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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