CATALOG RECORD

The Savage Sword of Conan #24

Marvel · Series began 1974 · November 1977

See live listings ♡ Sign in to add to Want List

Dates

Cover date: November 1977
On sale: September 6, 1977
Pages: 68

Values

Looking up values…

Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 0714860292911
Source ↗

Creators

pencils: Earl Norem, Vicente Alcázar, John Buscema, Jeff Aclin, Roy Krenkel, Greg Puchalski, Larry Stachniak, Barry Windsor-Smithinks: Earl Norem, Vicente Alcázar, Alfredo Alcala, Jeff Aclin, Roy Krenkel, Larry Stachniak, Greg Puchalski, Tim Conradcolors: Earl Noremscript: Roy Thomas, Don Thompson, Maggie Thompson, Michael C. Mahaney, Robert E. Howardletters: Jim Novak

Stories

The Tower of the Elephant · 40 pages
Young Conan breaks into the fabled Tower of the Elephant in order to steal the gem known as the Heart of the Elephant. Inside, he finds a noble creature ensnared by the evil sorcerer Yara.
Swackles, Thuds and Blunders · 5 pages
Article on the fanzine Amra.
Fionn McCumhal Day in East-Mere or How Conan Might Spend a Sunday in Buffalo, New York. · 5 pages
Cimmeria · 5 pages

Publisher’s description

Robert E. Howard’s classic tale, “The Tower of the Elephant,” starts here! In this issue: "The Tower of the Elephant" adapted by Roy Thomas, John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala ~Within the gleaming tower in the City of Thieves, there dwells Yara the Priest - and a creature so fantastic it defied the ages!~ Cimmeria poem by Robert E. Howard adapted by Barry Windsor-Smith and Tim Conrad Frontispiece pin-up by Vicente Alcazar

Reprinted in

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