The Savage Sword of Conan #39

(April 1979)

[Frontispiece] (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Tony DeZuniga (credited) (signed as adz)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan

Synopsis

Conan on a galloping horse, holding up an object in his left hand.

Reprints

• in Savage Sword of Conan (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #4 (September 2008)
• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #3 (2019)

Indexer Notes

Pencil sketch.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Sal Buscema

Inks

Tony DeZuniga

Letters

typeset

Characters

Conan

Reprints

• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #3 (2019)

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

Conan / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jim Neal (credited); P. Schuyler Miller (credited); John D. Clark (credited)

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In his youth, Conan of Cimmeria first journeys northward...

Genre

sword and sorcery

Reprints

• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #3 (2019)

Indexer Notes

Map of Hyboria and introduction.

Legions of the Dead (Table of Contents: 4)

Conan / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited)

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (credited)

Letters

Joe Rosen (see notes)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Somewhere along the disputed border between Aesgaard and Hyperborea...

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Njal; Old Gorm; Rann Njalsdatter; Vammatar; Egil

Synopsis

Young Conan has joined a band of Aesir, led by Jarl Njal, who have ventured into Hyperborea in order to free Njal's kidnapped daughter Rann. A scouting party is captured and tortured to death by the Hyperborean Witch-men in the Haloga fort. Conan sneaks into the fort and frees Rann, but Queen Vammatar sends the legion of the undead after them. Rann escapes while Conan is enslaved.

Reprints

• in Conan (Semic, 1990 series) #3/1995
• in Conan der Barbar (Norbert Hethke Verlag, 1982 series) #1 (1982)
which is reprinted
• in Conan der Barbar (Mehrholz-Goldriver, 1996 series) (1996)
• in La Espada Salvaje de Conan el Bárbaro (Novedades, 1988 series) #46 (marzo 12 de 1990)
• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #40 (July 1990)
• in Magnum (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1988 series) #8/1992 ([juli] 1992)
which is reprinted
• in Pocketserien (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1995 series) #14 - Conan ([november] 1997)
• in Savage Sword of Conan (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #4 (September 2008)
• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #3 (2019)

Keywords

Haloga; Hyperborea; zombies

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the short story "Legions of the Dead"" by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter.

Joe Rosen lettering credit from "Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus" (Marvel, 2019 series) #3).

Conan, the Comics-page Conqueror (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[Conan] (Table of Contents: 6)

Conan; Portfolio of Robert E. Howard / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Rudy Nebres (credited) (signed as Rudy D. Nebres)

Inks

Rudy Nebres (credited) (signed as Rudy D. Nebres)

Letters

typeset

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan

Synopsis

Conan, standing and fighting a group of warriors, holding his sword up and behind him, ready to strike, while in the background, a woman is on a horse on one page and a skull is on the other page.

Reprints

• in Mundo de Aventuras Especial (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1975 series) #23 (Novembro de 1979)
• in Conan (Arédit-Artima, 1980 series) #1 - La vengeance de Conan (2ème trimestre 1980), #1 - La vengeance de Conan (2ème trimestre 1980), #2 - Le temple de l'idole d'or (4ème trimestre 1980), #2 - Le temple de l'idole d'or (4ème trimestre 1980)
• in Conan bok (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1998 series) #2 - Erkefienden ([mars] 1999) [left part]
• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #3 (2019)

Solomon Kane (Table of Contents: 7)

Portfolio of Robert E. Howard; Solomon Kane / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Rudy Nebres (credited) (signed as Rudy D. Nebres)

Inks

Rudy Nebres (credited) (signed as Rudy D. Nebres)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Solomon Kane

Synopsis

Solomon Kane, standing sideways, with a sword in his left hand and a pistol in his right and a dark haired woman's head in the background.

