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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published 2003
Cover Price 15.95 USD
Pages 154
Editing Jeremy Barlow

Cover Details - "Rouges in the House and Other Stories"

Characters Conan
Genre sword and sorcery
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Barry Windsor-Smith
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #16 (July 1972) [a detail from "The Frost Giant's Daughter" p3]

1 page Conan the Barbarian illustration

Characters Conan
Genre sword and sorcery
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Reprinted from ? [a detail from?]

3 page credits

Letters typeset

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Garden of Fear"

Synopsis Setting: Primitive village & lost valley with Wooly Mammoths & man-eating flowers; Conan saves Jenna & kills sole survivor of ancient winged race.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Sal Buscema
Colors Jim Zubkavich; Jen Chen; Jamie Noguchi
Letters Sam Rosen
Editing Stan Lee (original editor)
Notes Based on the short story by Robert E. Howard.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #9 (September 1971)

24 page Conan the Barbarian story "Beware the Wrath of Anu!"

Synopsis Setting: Corinthian city; Conan teams with Burgun in thievery. Burgun is betrayed & hung. Conan avenges his death by killing Aron & a priest. Jenna leaves Conan for Igon. Red Bull is freed and becomes the stars.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Sal Buscema
Colors Jim Zubkavich; Jen Chen; Jamie Noguchi
Letters Sam Rosen
Editing Stan Lee (original editor)
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #10 (October 1971)

34 page Conan story "Rogues In the House"

Characters Thak [an ape] (villain, introduction, death); Nabonidus (Death); Igon (Death); Jenna; Murilo (introduction)
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
Inks Sal Buscema
Colors Jim Zubkavich; Jen Chen; Jamie Noguchi
Letters Sam Rosen
Editing Stan Lee (original editor)
Notes Based on the short story by Robert E. Howard.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #11 (November 1971)

16 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Dweller in the Dark"

Synopsis Setting: Corinthinan city of Zahmahn; Conan becomes Fatima's lover. Fatima throws Conan & Yaila to monster in dungeon. Conan escapes, throws Fatima to monster and makes Yaila the new Queen.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Barry Windsor-Smith
Colors Jim Zubkavich; Jen Chen; Jamie Noguchi
Letters Sam Rosen
Editing Stan Lee (original editor)
Notes Barry Smith confirmed as inker in letters page of issue 16
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #12 (December 1971)

22 page Conan the Barbarian story "Web of the Spider God"

Synopsis Setting: Desert east of Ophir & city of Yezud; Conan is delirous in desert, Thanix saves his life. Conan fights Omm (giant spider), Tork destroys Yezud and leaves for Shadizar with Lea.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas; John Jakes (plot)
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Sal Buscema
Colors Jim Zubkavich; Jen Chen; Jamie Noguchi
Letters Sam Rosen
Editing Stan Lee (original editor)
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #13 (January 1972)

12 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Frost Giant's Daughter"

Synopsis Setting: Snowy battlefield; Conan chases Atali across the snow, slays her two frost giant brothers, and catches her. Her father, Ymir then takes her from Conan.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Barry Windsor-Smith
Colors Jim Zubkavich; Jen Chen; Jamie Noguchi
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the short story by Robert E. Howard.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #16 (July 1972)

7 page text article "Behind the Swords"

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

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Also From Dark Horse"

Synopsis A house ad for Dark Horse trade paperbacks.

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

Synopsis Promotional material for this volume.