Conan the King #23 [Canadian]

(July 1984)

Ordeal (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Zelenetz (credited)

Pencils

Marc Silvestri (credited, signed)

Inks

Geof Isherwood (credited, signed)

Colors

George Roussos (credited)

Letters

Rick Parker (credited as Richard Parker)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

King Conan; Trocero; Prospero; Polix; Princess Radegund; Lucius; Leonidas (one of the Black Dragons); Baron Aemilius; Timon Flavius; Baron Maloric; Taurus; Mad Zandra; Councilor Publius; Queen Zenobia; Lysander

Synopsis

Recovered from being poisoned, King Conan goes after Baron Aemilius, believing the Baron is responsible for Prince Conn's death. The Baron requests a trial by Ordeal (water) and starts to drown, but King Conan pulls him from the water in order to interrogate him. Lysander, one of Prince Conn's guards survived the ambush and regains consciousness. Prince Taurus starts to dabble in dark magic and is swept away from the castle by a giant flaming bird.

Reprints

• in Conan (Condor, 1979 series) #41
• in Conan (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1990 series) #10/2002 ([september] 2002)
which is reprinted
• in Conan Krønikene (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 2005 series) #9 ([juni] 2007)

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King Conan / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Christopher Priest

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Rick S. Jones, George Audis Williams, Ralph L. Griffith, Arcelio Rodriguez Jr., Donavon R. Ice Jr., Denny Lepley, Ernest Knight, Denis Vaillancourt, Kevin Lindenmuth, Stickman.

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Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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Prince Conn / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Zelenetz (credited)

Pencils

Marc Silvestri (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

George Roussos (credited)

Letters

Rick Parker (credited as Richard Parker)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Long given up by family and friends for dead ...

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Prince Conn; Ruffius; Lepidus

Synopsis

Prince Conn wins a tavern fight in Numalia, Nemedia's second greatest city, and meets the thief, Ruffius. Ruffius enlists Conn's help in gaining entrance to a rich merchant's tower in order to steal some valuables. The merchant is an elderly philanthropist who actually shares his wealth with the poor. The merchant catches Ruffius and Conn in his tower, and Ruffius kills the old man and leaves Conn there to take the blame.

Reprints

• in Conan (Condor, 1979 series) #40
• in Conan (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1990 series) #10/2002 ([september] 2002)
which is reprinted
• in Conan Krønikene (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 2005 series) #9 ([juni] 2007)

Indexer Notes

The Prince Conn stories run along side the Conan The King stories to show what each is doing after they have been separated.

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Marvel Subscriptions / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)