Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	August 2004
Cover Price	15.95 USD
Pages	180
Editing	Jeremy Barlow

Cover Details - "The Shadow in the Tomb and Other Stories"

Characters	Conan
Genre	sword and sorcery
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #32 (November 1973) [a detail from "Flame Winds of Lost Khitai!" p1]

1 page illustration

Characters	Conan
Genre	sword and sorcery
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #30 (September 1973) [a detail from "The Hand of Nergal!" p1]

3 page credits

Letters

typeset

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Blood of Bel-Hissar!"

Synopsis	Setting: Castle Bel-El-Shaithan; First appearance Turgohl (the mute) and Suwaan of Khitai; Conan drinks drugged wine.
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes	Adapted from the short story "The Blood of Belshazzar" by Robert E. Howard
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #27 (June 1973)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "Moon of Zembabwei!"

Synopsis	Setting: rain forest; M'gorah dies; Thutmekri wounded (unknown if he dies or not); Conan saves Helgi by killing Zemba (an Ape-God)
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes	Adapted from the short story by Robert E. Howard.
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #28 (July 1973)

20 page Conan the Barbarian story "Two Against Turan!"

Synopsis	Setting: City of Aghrapur; Conan kills Eithriall (a.k.a. Ormraxes) and many others; Conan joins the Turanian Army of King Yildiz
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes	Adapted from the short story "Two Against Tyre" by Robert E. Howard.
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #29 (August 1973)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Hand of Nergal!"

Synopsis	Setting: Battlefield & City of Yaralet; Conan fights in the Turanian army against the legions of Munthassem Khan. Conan rides off with Hildico in epilogue
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes	Adapted from the short story by Lynn Carter and Robert E. Howard.
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #30 (September 1973)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Shadow in the Tomb!"

Synopsis	Setting: Hilly Countryside; Conan fights in the Turanian army against the Hill-Men; Conan fights his shadow;
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes	Nice twist at end--pay attention to the sword in the last panel.
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #31 October 1973

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "Flame Winds of Lost Khitai!"

Synopsis	Setting: Khitai city of Wan Tengri; Conan spies for the Turanian army
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes	Adapted from the novel "Flame Winds" by Norvell Page
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #32 (November 1973)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "Death and 7 Wizards!"

Synopsis	Setting: Khitai city of Wan Tengri; Conan spies for the Turanian army
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes	Adapted from the novel "Flame Winds" by Norvell Page
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #33 (December 1973)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Temptress in the Tower of Flame!"

Synopsis	Setting: Khitai city of Wan Tengri; Conan spies for the Turanian army, kills Shamash (the terrible), incites civil-war in Wan Tengri and frees the princess of Wan Tengri
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwski; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes	Adapted from the novel "Flame Winds" by Norvell Page
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #34 (January 1974)

5 page text article "On the Road (of Kings) Again"

Synopsis	Thomas gives some background on the creation of the stories in this volume
Script	Roy Thomas
Letters	typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Chronicles of Conan"

Synopsis

A house ad for Dark Horse's Chronicles of Conan (2003 series)

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

Synopsis

Promotional material for this voume.