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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published 2003
Cover Price 15.95 USD
Pages 172
Editing Stan Lee (original editor); Jeremy Barlow; Scott Allie

Cover Details - "Tower of the Elephant and Other Stories"

Characters Conan
Genre sword and sorcery
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Dan Adkins
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #1 [detail from "The Coming of Conan!" page 3]

1 page Conan illustration

Characters Conan
Genre sword and sorcery
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Tom Sutton; Tom Palmer
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #8 (August 1971) [detail from "The Keepers of the Crypt" page 1]

3 page credits

Letters typeset

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Coming of Conan!"

Synopsis Setting: Vanaheim, Conan battles at Vanaheim and sees his future. Tara returns to her dimension
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Dan Adkins
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters Sam Rosen
Reprinted From Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #1 .

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "Lair of the Beast-Men!"

Synopsis Setting: Underground city of Brutheim; Conan leads humans in a revolution against their ape-masters. Conan kills a snow-lion. Conan's 1st time in chains.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Sal Buscema
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters Sam Rosen
Reprinted From Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #2 (December 1970).

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Twilight of the Grim Grey God!"

Synopsis Setting: Hyperborean/Brythunian battlefield. Conan converses with God Borri Borri, participates in a great and bloody battle, and kills Malachi.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Sal Buscema
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters Sam Rosen
Reprinted From Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (February 1971).

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Tower of the Elephant!"

Synopsis Setting: City of Arenjun in Zamora; Conan scales Elephant tower, kills lion & giant spider, and saves Yag-Kosha by killing him at his request.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Sal Buscema
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters Sam Rosen
Notes Adapted from the short story by Robert E. Howard
Reprinted From Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #4 (April 1971).

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "Zukala's Daugter"

Synopsis Setting: Zamorian Village; Conan frees villages of Zukala's control, saves Zephra from demon, and defeats Zukala--who disappears with his daughter Zephra.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Frank Giacoia
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters Sam Rosen
Notes Inspired by Robert E. Howard poem "Zukala's Hour".
Reprinted From Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #5 (May 1971).

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "Devil-Wings over Shadizar"

Synopsis Setting: Shadizar the Wicked; Conan kills bat-like creature worshipped as a god; Jenna saves Conan's life and steals his gold.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Sal Buscema
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters Mike Stevens
Reprinted From Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #6 (June 1971).

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Lurker Within!"

Synopsis Setting: Nemedian city of Numalia; Lady Aztrias betrays Conan. Conan burgles a merchant's building, is accused of murder, fights and kills a serpent-man, saves Demetrios's life and sees Thoth-Amon.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Sal Buscema; Dan Adkins
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters Sam Rosen
Notes Adapted from the Robert E. Howard short story "The God in the Bowl".
Reprinted From Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #7 (July 1971).

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Keepers of the Crypt"

Synopsis Setting: Lost city of Lanjau. Conan battles a giant lizard and undead creatures. Jenna and Conan flee village on horse at end of story.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
Inks Tom Sutton; Tom Palmer
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters Sam Rosen
Reprinted From Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #8 (August 1971).

6 page text article "A $50 Misunderstanding"

Synopsis Thomas relates how Marvel acquired the rights to Conan and some background on the early issues.
Script Roy Thomas
Letters typeset

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Also From Dark Horse"

Synopsis A house ad for Dark Horse trade paperbacks.

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix*

Synopsis Promotional material for this volume.