The Chronicles of Conan #3 - The Monster of the Monoliths and Other Stories

(2003)

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Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Dan Adkins

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #18 (September 1972) [a detail from "The Thing in the Temple" p9]

[none] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

A Sword Called Stormbringer! (Table of Contents: 3)

Conan / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas; Michael Moorcock (plot); Jim Cawthorn (plot)

Pencils

Barry Windsor-Smith

Inks

Sal Buscema

Colors

Peter Dawes; Wil Glass; Rain Beredo; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Synopsis

Conan saves Zephra's life, fights against and later with Elric. Conan fights to save Hyborea and Melnibone from Queen Xiombarg.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #14 (March 1972)

Keywords

Koth grasslands

The Green Empress of Melnibone (Table of Contents: 4)

Conan / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas; Michael Moorcock (plot); Jim Cawthorn (plot)

Pencils

Barry Windsor-Smith

Inks

Sal Buscema; Barry Windsor-Smith

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Elric (guest star); Zukala; Zephra (Death); Arkyn (introduction); Arioch (villain, introduction); Terhali (Death); Kulan-Gath; Xiombarg (Death); Prince Gaynor the Damned

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #15 (May 1972)

The Gods of Bal-Sagoth (Table of Contents: 5)

Conan / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Ralph Reese

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Synopsis

Conan saves Kyrie and restores her as queen of Bal-Sagoth.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #17 (August 1972)

Keywords

Island city of Bal-Sagoth; Vilayet Sea

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the short story by Robert E. Howard.

The Thing in the Temple (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Synopsis

Conan & Fafnir slay demons and flee from Bal-Sagoth as a volcano destroys the island. They are picked up in the Sea by Yezdigerd.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #18 (September 1972)

Keywords

Island city of Bal-Sagoth; Vilayet Sea

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the short story "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth" by Robert E. Howard.

Hawks from the Sea! (Table of Contents: 7)

Conan / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Barry Windsor-Smith

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Synopsis

Conan works for Turanian military and lays seige to Makkalet. The Legend of the Living Tarim is told. Conan makes enemy of Balthaz. Fafnir is wounded by flaming arrow.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #19 (October 1972)

Keywords

City of Makkalet; Ship

The Black Hound of Vengeance! (Table of Contents: 8)

Conan / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Barry Windsor-Smith

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Synopsis

Fafnir loses his arm and is thrown overboard by Balthaz to drown. Conan infiltrates the Temple of Tarim and kills a black hound. Conan kills Balthaz and flees Yezdigerd's ship.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #20 (November 1972)

Keywords

City of Makkalet; Ship

The Monster of the Monoliths! (Table of Contents: 9)

Conan / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Barry Windsor-Smith (layouts); P. Craig Russell (penciller); Val Mayerik (penciller)

Inks

Dan Adkins; Sal Buscema

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Synopsis

Conan is taken captive in Makkalet when he defects from the Turanian army. Conan joins and is betrayed by Makkalet forces; Conan fights giant toad-god.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #21 (December 1972)

Keywords

Makkalet

Indexer Notes

Inspired by the short story "The Black Stone" by Robert E. Howard.

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Behind the Swords / text article / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Thomas gives background on the creation of the stories in this volume.

Reprints

• in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2018 series) #1 (2018) [reformatted]

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