The Savage Sword of Conan #16

(December 1976)

[Frontispiece] (Table of Contents)

Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Mike Zeck

Inks:

Mike Zeck

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Conan

Reprints:

• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #29 (September 1989)
• in Savage Sword of Conan (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #2 (February 2008)

The People Of The Black Circle (Table of Contents)

Conan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas

Pencils:

John Buscema

Inks:

Alfredo Alcala

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Conan; Yasmina; Bhunda Chand; Kerim Shah; Khemsa

Synopsis:

Sorcerers are killing Yasmina's brother, Bhunda Chand, the King of Vendhya.

Reprints:

• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #28 (August 1989)
• in Conan (Bladkompaniet, 1990 series) #5/1991 ([mai] 1991)
• in Savage Sword of Conan (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #2 (February 2008)

Indexer Notes

Robert E. Howard adaption

A Barbarian From The Hills (Part 2) (Table of Contents)

Conan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas

Pencils:

John Buscema

Inks:

Alfredo Alcala

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Conan; Chunder Shan; Yasmina; Gitara

Synopsis:

Conan kidnaps Yasmina.

Reprints:

• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #28 (August 1989)
• in Conan (Bladkompaniet, 1990 series) #5/1991 ([mai] 1991)
• in Savage Sword of Conan (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #2 (February 2008)

Indexer Notes

Robert E. Howard adaption

The Sorcery Of Khemsa (Part 3) (Table of Contents)

Conan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas

Pencils:

John Buscema

Inks:

Alfredo Alcala

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Gitara; Khemsa; Kerim Shah

Synopsis:

Gitara and Khemsa betray Kerim Shah and plan to use the information of the kidnapped Yasmina to their own ends.

Reprints:

• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #28 (August 1989)
• in Conan (Bladkompaniet, 1990 series) #5/1991 ([mai] 1991)
• in Savage Sword of Conan (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #2 (February 2008)

Indexer Notes

Robert E. Howard adaption

Reavers Of The Hills (Part 4) (Table of Contents)

Conan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas

Pencils:

John Buscema

Inks:

Alfredo Alcala

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Conan; Yasmina; Yar Afzal

Synopsis:

Conan and Yasmina reach the Zhaibar Pass and meet up with Yar Afzal.

Reprints:

• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #28 (August 1989)
• in Conan (Bladkompaniet, 1990 series) #5/1991 ([mai] 1991)
• in Savage Sword of Conan (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #2 (February 2008)

Indexer Notes

Robert E. Howard adaption. Story continues next issue.

A Probable Outline Of Conan's Career (Table of Contents)

text article / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

P. Schuyler Miller; John D. Clark

Pencils:

Jayem Wilcox (signed); Hugh Rankin (signed); Pat Broderick (signed); Frank Thorne (signed)

Inks:

Jayem Wilcox (signed); Hugh Rankin (signed); Pat Broderick (signed); Frank Thorne (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Reprints:

• from Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #2 (October 1973)

Indexer Notes

This article first appeared in a fanzine called "The Hyborian Age", published in 1938. The Wilcox and Rankin illustrations appear to be taken from issues of Weird Tales. The Wilcox illustrations would be from "Black Colossus" (Weird Tales, June 1933) and "The Scarlet Citadel" (Weird Tales, January 1933).

A Portfolio Of Robert E. Howard (Table of Contents)

Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Frank Giacoia (signed)

Inks:

Frank Giacoia (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Conan; Jenna

Indexer Notes

Recreation of a scene featuring Conan, Jenna, and Corinthian guardsmen from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #11.

A Portfolio Of Robert E. Howard (Table of Contents)

Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Gene Day (signed)

Inks:

Gene Day (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Conan

Reprints:

• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #29 (September 1989)

A Portfolio Of Robert E. Howard (Table of Contents)

Conan; Belit / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

John Buscema

Inks:

Tim Conrad

Content Information

Characters:

Conan; Belit

Indexer Notes

An unused page from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #66.

A Portfolio Of Robert E. Howard (Table of Contents)

Conan; Red Sonja / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

John Allison

Inks:

John Allison

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

A Portfolio Of Robert E. Howard (Table of Contents)

Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Virgil Finlay

Inks:

Virgil Finlay

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Conan

Indexer Notes

Sketch for a proposed Conan book-cover.

A Portfolio Of Robert E. Howard (Table of Contents)

Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Richard Corben

Inks:

Richard Corben

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Conan

Indexer Notes

A scene from the L. Sprague deCamp/Lin Carter tale "Curse of the Monolith".

A Portfolio of Robert E. Howard (Table of Contents)

Kull / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Roy G. Krenkel (signed RGK)

Inks:

Roy G. Krenkel (signed RGK)

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Kull

Reprints:

• from Infinity Three

Indexer Notes

Sketch from Infinity Three magazine.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Hyborian Age / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas

Pencils:

Walt Simonson (signed)

Inks:

Walt Simonson (signed)

Letters:

Walt Simonson

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Reprints:

• in Conan (Semic, 1984 series) #9/1985 (uke 36 1985)
• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #54 (September 1991)

Indexer Notes

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

Worms Of The Earth (Table of Contents)

Bran Mak Morn / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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

Pencils:

Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith] (complete pencils on first few pages, partial pencils on later pages); Tim Conrad (finishes)

Inks:

Tim Conrad

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

historical; sword and sorcery

Characters:

Valerius; Titus Sulla; Centurious Publius; Grom; Bran Mak Morn [as Partha Mac Othna], Cormac na Connacht (mentioned only)

Synopsis:

Bran Mak Morn (pretending to be the Irish chieftain Partha Mac Othna) witnesses one of his people being crucified by the Romans.

Reprints:

• in Conan (Semic, 1984 series) #5/1985 (uke 18 1985)
• in Worms of the Earth (Cross Plains Comics; Wandering Star, 2000 series) #[nn] (October 2000)
• in Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)

Indexer Notes

credits from Tim Conrad interview in Collector's Dream (G&T Enterprises) #1/ 1977? and from Tim Conrad interview in Worms of the Earth (Cross Plains Comics; Wandering Star, 2000 Series) #[nn]

A Ghost In The Night (Table of Contents)

Bran Mak Morn / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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

Pencils:

Tim Conrad

Inks:

Tim Conrad

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

historical; sword and sorcery

Characters:

Grom; Bran Mak Morn [as Partha Mac Othna]; Gonar; Valerius

Synopsis:

Bran Mak Morn plans his revenge against the Romans.

Reprints:

• in Conan (Semic, 1984 series) #5/1985 (uke 18 1985)
• in Worms of the Earth (Cross Plains Comics; Wandering Star, 2000 series) #[nn] (October 2000)
• in Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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