The Chronicles of Conan
#4 - The Song of Red Sonja and Other Stories
(2004)
Dark Horse,
2003 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 15.95 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dark Horse Books
- Brand
-
Dark Horse Books [facing left]
- ISBN
-
1-59307-025-X
- Barcode
- 9781593070250 51595
- Editing
- Jeremy Barlow
The Song of Red Sonja and Other Stories
Conan the Barbarian / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Inks
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan
- Reprints
-
from Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #2 (October 1973) [a detail from "Red Nails" p1]
-
[none]
Red Sonja / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Inks
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #24 (March 1973) [a detail from "The Song of Red Sonja" p1]
-
The Shadow of the Vulture!
Conan the Barbarian / comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Inks
- Sal Buscema; Dan Adkins; Chic Stone
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Synopsis
- Conan delivers message from Makkalet to Pah-Disha. Red Sonya saves Conan's life twice. Conan kills Mikhal Oglu (vulture) and sends his head to Yezdigerd.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #23 (February 1973)
-
- Keywords
- Pah-Dishah Makkalet
The Song of Red Sonja
Conan the Barbarian / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Inks
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Synopsis
- Conan & Red Sonja start a bar-fight, bathe in a fountain, scale temple walls, break in, steal a snake-tiara, and fight a magical snake. At end Sonja tricks Conan, and leaves for Pah-Disha.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #24 (March 1973)
-
- Keywords
- Makkalet
The Mirrors of Kharam Akkad
Conan the Barbarian / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas; Barry Windsor-Smith (Co-Plotter)
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Sal Buscema; John Severin
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Synopsis
- Prince Yezdigerd prepares to storm Makkalet.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #25 (April 1973)
-
- Keywords
- City of Makkalet
Indexer Notes
Inspired by the short story "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thun" by Robert E. Howard.
The Hour of the Griffin!
Conan the Barbarian / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Synopsis
- The Living Tarim dies.Prince Yezdigerd storms Makkalet. Conan and Chumballa Bey save Queen Melissandra. King Eannatum dies.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #26 (May 1973)
-
- Keywords
- City of Makkalet
Red Nails
Conan the Barbarian / comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Inks
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Colors
- Richard Isanove
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Reprints
- from Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #2 (October 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Adapted from the short story by Robert E. Howard.
The Lurker From the Catacombs
Conan the Barbarian / comic story / 25 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Inks
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Reprints
- from Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #3 (February 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Adapted from the short story "Red Nails" by Robert E. Howard.
He Comes From the Dark
Conan the Barbarian / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Inks
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (original editor)
- Genre
- sword and sorcery
- Reprints
- from Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #3 (February 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Adapted from the short story "Red Nails" by Robert E. Howard.
Red Sonja and Red Nails
text article / 5 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Thomas gives background on the creation of the stories in this volume
- Reprints
- in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 ([January] 2019) [reformatted]
-
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Table of Contents
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0.
The Song of Red Sonja and Other Stories
Conan the Barbarian -
1.
[none]
Red Sonja -
2.
[none]
-
3.
The Shadow of the Vulture!
Conan the Barbarian -
4.
The Song of Red Sonja
Conan the Barbarian -
5.
The Mirrors of Kharam Akkad
Conan the Barbarian -
6.
The Hour of the Griffin!
Conan the Barbarian -
7.
Red Nails
Conan the Barbarian -
8.
The Lurker From the Catacombs
Conan the Barbarian -
9.
He Comes From the Dark
Conan the Barbarian -
10.
Red Sonja and Red Nails
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11.
[none]
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