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The Savage Sword of Conan #17

Marvel · Series began 1974 · February 1977

Dates

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

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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.

Publisher’s description

Conan’s quest alongside Yasmina continues, and their fearless journey towards Yimsha takes them to the frontlines of a great, wizard war! In this issue: On to Yimsha! The second part of the adaptation of People of the Black Circle by Roy Thomas, John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala~Conan battles the powerful sorcerers of the Himelias - to gain a revenge for a kidnapped princess!~Of Buccaneers and Barachans a review of Robert E. Howard's Black Vulmea's Vengeance by Fred BlosserThe Hyborian Age Chapter Six: The Darkness...And the Dawn adapted by Roy Thomas and Walt SimonsonThe Worms of the Earth is continued by Roy Thomas and Tim Conrad

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)

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