- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Neal Adams (as C. Bunkers); Bob McLeod (as C. Bunkers); Russ Heath (as C. Bunkers); Larry Hama ? (as C. Bunkers); Ralph Reese ? (as C. Bunkers)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Laza-Lanti; Timara (death); Lord of Dark Valley (death)
- Synopsis
- Setting: Shadizar the Wicked and Dark Valley. Conan and Laza-Lanti kill monster called Lord of Dark Valley. Timara and Laza-Lanti commit suicide.
- Reprints
- in The Avengers (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #147 (July 7, 1976) [last half of the original appearance]
- in Conan le Barbare (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #2 (juillet 1979)
- in Conan de barbaar (Oberon, 1981 series) #9 (oktober 1981)
- in Conan (Condor, 1979 series) #8 (1982)
- in Conan el Bárbaro (Planeta DeAgostini, 1983 series) #93 ([julio 1986])
- in Magnum (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1988 series) #4/1988 ([juli] 1988)
which is reprinted- in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #80 (November 1993)
- in Conan el bárbaro (Planeta DeAgostini, 1998 series) #46 (octubre 1999)
- in The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #7 - The Dweller in the Pool and Other Stories (March 2005)
- in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 (2019)
- in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Epic Collection (Marvel, 2020 series) #4 - Queen of the Black Coast (2021)
Nick Caputo notes that inks primarily appear to be by Neal Adams and Bob McLeod. Nick is unsure of Hama or Reese input. Previous indexer credited Dick Giordano as one of the inkers.
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema; Paul Gulacy (illustrations)
- Inks
- John Buscema; Dan Adkins ? (illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino; typeset
- Reprints
Letters from Simon Moreay, Neal Meyer, Mark Ernst, Larry Dean. Includes a list of 1973 Academy of Comics Book Arts winners.