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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published August 2004
Cover Price 15.95 USD
Pages 180
Editing Jeremy Barlow

Cover Details - "The Shadow in the Tomb and Other Stories"

Characters Conan
Genre sword and sorcery
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #32 (November 1973) [a detail from "Flame Winds of Lost Khitai!" p1]

1 page illustration

Characters Conan
Genre sword and sorcery
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #30 (September 1973) [a detail from "The Hand of Nergal!" p1]

3 page credits

Letters typeset

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Blood of Bel-Hissar!"

Synopsis Setting: Castle Bel-El-Shaithan; First appearance Turgohl (the mute) and Suwaan of Khitai; Conan drinks drugged wine.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the short story "The Blood of Belshazzar" by Robert E. Howard
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #27 (June 1973)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "Moon of Zembabwei!"

Synopsis Setting: rain forest; M'gorah dies; Thutmekri wounded (unknown if he dies or not); Conan saves Helgi by killing Zemba (an Ape-God)
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the short story by Robert E. Howard.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #28 (July 1973)

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "Two Against Turan!"

Synopsis Setting: City of Aghrapur; Conan kills Eithriall (a.k.a. Ormraxes) and many others; Conan joins the Turanian Army of King Yildiz
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the short story "Two Against Tyre" by Robert E. Howard.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #29 (August 1973)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Hand of Nergal!"

Synopsis Setting: Battlefield & City of Yaralet; Conan fights in the Turanian army against the legions of Munthassem Khan. Conan rides off with Hildico in epilogue
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the short story by Lynn Carter and Robert E. Howard.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #30 (September 1973)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Shadow in the Tomb!"

Synopsis Setting: Hilly Countryside; Conan fights in the Turanian army against the Hill-Men; Conan fights his shadow;
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Nice twist at end--pay attention to the sword in the last panel.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #31 October 1973

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "Flame Winds of Lost Khitai!"

Synopsis Setting: Khitai city of Wan Tengri; Conan spies for the Turanian army
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the novel "Flame Winds" by Norvell Page
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #32 (November 1973)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "Death and 7 Wizards!"

Synopsis Setting: Khitai city of Wan Tengri; Conan spies for the Turanian army
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the novel "Flame Winds" by Norvell Page
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #33 (December 1973)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Temptress in the Tower of Flame!"

Synopsis Setting: Khitai city of Wan Tengri; Conan spies for the Turanian army, kills Shamash (the terrible), incites civil-war in Wan Tengri and frees the princess of Wan Tengri
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the novel "Flame Winds" by Norvell Page
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #34 (January 1974)

5 page text article "On the Road (of Kings) Again"

Synopsis Thomas gives some background on the creation of the stories in this volume
Script Roy Thomas
Letters typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Chronicles of Conan"

Synopsis A house ad for Dark Horse's Chronicles of Conan (2003 series)

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

Synopsis Promotional material for this voume.