- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- John Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Job Number
- 1616-Z
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan
- Synopsis
- Setting: Khitai city of Wan Tengri. Conan spies for the Turanian army.
- Reprints
- in Conan (Condor, 1979 series) #4
- in Conan (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #6 (3ème trimestre 1978) [Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]], #6 (3ème trimestre 1978) [page 1]
- in Conan de barbaar (Oberon, 1979 series) #4 (1980)
- in Conan el Bárbaro (Planeta DeAgostini, 1983 series) #85 ([marzo 1986])
- in Magnum Spesial (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1988 series) #6/1989 (1989)
which is reprinted- in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #70 (January 1993)
- in Conan, Barbaren (Semic Interpresse, 1993 series) #2 (16. september 1993)
- in Conan el bárbaro (Planeta DeAgostini, 1998 series) #32 (abril 1999)
- in The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #5 - The Shadow in the Tomb and Other Stories (August 2004)
- in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 (2019)
- in Conan le barbare : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2019 series) #1973 (décembre 2020)
Adapted from the short story "Flame Winds" by Norvell Page.
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Includes announcement of 1973 Academy of Comic Book Arts awards and "Best Feature of the Year" award to Conan. In reply to an angry letter Roy Thomas provides a lengthily explanation why Barry Windsor-Smith left Conan.