Conan the Barbarian #4

(April 1971)

The Tower of the Elephant (Table of Contents)

Conan the Barbarian / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas (adaptation); Robert E. Howard (original story)

Pencils:

Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]

Inks:

Sal Buscema

Colors:

Mimi Gold

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy; sword and sorcery

Characters:

Conan; Taurus of Nemedia (intro, death); Yara (intro, death); Yag-Kosha of Yag (intro, death)

Synopsis:

Setting: City of Arenjun in Zamora; Conan scales Elephant tower, kills lion & giant spider, and saves Yag-Kosha by killing him at his request.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Conan Annual (Marvel, 1973 series) #1 (1973)
• in Conan (Carlsen/if [SE], 1978 series) #1 (1978) [second Swedish translation / andra svenska översättningen]
• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 (June 1987)
• in Magnum Spesial (Bladkompaniet, 1988 series) #2/1990 ([februar] 1990)
• in Conan Classic (Marvel, 1994 series) #4 (September 1994)
• in Essential Conan (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (July 2000)
• in The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #1 - Tower of the Elephant and Other Stories (2003)
• in The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (February 2010)
• in Serie-nytt [delas?] (Semic, 1970 series) #13/1971 [first Swedish translation / första svenska översättningen]
• in Conan (Ace Books, 1978 series) #11693 [2]

Keywords:

Arenjun; City of Thieves; Zamora

Indexer Notes

Adapted from REH's "The Tower of the Elephant"; later also adapted in The Savage Sword of Conan #24 (Marvel) and Conan #20–22 (Dark Horse).
Coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005].