Forgotten Realms Adventures
Forgotten Realms Adventures is an accessory for the fictional Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the second edition of the "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. The book, with product code TSR 2106, was published in 1990, and was written by Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood, with cover art by Clyde Caldwell and interior art by Steven Fabian, Ned Dameron, Larry Elmore, Caldwell, and Jeff Easley.
Forgotten Realms (comics)
In 1989, DC Comics began publishing the "Forgotten Realms" comic series, written by Jeff Grubb. Each issue contained twenty-six pages, illustrated primarily by Rags Morales and Dave Simons. The 19 issues produced by Morales were his first professional works. Tom Raney illustrated issues #17 and #20. Elliot S. Maggin served as an editor for DC from 1989 to 1991 and oversaw the licensed TSR titles, including "Forgotten Realms". Twenty-five issues were published in total, with the last being released in 1991. Kim Yale served as an editor for DC from 1991–1993 and oversaw their licensed titles. Grubb wrote all 25 issues. A fifty-six page annual "Forgotten Realms Comic Annual #1: Waterdhavian Nights", illustrated by various artists, was released in 1990, illustrated by Tom Raney.Labelas is Vartan's deity. During the Time of Troubles he uses Vartan as a host body. He attempts to use the Realm Master and the crew to defeat the god Helm and restore his divinity.
Jeff Grubb uses various references to the world of "Forgotten Realms", using known characters like Elminster. He uses as Labelas Enoreth one of elven pantheon of gods described in the "Forgotten Realms" world as Vartan's patron. He sets one of his story arcs, "An Avatar Story", during the Time of Troubles.