The Savage Sword of Conan #48

(January 1980)

A Wind Blows From Stygia (Table of Contents)

Conan / comic story / 50 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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

Pencils:

John Buscema

Inks:

Klaus Janson

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Galbro (Villain; Death); Valenso (Villain; Death); Zarono (Villain; Death); Strombanni (Villain); Demon of the Caves (Villain; Death); Thoth-Amon (Villain); Picts; Lady Belesa; Tina

Synopsis:

Conan leads the rival pirate captains Strombanni and Zarono to the treasure of Tranicos, hoping that the guardian demon will kill them. Conan's plan fails, and they all form another uneasy alliance to battle the Picts and make it back to Valenso's fort. The fort is eventually overrun by the Picts and Valenso atones for his transgressions against Thoth-Amon when he is killed by a demon. Conan saves Valenso's niece and her servant girl and is rescued by a delegation of Aquilonian noblemen who ask him to help overthrow their mad king. The ever ambitious Conan agrees...

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #27 (July 1989)
• in Conan (Semic, 1990 series) #4/1995 (1995)

Indexer Notes

Adapted from "The Treasure of Tranicos" by Robert E Howard and DeCamp.
Continued from last issue.