The Chronicles of Conan
#10 - When Giants Walk the Earth and Other Stories
(March 2006)
Dark Horse,
2003 Series
- Volume
- 10
- Price
- 16.95 USD
- Pages
- 172
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dark Horse Books
- Brand
- ?
- ISBN
- ?
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor); Archie Goodwin (original consulting editor); Jeremy Barlow (reprint editor)
When Giants Walk the Earth and Other Stories
Conan / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Reprints
-
from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #76 [30ยข] (July 1977) [a detail from "Swordless in Stygia" p.1]
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[none]
Conan / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Howard Chaykin (layouts); Ernie Chan
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #80 (November 1977) [a detail from "Trial by Combat!" p.14]
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Vengeance in Asgalun
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Synopsis
- Setting: Tigris and city of Asgalun. Belit confronts Nim-Karrak and discovers her father's still alive. Kawaku disobeys Belit.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #72 (March 1977)
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He Who Waits -- In The Well of Skelos!
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Synopsis
- Setting: Tigris and unnamed island where Belit stores her gold. Kawaku leads an unsuccessful mutinee against Belit. Belit, M'gora, and Laranga save Conan's life.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #73 (April 1977)
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The Battle at the Black Walls!
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- Joe Rosen
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Synopsis
- Setting: Tigris and black-walled sea-port city of Khemi. Thoth-Amon visits Conan in a dream. Conan and Belit rescue Neftha from a Stygian ship, fight a sea-serpent, and torch the Khemi navy.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #74 (May 1977)
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The Hawk-Riders of Harakht!
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Synopsis
- Setting: City of Khemi and river Styx. Belit is captured by hawk-riders of Harakht. Conan kills a hawk-rider, giant hawk and a crocodile. Conan prepares to rescue Belit.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #75 (June 1977)
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Swordless in Stygia
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Synopsis
- Setting: City of Harakht. Conan enters Harakht to rescue Belit who is held captive by Hor-Neb.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #76 (July 1977)
-
When Giants Walk the Earth!
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Synopsis
- Setting: City of Harakht. Conan fights the giant Gol-Thir and saves Belit's life in an arena.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #77 (August 1977)
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The Lost Valley of Iskander!
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Howard Chaykin (layouts); Ernie Chan
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #79 (October 1977)
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Indexer Notes
Adapted from the short story "The Valley of Iskander" by Robert E. Howard.
Trial by Combat
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Howard Chaykin (layouts); Ernie Chan
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- Phil Rachelson
- Letters
- Denise Wohl
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Synopsis
- Setting: city of Attalus. Conan defeats Ptolemy and Becomes King of Attalus. Stygians attack Attalus. Aristo dies.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #80 (November 1977)
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Indexer Notes
Adapted from the short story "The Valley of Iskander" by Robert E. Howard.
The Eye of the Serpent
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Howard Chaykin (layouts); Ernie Chan
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- Denise Wohl (page 1); Tom Orzechowski (pp. 2-6, uncredited); Joe Rosen (pp.7-31, uncredited)
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Synopsis
- Setting: city of Attalus. Conan, as king of Attalus defends it from Stygian attackers, killing Hun-ya-di. He then returns the crown to Ptolemy.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #81 (December 1977)
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Indexer Notes
"Adapted from the short story "The Valley of Iskander" by Robert E. Howard. Lettering information 2005 by Steven Tice.
...And the World Trembled Beneath His Feet
text article / 5 pages
- 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) #3 (2019) [reformatted]
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Table of Contents
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0.
When Giants Walk the Earth and Other Stories
Conan -
1.
[none]
Conan -
2.
[none]
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3.
Vengeance in Asgalun
Conan -
4.
He Who Waits -- In The Well of Skelos!
Conan -
5.
The Battle at the Black Walls!
Conan -
6.
The Hawk-Riders of Harakht!
Conan -
7.
Swordless in Stygia
Conan -
8.
When Giants Walk the Earth!
Conan -
9.
The Lost Valley of Iskander!
Conan -
10.
Trial by Combat
Conan -
11.
The Eye of the Serpent
Conan -
12.
...And the World Trembled Beneath His Feet
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13.
Also From Dark Horse Comics!
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[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Peter Croome
- Ralf Haring
- Katy Hayhurst
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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