Issue Details

Issue	#6
Published	October 1987
Cover Price	$2.00
Pages	68
Editing	Mike Higgins

Cover Details

Genre	Sword and Sorcery
Pencils	Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks	Barry Windsor-Smith
Colors	Barry Windsor-Smith

1 page Conan illustration "frontispiece - pencils for cover without cropping for text"

Characters	Conan
Genre	Sword and Sorcery
Pencils	Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks	Barry Windsor-Smith

1 page Conan cover reprint (on interior page) "cover for Conan the Barbarian #15"

Characters	Conan; Elric
Genre	Sword and Sorcery
Pencils	Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith] (signed)
Inks	Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith] (signed)
Letters	Barry Windsor-Smith
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #15 (May 1972) [originally in color]

21 page Conan; Elric of Melnibone story "The Green Empress of Melnibone"

Characters	Conan; Elric (guest star); Zukala; Zephra (Death); Arkyn (introduction); Arioch (villain, introduction); Terhali (Death); Kulan-Gath; Xiombarg (Death); Prince Gaynor the Damned
Synopsis	Conan and Elric have an un-easy truce while they ride to the sunken city known as Yagala. Once there they have to face Xiombarg, Prince Gaynor the Damned, Kulan-Gath and Terhali. When their combined power is not enough to defeat them Arkyn must join the fight to help them.
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	John Costanza
Notes	Elric of Melnibone created by Michael Moorcock.
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #15 (May 1972) [originally in color]

1 page Conan cover reprint (on interior page) "cover for Conan the Barbarian #16"

Characters	Conan
Genre	Sword and Sorcery
Pencils	Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks	Barry Windsor-Smith
Letters	Barry Windsor-Smith
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #16

12 page Conan story "The Frost Giant's Daughter"

Characters	Conan; Hymdul; Horsa; Niord; Gorm; Atali; Frost Giants
Synopsis	Setting: Snowy battlefield; Conan chases Atali across the snow, slays her two frost giant brothers, and catches her. Her father, Ymir then takes her from Conan.
Genre	Sword and Sorcery
Script	Robert E. Howard (Original prose story); Roy Thomas
Pencils	Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks	Barry Windsor-Smith
Letters	Artie Simek
Notes	Adapted from Robert E. Howard's short story.
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #16 (July 1972) [which was reprinted from Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #1 (May 1971) with one page added and some editing]

1 page Conan cover reprint (on interior page) "cover for Conan the Barbarian #19"

Characters	Conan
Genre	Sword and Sorcery
Pencils	Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks	Barry Windsor-Smith
Letters	Barry Windsor-Smith
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #19

20 page Conan story "Hawks from the Sea!"

Characters	Conan; Fafnir
Genre	Sword and Sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks	Dan Adkins
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #19 (October 1972)

7 page Starr the Slayer story "The Sword and the Sorcerers!"

Characters	Starr the Slayer
Genre	Sword and Sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks	Barry Windsor-Smith
Letters	Jean Izzo
Notes	Starr was a pre-cursor to Conan.
Reprinted	from Chamber of Darkness (Marvel, 1969 series) #4 (April 1970)