Conan Saga, #40 Newsstand
Published: July 1990
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Beyond the Black River
Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Pencils: Earl Norem
- Inks: Earl Norem
- Colors: Earl Norem (uncertain)
Beyond the Black River
Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: John Buscema
- Inks:
- Letters: Jim Novak
Story Notes
Adapted from the Robert E Howard story "Beyond the Black River". Part 1 of 2.
Legions of the Dead
Storyline
Young Conan has joined a band of Aesir, led by Jarl Njal, who have ventured into Hyperborea in order to free Njal's kidnapped daughter Rann. A scouting party is captured and tortured to death by the Hyperborean Witch-men in the Haloga fort. Conan sneaks into the fort and frees Rann, but Queen Vammatar sends the legion of the undead after them. Rann escapes while Conan is enslaved.
Characters
- Conan
- Njal
- Old Gorm
- Rann Njalsdatter
- Vammatar
- Egil
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: Sal Buscema
- Inks:
- Letters: Joe Rosen
Story Notes
Adapted from the short story "Legions of the Dead"" by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter. Joe Rosen lettering credit from "Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus" (Marvel, 2019 series) #3).
Conan Saga Checklist
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A checklist of Conan stories reprinted in Conan Saga issues #21-39.