The Chronicles of Conan
#12 - The Beast King of Abombi and Other Stories
(July 2007)
Dark Horse,
2003 Series
- Volume
- 12
- Price
- 16.95 USD
- Pages
- 188
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dark Horse Books
- Brand
-
Dark Horse Books [facing left]
- ISBN
-
978-1-59307-778-5; 1-59307-778-5
- Barcode
- 9781593077785 51695
- Editing
- Jeremy Barlow (editor); Matt Dryer (editor); Dave Marshall (editor); Lia Ribacchi (art director); Darin Fabrick (collection designer)
[no title indexed]
Conan / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Donovan Yaciuk; Wil Glass; All Thumbs Creative
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Sholo
Table of Contents
table of contents / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Donovan Yaciuk; Wil Glass; All Thumbs Creative
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Conan; Sholo
Savage Doings in Shem!
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema (breakdowns); Ernie Chan (finished art)
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Donovan Yaciuk; Wil Glass; All Thumbs Creative
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- Genre
- adventure; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Belit; M'gora; Ptor-Nubis
- Synopsis
- Conan, Belit are united with the corsairs. M'gora scouts Asgalun. They all sneak into Asgalun, but are trapped and caught by Ptor-Nubis.
- Reprints
-
from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #91 (October 1978)
-
- Keywords
- Asgalun; Tigress
Of Rage and Revenge!
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema (breakdowns); Ernie Chan (finished art)
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Donovan Yaciuk; Wil Glass; All Thumbs Creative
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- Job Number
- LG204
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Zula; Belit; M'Gora; Ptor-Nubis
- Synopsis
- Zula and Belit achieve their revenge. Belit is offered the crown of Asgalun, but declines it. Zula, Conan, and Belit take to the sea again at the end.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #93 (December 1978)
-
- Keywords
- Asgalun
The Beast-King of Abombi!
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Donovan Yaciuk; Wil Glass; All Thumbs Creative
- Letters
- Bill Spicer
- Genre
- adventure; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Belit; Zula; Yarunga; Lasanga; Ajonga; Beast King
- Synopsis
- Zula departs with Yarunga, Lasanga, Ajonga, and others corsairs. Belit and Conan attack beast king, but Belit is captured and Conan tumbles over a cliff.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #94 (January 1979)
-
- Keywords
- Black Coast; Tigress
The Return of Amra
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Donovan Yaciuk; Wil Glass; All Thumbs Creative
- Letters
- Joe Rosen
- Genre
- adventure; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; G'Chambi (death)
- Synopsis
- Conan finds G'Chambi in a cave, battles a small dinosaur, and learns a secret hieroglyph from G'Chambi before he dies.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #95 (February 1979)
-
- Keywords
- Black Coast
The Long Night of Fang and Talon! Part One
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Donovan Yaciuk; Wil Glass; All Thumbs Creative
- Letters
- Joe Rosen
- Genre
- adventure; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Sholo (the black lion); gigantic eels; Chief Krato; Erred; Beeya; Nyami; Bêlit
- Synopsis
- Sholo aids Belit's escape from Ajaga's cells. Conan is captured by Ajaga and bound to an altar for sacrifice.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #96 (March 1979)
-
- Keywords
- Black Coast
The Long Night of Fang and Talon! Part Two
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema (breakdowns); Ernie Chan (finished art)
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Donovan Yaciuk; Wil Glass; All Thumbs Creative
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- Genre
- adventure; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Belit; Ajaga
- Synopsis
- Belit saves Conan from Ajaga's altar. They kill Ajaga, free the captive women, and sack Ajaga's fortress.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #97 (April 1979)
-
- Keywords
- Black Coast
Sea-Woman
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Donovan Yaciuk; Wil Glass; All Thumbs Creative
- Letters
- Joe Rosen
- Genre
- adventure; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; N'yaga; Belit
- Synopsis
- A blue-skinned sea-woman is brought on board the Tigress. She lures two men to their deaths. Conan is saved from her by Belit's love. N'yaga falls sick.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #98 (May 1979)
-
- Keywords
- Tigress
Devil Crabs of the Dark Cliffs
Conan / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Donovan Yaciuk; Wil Glass; All Thumbs Creative
- Letters
- Joe Rosen
- Genre
- adventure; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan [Amra]; Black Corsairs [Belit; M'Gora; N'Yaga the Shaman]; Florannus; Devil-Crabs of the Dark Cliffs (die)
- Synopsis
- Belit and Conan rescue Argossean sailors from Crab-Men by steaming them alive. Conan has a weird fainting spell on the last page.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #99 (June 1979)
-
- Keywords
- Black Coast; Dark Cliffs; Isle of Thunder-Dragons (mentioned); Tigress (ship); Treasure Trove of the Turanian Kings
Indexer Notes
Adapted from R.E.H. story "The People of the Black Coast".
Death On the Black Coast!
Conan / comic story / 33 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Ernie Chan
- Colors
- Peter Dawes; Donovan Yaciuk; Wil Glass; All Thumbs Creative
- Letters
- Joe Rosen
- Job Number
- C-293
- Genre
- adventure; sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan [Amra]; Black Corsairs [Belit [Queen of the Black Coast](dies); Laboto (dies); M'gora (dies); N'yaga the Shaman (dies)]; Giant Serpent (dies); the Devil-Ape (dies); Devils That Once Were Men (die)
- Synopsis
- Belit's greed leads to her and her crew's death. She comes back from the dead to save Conan. The ship Tigress is destroyed. Conan makes a funeral pyre of the Tigress and sets it adrift in the sea.
- Reprints
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #100 (July 1979)
-
- Keywords
- Black Lotus; Temple of the Old Ones; Tigress; Zarkheba (river)
The Death of Belit
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Letters
- typeset
Editing
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Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Conan -
1.
[Title Page & Credits]
-
2.
Table of Contents
-
3.
Savage Doings in Shem!
Conan -
4.
Of Rage and Revenge!
Conan -
5.
The Beast-King of Abombi!
Conan -
6.
The Return of Amra
Conan -
7.
The Long Night of Fang and Talon! Part One
Conan -
8.
The Long Night of Fang and Talon! Part Two
Conan -
9.
Sea-Woman
Conan -
10.
Devil Crabs of the Dark Cliffs
Conan -
11.
Death On the Black Coast!
Conan -
12.
The Death of Belit
-
13.
["Conan and Belit, Queen of the Black Coast, reunite..."]
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