- Script:
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils:
- MC Wyman
- Inks:
- Dave Simons
- Letters:
- John Costanza
- Genre:
- Sword and Sorcery
- Characters:
- Conan; Valeria of the Red Brotherhood; King Numedides; Publius; Alcemides; Thulandra Thuu; Prospero; Dexitheus; Trocero; Trommelind.
- Synopsis:
- Conan returns to Tarantia as a war hero only to find himself clapped in irons. Valeria comes to the rescue.
This story occurs between "Moon of Blood" in SSOC #46 (Nov 1979) and "Treasure of Tranicos" in SSOC #47-48 (Dec 1979).