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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published March 2005
Cover Price 15.95 USD
Pages 172
Editing Jeremy Barlow

Cover Details - "The Dweller in the Pool and Other Stories"

Genre sword and sorcery
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #43 (October 1974) [a detail from "Tower of Blood" p1]

1 page Conan illustration

Genre sword and sorcery
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Joe Sinnott
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #46 (January 1975) [a detail from "The Curse of the Conjurer!" p15]

3 page credits

Letters typeset

18 page Conan the Barbarian story "Tower of Blood"

Synopsis Setting: Desert & valley with a tower; Conan saves Red Sonja (twice); Conan & Red Sonja are captured by Uathacht & Morophla
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas (adaptation)
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors Peter Dawes; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the short story by David English.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #43 (October 1974)

18 page Conan the Barbarian story "Of Flame and the Fiend!"

Synopsis Setting: valley with tower; Afterlings save Conan & Red Sonja; On last page, Red Sonja knocks out Conan with rock and goes her own way.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks The Crusty Bunkers
Colors Peter Dawes; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes The Crusty Bunkers (inkers) were Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Larry Hama, Ralph Reese, and others (info from the letters page). Adapted from the short story "Tower of Blood" by David English
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #44 (November 1974)

18 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Last Ballad of Laza-Lanti"

Synopsis Setting: Shadizar the Wicked & Dark Valley; Conan & Laza-Lanti kill monster called Lord of Dark Valley; Timara & Laza-Lanti commit suicide.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks The Crusty Bunkers
Colors Peter Dawes; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes The Crusty Bunkers (inkers) were Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Larry Hama, Ralph Reese, and others (info from the letters page). Adapted from the short story "Tower of Blood" by David English
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #45 (December 1974)

18 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Curse of the Conjurer!"

Synopsis Setting: Border kingdom of Sfanol; Conan saves Stefanya.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Peter Dawes; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #46 (January 1975)

9 page Conan the Barbarian story "Goblins in the Moonlight!"

Synopsis Setting: Western border wastelands; Conan saves Zoqqanor by fighting hobgoblins
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Dan Adkins
Colors Peter Dawes; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #47 (February 1975)

10 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Rats Dance at Ravengard!"

Synopsis Setting: Western border wastelands; Flashback story of 15 year old Conan achieving manhood; Conan is captured by Torkal Moh
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Dick Giordano (figures, pages 1, 7-16); Terry Austin (backgrounds, pages 1, 7-16); Dan Adkins (panel 2 of page 1, pages 2-6)
Colors Peter Dawes; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox. Austin in uncredited for his inks contribution.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #48 (March 1975)

18 page Conan the Barbarian story "Wolf-Woman!"

Synopsis Setting: Western border wastelands & Castle Ravengard; Conan & Lupalina Invade Castle Ravengard & rescue Stefanya. Conan wounds Torkal Moh (unknown if he dies)
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Dick Giordano (figures); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
Colors Peter Dawes; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox. Austin in uncredited for his inks contribution.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #49 (April 1975)

18 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Dweller in the Pool!"

Synopsis Setting: Castle Ravengard & Alkarion; Gwineer & Themas Herklar die
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema (layouts/breakdowns); Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (finishes)
Inks Dick Giordano (figures); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
Colors Peter Dawes; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox. Austin in uncredited for his inks contribution.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #50 (May 1975)

18 page Conan the Barbarian story "Man Born of Demon!"

Synopsis Setting: Alkarion; Unos kills Lupalina, Thalkalides turned into toad, Stefanya installed as ruler of Alkarion
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Dick Giordano (figures); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
Colors Peter Dawes; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox. Austin in uncredited for his inks contribution.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #51 (June 1975)

4 page text article "The Road Winds On"

Synopsis Thomas provides background on the creation of the stories in this volume.
Script Roy Thomas
Letters typeset

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix*

Synopsis Promotional material for this volume