Reprints

• in Marvel Strip (Forum [Forum-Marketprint], 1982 series) #8 (03. Decembar 1982.)
• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #44 (November 1990)
• in The Saga of Solomon Kane (Dark Horse, 2009 series) (July 2009)
• in Solomon Kane: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)

King Kull of Valusia (Table of Contents: 8)

Kull; Portfolio of Robert E. Howard / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Rudy Nebres (credited) (signed as Rudy D. Nebres)

Inks

Rudy Nebres (credited) (signed as Rudy D. Nebres)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

King Kull

Synopsis

King Kull, sitting on a throne, holding a sword in his left hand, point, and his left foot on a horned skull while a standing woman leans against the throne on his right.

Reprints

• in The Savage Sword of Kull (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (November 2010)
• in Kull the Savage: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2021 series) (2021)

Red Sonja - She-Devil with a Sword (Table of Contents: 9)

Portfolio of Robert E. Howard; Red Sonja / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Rudy Nebres (credited) (signed as Rudy D. Nebres)

Inks

Rudy Nebres (credited) (signed as Rudy D. Nebres)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Red Sonja

Synopsis

Red Sonja, standing with left leg lifted while setting on a higher piece of ground, holding a sword and shield while looking up and to her right, with a horned horse in the background.

Reprints

• in Pocketserien (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1995 series) #16 - Røde Sonja - Enhjørningens blod ([juni] 1998) [?]

Conan, the Cimmerian (Table of Contents: 10)

Conan; Portfolio of Robert E. Howard / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Rudy Nebres (credited) (signed as Rudy D. Nebres)

Inks

Rudy Nebres (credited) (signed as Rudy D. Nebres)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan

Synopsis

Conan, standing, facing away, with his sword held behind him, preparing to attack a giant reptile while a woman lays at his feet.

Reprints

• in Mundo de Aventuras Especial (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1975 series) #23 (Novembro de 1979)
• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #3 (2019)

A Gazetteer of the Hyborian World of Conan, Part 7 (Table of Contents: 11)

A Gazetteer of the Hyborian World of Conan / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Lee N. Falconer (credited as Lee Falconer)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In various recent issues of Savage Sword...

Genre

sword and sorcery

Reprints

• in Conan (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1990 series) #4/2000 ([mars] 2000), #6/2000 ([mai] 2000)
• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #3 (2019)

Indexer Notes

Information from Qirlata to Cave of the Sword.

The Legend of Solomon Kane (Table of Contents: 12)

Solomon Kane / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Blosser (credited) (original text); ? (adaptation)

Pencils

Nicastre (signed as Nicastre)

Inks

David Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Learning that a young girl named Marylin has been sold in slavery...

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Solomon Kane

Reprints

• in Solomon Kane: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)

Moon of Skulls: Part Three (Table of Contents: 13)

Solomon Kane / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Don Glut (adaptation); Robert E. Howard (original story)

Pencils

David Wenzel

Inks

David Wenzel

Letters

?

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Solomon Kane; Nakari; Marylin Taferal

Synopsis

Kane escapes from Nakari's dungeon.

Reprints

• in Conan (Semic, 1984 series) #8/1985 (uke 31 1985)
• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #44 (November 1990) [part 1], #45 (December 1990) [part 2]
• 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

Adapted from the short story "The Moon of Skulls" by Robert E. Howard.

Moon of Skulls, Chapter 4 (Table of Contents: 14)

Solomon Kane / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don Glut (credited) (adaptation); Robert E. Howard (credited) (original story)

Pencils

David Wenzel (credited)

Inks

David Wenzel (credited)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A full moon slowly lifts behind the mountaintop city of Negari...

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Solomon Kane; Nakari (death); Marylin Taferal

Synopsis

Kane destroys the skull of Nakura causing the warriors to panic. He frees Marylin and escapes as an earthquake shatters the city.

Reprints

• in Solomon Kane: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the short story "The Moon of Skulls" by Robert E. Howard.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

#4 The Secret of the Stolen City! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Special Barbarian Bulletin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Swords and Scrolls / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Ernie Chan (illustrations)

Inks

Ernie Chan (illustrations)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #3 (2019)