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The Savage Sword of Conan #16

Marvel · Series began 1974 · December 1976

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Dates

Cover date: December 1976
On sale: October 12, 1976
Pages: 76

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Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 0714860292912
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Creators

pencils: Earl Norem, Mike Zeck, John Buscema, Pat Broderick, Frank Thorne, Jim Wilcox, Hugh Rankin, Frank Giacoia, Gene Day, John Allison, Virgil Finlay, Richard Corben, Roy Krenkel, Walter Simonson, Tim Conrad, Barry Windsor-Smithinks: Earl Norem, Mike Zeck, Alfredo Alcala, Hugh Rankin, Pat Broderick, Frank Thorne, Jim Wilcox, Frank Giacoia, Gene Day, Tim Conrad, John Allison, Virgil Finlay, Richard Corben, Roy Krenkel, Walter Simonsoncolors: Earl Noremscript: Roy Thomas, John D. Clark, P. Schuyler Miller, Robert E. Howardletters: Walter Simonson

Stories

The People of the Black Circle [Chapter 1, Part I] · 6 pages
Sorcerers are killing Yasmina's brother, Bhunda Chand, the King of Vendhya.
[The People of the Black Circle, Chapter 1] Part II: A Barbarian from the Hills · 6 pages
Conan kidnaps Yasmina.
[The People of the Black Circle, Chapter 1] Part III: The Sorcery of Khemsa · 8 pages
Gitara and Khemsa betray Kerim Shah and plan to use the information of the kidnapped Yasmina to their own ends.
[The People of the Black Circle, Chapter 1] Part IV: Reavers of the Hills · 5 pages
Conan and Yasmina reach the Zhaibar Pass and meet up with Yar Afzal.
A Probable Outline of Conan's Career · 7 pages
Chapter 5: Fire and Slaughter · 6 pages
Worms of the Earth [Part I] · 7 pages
Bran Mak Morn (pretending to be the Irish chieftain Partha Mac Othna) witnesses one of his people being crucified by the Romans.
[Worms of the Earth] Part II: A Ghost in the Night · 8 pages
Bran Mak Morn plans his revenge against the Romans.

Publisher’s description

Black magic abounds when Conan goes up against a partially undead army in "The People of the Black Circle." In this issue: The People of the Black Circle adapted by Roy Thomas, John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala~In the vast, mysterious subcontinent that is Vendyha, Conan the Cimmerian battles to save an ancient throne from the most fearsome wizard of the Hyborian Age.

Characters

ConanBran Mak Morn

Reprinted in

Conan Saga (1987), Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2019), Savage Sword of Conan (2007), The Savage Sword of Conan: Reforged (2025), Worms of the Earth (2000), Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword (2010)