The Chronicles of Conan #7 - The Dweller in the Pool and Other Stories

(March 2005)

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Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #46 (January 1975) [a detail from "The Curse of the Conjurer!" p15]

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Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 5)

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John Buscema

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Joe Sinnott

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Characters

Conan; Stefanya

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Tower of Blood (Table of Contents: 7)

Conan / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (adaptation)

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Ernie Chan

Colors

Peter Dawes; Wil Glass

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

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Cimmerian! The bounty hunters... they're gaining on us!

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Red Sonja; Mamnon; Laxil; Uathacht; Morophla; Dromek

Synopsis

Conan saves Red Sonja twice. Conan and Red Sonja are captured by Uathacht and Morophla.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #43 (October 1974)

Keywords

Desert and valley with a tower

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the short story by David English.

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Of Flame and the Fiend! (Table of Contents: 9)

Conan / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Crusty Bunkers (as The Crusty Bunkers)

Colors

Peter Dawes; Wil Glass

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

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Rest comes easily and quickly to a pantherish scion of the wild.

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Red Sonja; Morophla; Uathacht; Afterlings; Dromek

Synopsis

Afterlings save Conan and Red Sonja. Red Sonja knocks out Conan with rock and goes her own way.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #44 (November 1974)

Keywords

valley with tower

Indexer Notes

The Crusty Bunkers (inkers) were Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Larry Hama, Ralph Reese, and others (info from the letters page). Adapted from the short story "Tower of Blood" by David English

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The Last Ballad of Laza-Lanti (Table of Contents: 11)

Conan / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Crusty Bunkers (as The Crusty Bunkers)

Colors

Peter Dawes; Wil Glass

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

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Life meanders in circles, even in the storm-tossed Hyborian age.

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Laza-Lanti; Tumma; Fezal; Timara

Synopsis

Conan and Laza-Lanti kill the monster called the Lord of Dark Valley. Timara and Laza-Lanti commit suicide.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #45 (December 1974)

Keywords

Dark Valley; Shadizar the Wicked; suicide

Indexer Notes

The Crusty Bunkers (inkers) were Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Larry Hama, Ralph Reese, and others (info from the letters page). Adapted from the short story "Tower of Blood" by David English.

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The Curse of the Conjurer! (Table of Contents: 13)

Conan / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (original story); Roy Thomas (adaptation)

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

Peter Dawes; Wil Glass

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

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Grey horse, grim rider: both meld together to form a mere speck on the vast, desolate wasteland which makes up so much of the border kingdom.

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Merdoramon; Atali; Stefanya; Ivor; Shokkoth; Zoqquanor

Synopsis

Conan saves Stefanya.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #46 (January 1975)

Keywords

Border kingdom of Sfanol

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner Fox.

Goblins in the Moonlight! (Table of Contents: 14)

Conan / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (original story); Roy Thomas (adaptation)

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Peter Dawes; Wil Glass

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

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Dead!

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Stefanya; Zoqqanor; Merdoramon; Shokkoth

Synopsis

Conan saves Zoqqanor by fighting hobgoblins.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #47 (February 1975)

Keywords

hobgoblins; Western border wastelands

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner Fox.

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The Rats Dance at Ravengard! (Table of Contents: 16)

Conan / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (original story); Roy Thomas (adaptation)

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Dick Giordano (figures, pages 1, 7-16); Terry Austin (backgrounds, pages 1, 7-16); Dan Adkins (panel 2 of page 1, pages 2-6)

Colors

Peter Dawes; Wil Glass

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

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The way is long to Phalkar, westernmost province of the border kingdom...

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Stefanya; Zoqquanor; Ursla; Torkal Moh; Xenic

Synopsis

In the past, 15 year old Conan achieves manhood. Conan is captured by Torkal Moh.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #48 (March 1975)

Keywords

flashback; Western border wastelands

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner Fox. Austin is uncredited for his inks contribution.

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Wolf-Woman! (Table of Contents: 18)

Conan / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (original story); Roy Thomas (adaptation)

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Dick Giordano (figures); Terry Austin (backgrounds)

Colors

Peter Dawes; Wil Glass

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

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Rats! Since time out of mind, a word of loathsome import! Grim harbingers of pestilence and disease -- yet, when gathered en masse, as in the arid wastelands of the border kingdom, they threaten an even more fearful sort of death...!

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Lupalina; Stefanya; Torkal Moh; Merdoramon; Shokkoth; Zoqquanor; Ursla; Gwineer; Pthassiass

Synopsis

Conan and Lupalina invade Castle Ravengard and rescue Stefanya. Conan wounds Torkal Moh (it is unknown if he dies).

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #49 (April 1975)

Keywords

Castle Ravengard; western border wastelands

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner Fox. Austin is uncredited for his inks contribution.

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The Dweller in the Pool! (Table of Contents: 20)

Conan / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (original story); Roy Thomas (adaptation)

Pencils

John Buscema (layouts/breakdowns); Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (finishes)

Inks

Dick Giordano (figures); Terry Austin (backgrounds)

Colors

Peter Dawes; Wil Glass

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

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Between hell and horror! Conan stands at the fabled gifting tree, amid treasures untold. Yet, behind him, carnivorous plants gape hungrily -- and before him --

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Gwineer; Conan; Stefanya; Pthassiass; Lupalina [Samandra]; Chrysala; Thormond; Themas Herklar; Elviriom; Zoqquanor; Ayilla; Thalkalides; Jarkan Val; Unos

Synopsis

Gwineer and Themas Herklar die.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #50 (May 1975)

Keywords

Alkarion; Castle Ravengard

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner Fox. Austin is uncredited for his inks contribution.

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Man Born of Demon! (Table of Contents: 22)

Conan / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (original story); Roy Thomas (adaptation)

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Dick Giordano (figures); Terry Austin (backgrounds)

Colors

Peter Dawes; Wil Glass

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Halt!

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Unos; Elviriom; Lupalina; Thalkalides; Belthamquar; Thelonia; Stefanya; Zoqquanor

Synopsis

Unos kills Lupalina, Thalkalides is turned into toad, and Stefanya is installed as ruler of Alkarion.

Reprints

• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #51 (June 1975)

Keywords

Alkarion

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner Fox. Austin is uncredited for his inks contribution.

The Road Winds On (Table of Contents: 23)

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Script

Roy Thomas

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If you read the previous volume of the Chronicles of Conan and feel as if you missed something in between it and this one - well, you're right.

Synopsis

Thomas provides background on the creation of the stories in this volume.

Reprints

• in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 (2019)

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Throughout his adventures across the mythic Hyborean world, the barbarian called Conan crossed swords with many a colorful and dangerous character, none so charming or deadly as the she-devil from the south - Red Sonja!

Characters

Conan

Synopsis

Promotional material for this volume

Indexer Notes

On back cover.