Conan the Barbarian, #52 Regular Edition
Published: July 1975
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Issue Contents:
The God in the Crypt!
1 page
sword and sorcery
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: John Buscema
- Pencils: John Romita
- Inks: Tom Palmer
- Inks: John Romita
- Letters: Danny Crespi
Story Notes
Buscema pencil credit from Tim Stroup. Inks credit from Nick Caputo, via the GCD Error List (29 August 2006). Romita alterations by Nick Caputo and Michel Maillot.
The Altar and the Scorpion!
Story 1
18 pages
sword and sorcery
Storyline
Setting: Belverus and Plain of Shamu. Conan fights a bull and a giant scorpion. First appearance of Tara of Hanumar. Conan obtains his cloak & mail-shirt.
Characters
- Conan
- King Kull
- Stable-Meister
- Mitra (mentioned)
- Ishtar (mentioned)
- Red Priest [Nabonidus] (mentioned)
- Elder Gods (mentioned)
- Ashtoreth (mentioned)
- Gallio
- Irena
- Valka (mentioned)
- Black Shadow [Unnameable One]
- Crimson Company [Anakus
- Clops
- Coppolus (dies)
- Dirkov (dies)
- Gezpacho
- Captain Murilo [King of the Condottieri]
- Tara]
- Great Scorpion God (dies)
- Thuron (dies)
- Thoth-Amon (mentioned)
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: John Buscema
- Inks: Tom Palmer
- Colors: Phil Rachelson
- Letters: John Costanza
Story 2
1 page
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
Story Notes
Letters from Marnin Rosenberg, Morris Hamerschlag and Bob Rodi.