(June 1976)

Marvel, 1974 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
seven times a year
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Barcode
0714860292906
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor); Archie Goodwin (consulting editor); Marv Wolfman (consulting editor)

The Haunters of Castle Crimson (Table of Contents)

Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Boris Vallejo (signed as Boris) (painting)
Inks
Boris Vallejo (signed as Boris) (painting)
Colors
Boris Vallejo (signed as Boris) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan
Reprints

Frontispiece (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tim Conrad (signed as Tac)
Inks
Tim Conrad (signed as Tac)

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema (illustration)
Inks
Alfredo Alcala (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Conan

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Conan / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After retaking the kingdom of Khauran for its princess, Conan chooses to remain with the desert-roaming Zuagirs as their cheif.
Genre
sword and sorcery

Indexer Notes

Excerpt from The Nemedian Chronicles, map of the Hyborian Age, and introduction.

The Haunters of Castle Crimson [Part I] (Table of Contents: 4)

Conan / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (adaptation); Robert E. Howard (original story)
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The desert-roving Zuagirs were never the only raiders of the caravan-rich cities...
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Zuleika
Synopsis
Conan enters a town being sacked by raiders and rescues the slave girl Zuleika.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.

[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part II: Heritage of Horror (Table of Contents: 5)

Conan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (adaptation); Robert E. Howard (original story)
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Castle Crimson looms defiantly in the midst of a wild and hostile country.
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Zuleika; Malthom; Rodrik (flashback); Mordek (flashback)
Synopsis
Conan and Zuleika travel to Castle Crimson, which is being run by an old friend of Conan's.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.

[Next Issue] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Conan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part III: A Bargain Betwixt Devils (Table of Contents: 7)

Conan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (adaptation); Robert E. Howard (original story)
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dusk shadows the hills, three days later, as Conan rides hard towards the great gete of Khelru-Shan's stronghold.
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Khelru-Shan; Ali-Bey; Mordek; Hari Bin Nasru
Synopsis
Conan travels to the castle of Khelru-Shan to tell him he knows the location of his abducted bride.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.

[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part IV: The Testing of Zuleika (Table of Contents: 8)

Conan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (adaptation); Robert E. Howard (original story)
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the days past, Malthom of Nemedia has found his eyes straying often to his slender captive, the slave girl Zuleika.
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Zuleika; Malthom; Conan; Khelru-Shan
Synopsis
Conan leads Khelru-Shan back to the Crimson Castle to convince him he has his abducted bride.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.

[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part V: A Falling-Out among Thieves (Table of Contents: 9)

Conan / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (adaptation); Robert E. Howard (original story)
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The hour is late: and, in an inner chamber of the besieged Castle Crimson...
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Malthom
Synopsis
Malthom tells Conan he will not allow Conan to turn over Zuleika to Khelru-Shan as his abducted bride.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Pricess" by Robert E. Howard.

[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VI: The Foe Within (Table of Contents: 10)

Conan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (adaptation); Robert E. Howard (original story)
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A beggar stirs-- a ragtag mendicant who, hours before, had stood humbly outside the door of Castle Crimson...
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Mordek; Zuleika; Conan; Malthom
Synopsis
Mordek steals Zuleika from the Crimson Castle and opens the gate for the forces of Khelru-Shan.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.

[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VII: Sword and Skulls (Table of Contents: 11)

Conan / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (adaptation); Robert E. Howard (original story)
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For there, in the courtyard below, he sees the fierce figure of Khelru-Shan...
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Khelru-Shan; Mordek; Zuleika; Malthom
Synopsis
Mordek hides in the secret passageway where the bodies of those he betrayed twenty years earlier are left to rot. The skeletons come to life and begin their revenge.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.

[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VIII: A Night of Bones (Table of Contents: 12)

Conan / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (adaptation); Robert E. Howard (original story)
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...But the deeds which have been done are as naught beside those which are yet to be seen!
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Malthom; Conan; Zuleika; Khelru-Shan; Aballah Bin Khor
Synopsis
Khelru-Shan's army is destroyed and the truth behind Zuleika's past is revealed.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.

Chivalry Is Alive and Well and Living in Berkeley among Others (Table of Contents: 13)

The Society for Creative Anachronism / text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Samuel Maronie (credited as Sam Maronie)
Pencils
Samuel Maronie (credited as Samuel J. Maronie) (photographs); John L. Focht (photographs)
Inks
Samuel Maronie (credited as Samuel J. Maronie) (photographs); John L. Focht (photographs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The exploits of Conan the Cimmerian and his Howardian cohorts owe much of their lasting popularity to a basic human appeal...
Genre
non-fiction; fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Reprints

The Hyborian Age, Chapter 3: The Hyborian Kingdoms (Table of Contents: 14)

The Hyborian Age / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (adaptation); Robert E. Howard (original essay)
Pencils
Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson)
Inks
Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson)
Letters
Walter Simonson

First Line of Dialogue or Text
1500 years after the Lesser Cataclysm which created the Inland Sea...
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan
Synopsis
14,000–10,000 B.C: The barbarian kingdom of Hyperborea comes to power. Soon comes the time of Conan.
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Indexer Notes

Robert E. Howard adaptation. Letters credit from Walt Simonson via GCD Errors list, October 2009.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Conan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Swords and Scrolls / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

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Indexer Notes

Letters from Richard Guion, Pete Ryan, Ed O'Reilly, and James R. King.

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Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Haunters of Castle Crimson
    Conan
  2. 1. Frontispiece
    Conan
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. ["After retaking the kingdom of Khauran for its princess, Conan chooses to remain with the desert-roaming Zuagirs as their cheif."]
    Conan
  5. 4. The Haunters of Castle Crimson [Part I]
    Conan
  6. 5. [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part II: Heritage of Horror
    Conan
  7. 6. [Next Issue]
    Conan
  8. 7. [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part III: A Bargain Betwixt Devils
    Conan
  9. 8. [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part IV: The Testing of Zuleika
    Conan
  10. 9. [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part V: A Falling-Out among Thieves
    Conan
  11. 10. [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VI: The Foe Within
    Conan
  12. 11. [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VII: Sword and Skulls
    Conan
  13. 12. [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VIII: A Night of Bones
    Conan
  14. 13. Chivalry Is Alive and Well and Living in Berkeley among Others
    The Society for Creative Anachronism
  15. 14. The Hyborian Age, Chapter 3: The Hyborian Kingdoms
    The Hyborian Age
  16. 15. ["Go ahead and subscribe!"]
    Conan
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Swords and Scrolls
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Gregory Fischer
  • David Haglund
  • Darrel McCann
  • Nuno Miranda
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Karsten S.
  • Jim Van Dore