possession of Red Sonja's soul!

Locations[]

Hyboria