The Savage Sword of Conan, #49

Published: February 1980

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The Savage Sword of Conan #49

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Issue Contents:
When Madness Wears the Crown!
1 page sword and sorcery
Characters
  • Conan
Story 1 1 page sword and sorcery
Storyline

Conan, with ropes on his wrists held by two men, standing in front of a woman laying on a divan with two women, one standing and one sitting, on each side of her.

Characters
  • Conan
Credits
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Table of Contents/Credits
Story 2 1 page
Characters
  • Conan
Credits
Recap (1)
Story 3 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Includes a map of the Hyborian age of Conan showing Aquilonia, Poitain, Argos, Ophir, and Zingara. This is the same map as in The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #48 but redrawn by Ron Zalme.

When Madness Wears the Crown
Story 4 42 pages sword and sorcery

"Night hovers on black and filmy wings..."

Characters
  • Conan
  • Belesa
  • Tina
  • Dexitheus
  • Trocero
  • Propero
  • Publius
  • Zeno (introduction)
  • Alaricus (introduction)
  • Alcina (introduction)
  • Quesado (introduction)
  • Vibius Latro (introduction)
  • Thulandra Thuu (introduction)
  • Numedides
Credits
Story Notes

Adapted from the novel Conan the Liberator by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter. Continued next issue. Joe Rosen credit from Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel 2019 series) #4.

Story 5 1 page

"Because you demanded it!"

Characters
  • Conan
  • Thoth-Amon
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for King Conan (Marvel, 1980 series) #1.

Chains and Fetters - a Study of Slavery in the Hyborian Age, Part II
Story 6 7 pages

"Chains. Whips. Metal collars. Branding irons."

Characters
  • Conan
Credits
The Woman from Khitai
Story 7 7 pages sword and sorcery

"The night has grown long in this tiny city-state kingdom, somewhere west of Turan."

Characters
  • Soosha
  • Raka
  • Shorg
Credits
Story 8 2 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Letters from Jason T. Gooch, Larry Lisowski, and Minzoni Anteo.

Story 9 1 page

"Running yourself ragged looking for the latest issue of The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian."

Characters
  • Conan
Story Notes

Includes a subscription form for black and white Marvel magazines.