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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published [February 2004]
Cover Price 15.95 USD
Pages 172
Editing Jeremy Barlow

Cover Details - "The Monster of the Monoliths and Other Stories"

Genre sword and sorcery
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Dan Adkins
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #20 (November 1972) [a detail from "The Black Hound of Vengeance" p1]

1 page Conan the Barbarian illustration

Genre sword and sorcery
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Dan Adkins
Editing Stan Lee (original editor)
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #18 (September 1972) [a detail from "The Thing in the Temple" p9]

3 page credits

Letters typeset

21 page Conan the Barbarian story "A Sword Called Stormbringer!"

Synopsis Setting: Koth grasslands; Conan saves Zephra's life, fights against and later with Elric. Conan fights to save Hyborea and Melnibone from Queen Xiombarg.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas; Michael Moorcock (plot); James Cawthorn (plot)
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Sal Buscema
Colors Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass; Rain Beredo
Letters John Costanza
Editing Stan Lee (original editor)
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #14 (March 1972)

21 page Conan story "The Green Empress of Melnibone"

Characters Elric (guest star); Zukala; Zephra (Death); Arkyn (introduction); Arioch (villain, introduction); Terhali (Death); Kulan-Gath; Xiombarg (Death); Prince Gaynor the Damned
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas; Michael Moorcock (plot); James Cawthorn (plot)
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
Inks Sal Buscema; Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
Letters Sam Rosen
Editing Stan Lee (original editor)
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #15 (April 1972)

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth"

Synopsis Setting: Ship in the Vilayet Sea, Island city of Bal-Sagoth; Conan saves Kyrie and restores her as queen of Bal-Sagoth.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Ralph Reese
Letters John Costanza
Editing Stan Lee (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the short story by Robert E. Howard.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #17 (August 1972)

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Thing in the Temple"

Synopsis Setting: Island city of Bal-Sagoth in Vilayet Sea; Conan & Fafnir slay demons and flee from Bal-Sagoth as a volcano destroys the island. They are picked up in the Sea by Yezdigerd.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Dan Adkins
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Adapted from the short story "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth" by Robert E. Howard.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #18 (September 1972)

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "Hawks from the Sea!"

Synopsis Setting: Ship, City of Makkalet; Conan works for Turanian military and lays seige to Makkalet; Legend of the Living Tarim is told; Conan makes enemy of Balthaz; Fafnir is wounded by flaming arrow
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Dan Adkins
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #19 (October 1972)

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Black Hound of Vengeance!"

Synopsis Setting: Ship, City of Makkalet; Fafnir loses his arm and is thrown overboard by Balthaz to drown. Conan infiltrates the Temple of Tarim and kills a black hound. Conan kills Balthaz and flees Yezdigerd's ship.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks Dan Adkins
Letters John Costanza
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #20 (November 1972)

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Monster of the Monoliths!"

Synopsis Setting: Makkalet; Conan is taken captive in Makkalet when he defects from the Turanian army. Conan joins and is betrayed by Makkalet forces; Conan fights giant toad-god.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith (layouts); P. Craig Russell [as Craig Russell] (penciller); Val Mayerik (penciller)
Inks Dan Adkins; Sal Buscema
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes Inspired by the short story "The Black Stone" by Robert E. Howard.
Reprinted from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #21 (December 1972)

7 page Behind the Swords text article

Synopsis Thomas gives background on the creation of the stories in this volume.
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 promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis Promotional material for this volume.