Red Sonja, Vol. 2 #2A (Marvel Comics 1983) Direct Edition

Red Sonja, Vol. 2 #2A (Marvel Comics, 1983) Direct Edition is a pivotal direct-edition entry that delivers the climactic arc of Sonja’s journey. The Sea That Steals! unfolds over 32 pages of full color, written by Christie Marx and Roy Thomas, with artwork by Ernie Colon and Alan Kupperberg. The cover is by Dave Simons and Steve Mitchell. Death and betrayal await Sonja and her companions, and in this thrilling conclusion, two will fall and one shall rise as readers witness the birth of Valeria.

• Writers: Christie Marx and Roy Thomas
• Artists: Ernie Colon and Alan Kupperberg
• Cover: Dave Simons and Steve Mitchell
• Edition: Direct Edition
• Pages: 32 pages
• Color: Full color (FC)
• Cover Price: $0.60

This issue stands out for collectors and fans of sword-and-sorcery era Marvel, offering a decisive moment in Red Sonja’s saga and marking the birth of Valeria—an event that enriches the series’ mythos. The combination of Marx and Thomas’s storytelling with Colon and Kupperberg’s art delivers a standout, era-defining entry in 1980s fantasy comics.