Issue Details

Issue	#6
Published	November 2004
Cover Price	15.95 USD
Pages	164
Editing	Jeremy Barlow

Cover Details - "The Curse of the Golden Skull and Other Stories"

Genre	sword and sorcery
Pencils	Neal Adams
Inks	Neal Adams
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #37 (April 1974) [a detail from "The Curse of the Golden Skull!" p3]

1 page Conan illustration

Genre	sword and sorcery
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #36 (March 1974) [a detail from "Beware the Hykanians Bearing Gifts...!" p1]

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Hell-Spawn of Kara-Shehr"

Synopsis	Setting: Desert west of Khitai & the Lost city of Kara-Shehr
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes	Adapted from the short story "The Fire of Asshurbanipal" by Robert E. Howard
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #35 (February 1974)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "Beware the Hyrkanians Bearing Gifts...!"

Synopsis	Setting: Turan capital city of Aghrapur; Conan returns to Aghrapur and saves King Yildiz from a stone golem; Conan & Amytis are romantically involved.
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	Artie Simek
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #36 (March 1974)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Curse of the Golden Skull!"

Synopsis	Setting: Northern wastes of the Hill-men & city with crystal tower; Conan & Juma fight a giant slug & rescue Yolinda from Rotath; 3-page prologue introduces Rotath
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Neal Adams
Inks	Neal Adams
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; 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) #37 (April 1974)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Warrior and the Were-Woman!"

Synopsis	Setting: Turan capital of Aghrapur & surrounding countryside; Amytis betrays Conan; Conan kills Gimil-Ishbi; Conan fights Lilutu the were-woman; Conan leaves the Turan Army
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	John Buscema
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes	Adapted from the short story "The House of Arabu" by Robert E. Howard
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #38 (May 1974)

19 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Dragon from the Inland Sea!"

Synopsis	Setting: Desert & city of Keshaan; Conan defeats a crocodile-dragon; saves Rachella & restores Ben-Hussal as ruler of Keshaan
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	John Buscema
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #39 (June 1974)

15 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Fiend from the Forgotten City"

Synopsis	Setting: Desert & lost city of Ababenzzar; Conan fights a giant devil and saves Alonia (a.k.a goddess Ishtar)
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas; Michael Resnick (plot)
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	Jean Simek
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #40 (July 1974)

18 page Conan the Barbarian story "The Garden of Death and Life!"

Synopsis	Setting: Oasis of Shar-Al-Tjinn; Conan saves & kills Zhadorr; Conan fights a man-eating tree & kills Phandar; Yar Ali & Haak-Shi die
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #41 (August 1974)

18 page Conan the Barbarian story "Night of the Gargoyle!"

Synopsis	Setting: City of Thieves in Zamora; Conan fights a gargoyle & saves Arlinna
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors	Peter Dawes; Ian Sokoliwsky; Dennis Kashton; Wil Glass
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Roy Thomas (original editor)
Notes	Adapted from the short story "The Purple Heart of Erlik" by Robert E. Howard
Reprinted	from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #42 (September 1974)

6 page text article "Of Swords and Skulls"

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

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

Synopsis

Promotional material for this volume