The Savage Sword of Conan #53

(June 1980)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Pat Broderick (credited) (signed as P. Broderick)

Inks

Pat Broderick (credited) (signed as P. Broderick)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Thak

Synopsis

Conan, with a bloody dagger in his upraised right hand, clinging to the back the man-ape Thak.

Reprints

• in Conan (Semic, 1984 series) #2/1984 ([november] 1984)
• in Conan (Semic, 1984 series) #2/1984 (uke 48 1984)
• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #4

Indexer Notes

The man-ape is Thak, the Red Priest's pet from "Rogues in the House" (confirmed by Roy Thomas in Introduction of Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #4).

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Rudy Nebres

Letters

typeset

Characters

Conan

Reprints

• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #4

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

recap / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Conan was born on a battlefield, during a fight between his tribe and a horde of raiding Vanir.

Reprints

• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #4

Indexer Notes

Includes a map of The Hyborian Age of Conan.

The Sorcerer and the Soul (Table of Contents: 4)

Conan / comic story / 42 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

John Buscema (credited)

Inks

Rudy Nebres (credited)

Letters

Joe Rosen

Job Number

RT 321

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Maul: A filth-strewn warren of low, greasy-dens...

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Isparana (introduction); Karamek (introduction); Ajhindar (introduction); Kiliya (introduction); Kagul (introduction); Stahir (introduction); Hisarr Zul (introduction); Zul's soulless servants

Synopsis

Young Conan is plying his trade as a thief in Arenjun when he learns of a talisman known as the Eye of Erlik, in the possession of the wizard Hisarr Zul. As Conan breaks into the wizard's stronghold, he encounters unexpected rivals; Ajhindar, in the employ of the king of Iranistand, along with Isparana and Karamek, working for the true owner of the talisman, the Khan of Zamboula. Isparana escapes with the talisman while Conan is left to face the wrath of Hisarr Zul, who imprisons Conan's soul in a mirror and tasks him with retrieving the talisman.

Reprints

• in Het bloedige zwaard van Conan de barbaar (Oberon, 1979 series) #17 - Het oog van Erlik (1983)
• in Conan (Semic, 1984 series) #2/1984 ([november] 1984)
• in Conan (Semic, 1984 series) #2/1984 (uke 48 1984)
• in Super Conan (Mon Journal, 1985 series) #6 (15 février 1986) [Pages 1-32], #7 (15 mars 1986) [Pages 33-42]
• in Super Conan 2ª Edición (Planeta DeAgostini, 1989 series) #2 (1989)
• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #72 (March 1993)
• in Conan bok (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1998 series) #1 - Erliks øye (1998) [2. translation]
which is reprinted
• in Conan Maxi (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 2002 series) #11 - Skelos' sverd ([juli] 2010)
• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #4, #4

Keywords

Arenjun; Zamora

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the novel Conan and the Sorcerer by Andrew J. Offutt, continued next issue. This adventure takes place not long after "The Tower of the Elephant".
Joe Rosen credit from Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel 2019 series) #4.

The Hyborian Reporter (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Alfredo Alcala (signed as Alfred P. Alcala) (illustration); Bill Warren (photograph)

Inks

Alfredo Alcala (signed as Alfred P. Alcala) (illustration); Bill Warren (photograph)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was a Halloween party, right?

Characters

Conan (photo of Roy Thomas); Red Sonja (photo of Danette Couto)

Reprints

• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #4

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

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

The Legend of Solomon Kane (Table of Contents: 7)

Solomon Kane / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

David Wenzel (signed as David Wenzel)

Inks

David Wenzel (signed as David Wenzel)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Born around 1530 and reared as an orthodox Puritan...

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Solomon Kane

Reprints

• in Conan (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1990 series) #6/1991 ([juni] 1991)
• in Solomon Kane: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)

Wings in the Night (Table of Contents: 8)

Solomon Kane / comic story / 11 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

Mystery spreads before the cold, light eyes of Solomon Kane.

Feature Logo

A Tale of Solomon Kane

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Solomon Kane; cannibal (introduction; death); bat-men (introduction)

Synopsis

Kane kills a cannibal and is captured by a bat-man.

Reprints

• in Conan (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1990 series) #6/1991 ([juni] 1991)
• 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 "Wings In the Night" by Robert E. Howard.
Continued next issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.66 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.34 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

John Buscema (illustration)

Inks

Ernie Chan (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #4

Indexer Notes

Letters from Barbara Taylor, Scott Gilbreath, Adrian Colston, and Leighton Ku.
Illustration from the splash page of Conan Annual (Marvel, 1973 series) #5.