Conan Saga #50

(May 1991)

Incident in Argos! (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Mike Ploog

Inks

Mike Ploog

Letters

Joe Rosen

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Tara; Yusef; Royal Guard; a nameless captain (dies); Publio; Cenzo; Murivo; Tonio; Momratha; Ephemero Portus (dies); Sergeant Vorio

Synopsis

Conan and his friends arrive in Messantia and immediately come into conflict with some cocky members of the Royal guard. Two guards ambush Conan and try to sell him as a slave. Conan breaks loose and hides in the house of fortune teller Momratha, who shows him visions of his future. Meanwhile, Yusuf has killed a captain who harassed Tara, and now they are both on the run. Conan is apprehended but refuses to betray his friends. Fleeing fromn the courthouse, Conan kills the corrupt judge Ephemero Portus. On horseback, Conan leaves the city and leaves his friends behind.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #57 (December 1975)

Keywords

Argos; Messantia

Indexer Notes

The fortune teller Momratha shows Conan visions that later will come true: Conan as a captain, nailed to a cross and finally as a king.

Adapted from a portion of the Robert E Howard story "Queen of the Black Coast".

Queen of the Black Coast! (Table of Contents: 2)

Conan / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Steve Gan

Letters

John Costanza; Joe Rosen

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Royal Guard; Captain Tito (dies); Yusef (flashback); Tara (flashback); captain in the Royal Guard (flashback, dies); Sergeant Vorio; Ephemero Portus (flashback, dies); Sirens; Bêlit; Black Corsairs; Odongo (dies); N'yaga

Synopsis

Conan barely escapes the law in Messantia by boarding a ship heading due south. Off the coast of Kush, the ship is unexpectedly boarded by the pirate queen Bêlit and her Black Corsairs. Conan is offered a chance to live if he can defeat the warrior Odongo in battle. Conan is victorious and Odongo dies. Bêlit is impressed by Conan – they quickly become lovers and Conan her second-in-command.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #58 (January 1976)

Keywords

Argos; Falcon (ship); Khemi; Kush; Messantia; River Styx; Shem; Stygia; Tigress (ship)

Indexer Notes

Adapted from a portion of the Robert E Howard story "Queen of the Black Coast". The adaptation is concluded in Conan the Barbarian #100.

Technically, the first appearance of Bêlit is in Giant-Size Conan #1, as a small (blonde!) figure in a flashback panel. This is the first full appearance.

Satan's Sanctuary (Table of Contents: 3)

Solomon Kane / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Rowlands

Pencils

Steve Carr

Inks

Al Williamson

Letters

Jack Morelli

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No passport... no papers...

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Solomon Kane; Brother Dom (death); Driago (death); Gasper

Reprints

• in The Saga of Solomon Kane (Dark Horse, 2009 series) (July 2009)
• in Solomon Kane: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)

Indexer Notes

This is identified on the contents page as a new story (per Ted Watson June 9, 2008 email).

Hyborian Age - chapter 1 (of 6): Pre-Cataclysmic Age (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Letters

Walter Simonson

Genre

sword and sorcery

Synopsis

A brief history of the Hyborian Age.

Reprints

• from The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #7 (August 1975)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Walt Simonson via the GCD Errors list, October 2009.

Ernie Chan Portfolio (Table of Contents: 5)

Conan / illustration / 5 pages (report information)

Pencils

Ernie Chan

Inks

Ernie Chan

Letters

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Genre

sword and sorcery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dave Simons

Inks

Dave Simons

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan