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CATALOG RECORD

The Savage Sword of Conan #78

Marvel · Series began 1974 · July 1982

Dates

Cover date
July 1982
On sale
May 4, 1982
Pages
68

Editions and covers

  • Original edition

    Barcode 0714860292907

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Creators

pencils: Earl Norem, Pablo Marcos, John Buscema, Howard Chaykin, Dick Giordanoinks: Earl Norem, Pablo Marcos, Ernie Chan, Terry Austin, Danny Bulanadicolors: Earl Noremscript: Michael Fleisher, Doug Moench, Roy Thomas, David Anthony Kraftletters: Joe Rosen, Janice Chiang, Rick Parker

Stories

  • Demons of the Firelight! · 25 pages

    Conan is a mercenary in the employ of King Maklos of Turbin-D'Qhat. The king sees Conan as a potential threat and makes a failed attempt at killing Conan and the other mercenaries. They flee and start a rebellion against the king. Meanwhile, Gabrelle Pok, the alchemist, plots to gain half of the kingdom. In his cellar, he has reanimated a super-strong monster made from body parts. He has also hired the dancer Trelinka to seduce Conan and drug him so that his men will think that he has gone insane and leave him.

  • The Day of the Sword · 14 pages

    When Sonja was a young girl, her entire family was killed by a band of mercenaries. Their nameless leader then raped her and left her to die. Sonja was given the power and will to survive and avenge her family by a goddess that appeared before her. Five years later, she finds the nameless leader, but by then he has been tortured by robbers and left in a catatonic state. Sonja leaves him at the mercy of the wolves and is finally able to go on with her life.

  • The Making of the Conan Movie. Barbarian SPFX. Sorcery, Hollywood Style! · 5.7 pages
  • Island of Pirates' Doom: Part V · 11 pages

Reprinted in

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

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