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The Savage Sword of Conan #12

Marvel · Series began 1974 · June 1976

Dates

Cover date
June 1976
Pages
76

Editions and covers

  • Original edition

    Barcode 0714860292906

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Creators

pencils: Boris Vallejo, Tim Conrad, John Buscema, Neal Adams, Samuel Maronie, John L. Focht, Walter Simonson, Pat Broderickinks: Boris Vallejo, Tim Conrad, Alfredo Alcala, Neal Adams, Samuel Maronie, John L. Focht, Walter Simonson, Pat Broderickcolors: Boris Vallejoscript: Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas, Samuel Maronieletters: Walter Simonson

Stories

  • The Haunters of Castle Crimson [Part I] · 7 pages

    Conan enters a town being sacked by raiders and rescues the slave girl Zuleika.

  • [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part II: Heritage of Horror · 6 pages

    Conan and Zuleika travel to Castle Crimson, which is being run by an old friend of Conan's.

  • [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part III: A Bargain Betwixt Devils · 5 pages

    Conan travels to the castle of Khelru-Shan to tell him he knows the location of his abducted bride.

  • [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part IV: The Testing of Zuleika · 6 pages

    Conan leads Khelru-Shan back to the Crimson Castle to convince him he has his abducted bride.

  • [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part V: A Falling-Out among Thieves · 3 pages

    Malthom tells Conan he will not allow Conan to turn over Zuleika to Khelru-Shan as his abducted bride.

  • [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VI: The Foe Within · 5 pages

    Mordek steals Zuleika from the Crimson Castle and opens the gate for the forces of Khelru-Shan.

  • [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VII: Sword and Skulls · 9 pages

    Mordek hides in the secret passageway where the bodies of those he betrayed twenty years earlier are left to rot. The skeletons come to life and begin their revenge.

  • [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VIII: A Night of Bones · 7 pages

    Khelru-Shan's army is destroyed and the truth behind Zuleika's past is revealed.

  • Chivalry Is Alive and Well and Living in Berkeley among Others · The Society for Creative Anachronism · 5 pages
  • The Hyborian Age, Chapter 3: The Hyborian Kingdoms · 7 pages

    14,000–10,000 B.C: The barbarian kingdom of Hyperborea comes to power. Soon comes the time of Conan.

Reprinted in

Conan Saga (1987), Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2019), The Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Comics Omnibus (2024), The Savage Sword of Conan (1977), Savage Sword of Conan (2007)

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