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The Savage Sword of Conan #17

Marvel · Series began 1974 · February 1977

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Dates

Cover date: February 1977
On sale: December 14, 1976
Pages: 76

Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 0714860292902
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Creators

pencils: Ernie Chan, Earl Norem, John Buscema, Robert James Pailthorpe, Glenn Lord, Walter Simonson, Tim Conrad, Dan Adkinsinks: Ernie Chan, Earl Norem, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Robert James Pailthorpe, Glenn Lord, Walter Simonson, Tim Conrad, Dan Adkinscolors: Ernie Chan, Earl Noremscript: Roy Thomas, Fred Blosser, Robert E. Howardletters: Walter Simonson

Stories

Part 1: On to Yimsha · 12 pages
When Yar Afzal is killed by Khemsa's sorcery, Conan and Yasmina must flee the Wazuli camp.
Part II: The Mountain of the Black Seers · 13 pages
Conan and Yasmina flee the Wazulis but are attacked later by Khemsa and Gitara. During the battle, four wizards appear and take their revenge on Khemsa and take Yasmina from Conan.
Of Buccaneers and Barachan Pirates · 3 pages
The Hyborian Age - Chapter 6: The Darkness... and the Dawn · 7 pages
9,500 B.C.: The Aquilonian empire has fallen and the Hyrkanian horde ravages the world. The coming ice age drives the nothern tribes south. Yet another global cataclysm reshapes the continents to their current forms.
Curse of the Black Stone · 7 pages
Bran Mak Morn seeks the assistance of a witch.
A Toppling of Towers · 16 pages
Bran Mak Morn holds the sacred stone of subterranean beast-men hostage until they carry out his revenge on the Romans.

Reprinted in

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