Conan the Barbarian #17 [Regular Edition]

(August 1972)

The Gods of Bal-Sagoth (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Gil Kane (credited)

Inks

Ralph Reese (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza (credited as Jon Costa)

Job Number

894Z

Feature Logo

Conan the Barbarian [splash page masthead, curved letters]

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Aala [Kyrie]; Vertorix (introduction, destroyed); Gothan; Fafnir; Ska

Synopsis

Conan and Fafnir the Vanir are stranded on the ancient island of Bal-Sagoth in the Vilayet Sea. At first, they are enemies, but they quickly decide to co-operate in order to survive. They rescue a girl, Kyrie, and fight the high priest Gothan in order to restore her as goddess and queen Aala of Bal-Sagoth.

Reprints

• in Conan (Semic, 1973 series) #4/1974
• in Conan (Condor, 1979 series) #2
• in Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel UK, 1975 series) #17 (28 June 1975)
• in The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #13 (July 1976)
which is reprinted
• in Die Sprechblase (Norbert Hethke Verlag, 1978 series) #39 (Oktober 1981)
• in Savage Sword of Conan (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #2 (February 2008)
• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2019)
• in Conan (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #1 (4ème trimestre 1977) [Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]]
• in Conan de barbaar (Oberon, 1979 series) #2 (1979)
• in Conan el Bárbaro (Planeta DeAgostini, 1983 series) #77 ([diciembre 1985])
• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #10 (February 1988)
• 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) #17 (Septiembre 1998)
• in Essential Conan (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (July 2000) [black and white]
• in Conan (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1990 series) #12/2001 ([november] 2001)
which is reprinted
• in Conan (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1990 series) #4/2006 ([juli] 2006)
• in The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #3 - The Monster of the Monoliths and Other Stories (2003)
• in Conan el Bárbaro. Edición 35 Aniversario (Planeta DeAgostini, 2017 series) (Marzo 2017)
• in Legenden om Conan (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2017 series) #3 ([september] 2017)
• in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2018 series) #1 (2018)
• in True Believers: Conan - The Devil-God of Bal-Sagoth! (Marvel, 2019 series) (March 2019)

Keywords

Bal-Sagoth; Vilayet Sea

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the short story by Robert E. Howard.

Fanciful Fact and Frumious Fables for Friend and Foe Alike! (Table of Contents: 2)

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

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

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

Script

Roy Thomas

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Chroniclers; I like writing letters...

Feature Logo

The Hyborian Page

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Chris Hoth and Marc DeMattas [sic], followed by an editorial Special Shazam [Award] Salute including many Conan-related nominations; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.