Conan the Barbarian #15

(May 1972)

The Green Empress of Melniboné (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited); Michael Moorcock (credited) (plot); Jim Cawthorn (credited as J. Cawthorn) (plot)

Pencils

Barry Windsor-Smith (credited as Barry Smith)

Inks

Sal Buscema (credited as Buscema); Barry Windsor-Smith (credited as Smith) (pages 20–21)

Colors

Barry Windsor-Smith

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited) (pages 1-9); Herb Cooper ? (uncredited, pages 10-21)

Job Number

845-Z

Feature Logo

Conan the Barbarian!

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

Synopsis

Conan and Elric have an un-easy truce while they ride to the sunken city known as Yagala. Once there they have to face Xiombarg, Prince Gaynor the Damned, Kulan-Gath and Terhali. When their combined power is not enough to defeat them Arkyn must join the fight to help them.

Reprints

• in Conan (Semic, 1973 series) #3/1974
• in Conan (Condor, 1979 series) #2
• in Savage Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #3 ([February 1973] ?)
• in Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel UK, 1975 series) #16 (21 June 1975)
• in Giant-Size Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #5 (1975)
• in L'Inattendu (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #9 (2ème trimestre 1977) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Conan (Carlsen/if [SE], 1978 series) #4 (1979-10-01) [second Swedish translation / andra svenska översättningen]
• in Conan de barbaar (Oberon, 1979 series) #2 (1979)
• in Conan (Ace Books, 1978 series) #6 (11697) (1979)
• in Conan el Bárbaro (Planeta DeAgostini, 1983 series) #76 ([diciembre 1985])
• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 (October 1987) [in black and white; originally in color]
• in Espada Selvagem de Conan em Cores (Editora Abril, 1987 series) #3 (dezembro de 1988) [recolored]
• in Conan (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1990 series) #4/1991 ([april] 1991)
which is reprinted
• in Conan Maxi (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 2002 series) #3 - Frostgudens datter ([juli] 2003) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
which is reprinted
• in Conan (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1990 series) #3/2006 ([mai] 2006)
• in Conan Maxipocket (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 2011 series) #3 - Frostgudens datter ([august] 2012)
• in Conan Le Barbare (Semic S.A., 1990 series) #34 (décembre 1992)
• in Conan Saga (Comic Art, 1993 series) #3 (Febbraio 1994)
• in Conan el bárbaro (Planeta DeAgostini, 1998 series) #15 (Agosto 1998)
• in Essential Conan (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (July 2000) [black and white]
• in The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #3 - The Monster of the Monoliths and Other Stories (2003)
• in The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (May 2010)
• in Conan el Bárbaro. Edición 35 Aniversario (Planeta DeAgostini, 2017 series) (Marzo 2017)
• in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2018 series) #1 (2018)

Indexer Notes

Elric of Melnibone created by Michael Moorcock; coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005].

Pages inked by Windsor-Smith were identified by Roy Thomas (2018, 89).
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Reference:

Thomas, Roy. 2018. Barbarian Life: A Literary Biography of Conan the Barbarian, Volume One. N.p.: Pulp Hero Press.

Nifty Notes, Nostalgic Nuances, and Narcissistic Name-Dropping, Featuring Non-Toxic News of the Nation's Most Notorious Non-Entities! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Hyborian Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Barry Windsor-Smith (illustration)

Inks

Sal Buscema (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Feature Logo

The Hyborian Page

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

A Mixed-Bag of Mind-Boggling Missives; letters from William Stout and Bill Orlikow; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.