WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Queen Fatima (Hyborian Age) — first appearance
- Yaila (Hyborian Age) — first appearance
- Yulek (Hyborian Age) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- December 1971
- On sale
- September 14, 1971
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #12 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition20¢ coverSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Dweller in the Dark · 16 pages
Conan becomes Captain of the royal guard in the small city-state of Zahmahn as well as the lover of Queen Fatima. When the Queen catches Conan with the servant girl Yaila in a delicate situation, she leaves them in the dungeon to be devoured by the Dweller in the Dark. They manage to escape, however, and Conan throws the Queen to the monster. According to tradition, Zahmahn can only be ruled by a female sovereign, so Conan nominates Yaila as the new queen.
- The Blood of the Dragon! · Tales of the Hyborian Age! · 7 pages
This story is set in Conan's Hyborian in the kingdom of Aqilonia. Kalligor desires to marry the Baron's daughter and so he rides to kill the Hydragon and win her hand.
Characters
Reprinted in
Savage Tales (1972), Conan [Stan Lee Presents the Complete Marvel Conan the Barbarian / Stan Lee Presents Conan the Barbarian] (1978), Essential Conan (2000), Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2018), Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Epic Collection (2020), Conan The Barbarian: The Original Comics Omnibus (2024), Savage Tales (1971), Giant-Size Conan (1974), Savage Sword of Conan (1975), Conan Saga (1987), The Chronicles of Conan (2003), Savage Sword of Conan (2007), The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives (2010)