The Savage Sword of Conan, #59
Published: December 1980
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City of Skulls!
Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Pencils: Clyde Caldwell
- Inks: Clyde Caldwell
- Colors: Clyde Caldwell
Storyline
Conan in mid-air from a leap over a group of fighting warriors holding a bloody sword in his right hand an equally bloody two-headed ax over his head in his left hand.
Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Pencils: Keith Pollard
- Inks: Keith Pollard
Table of Contents
"This story represents a one-time departure from our established policy."
The City of Skulls
"Prologue: For fifteen days, the Turanian escort has jogged across plains..."
Storyline
While escorting Princess Zosara to her wedding with Kujula, the Turanians are attacked. Only Zosara, Conan and Juma survive the attack, and they are taken as prisoners to Shamballah. Conan and Juma are sentenced to be galley slaves there but escape. They rescue Zosara and escort her the rest of the way to Khan Kujula.
Characters
- Conan
- Juma (introduction)
- Zosara (introduction)
- Tashudang
- Gorthangpo (introduction, death)
- Rimpoche (introduction, death)
- Tanzong Tengri (introduction, death)
- Yama (introduction)
- Jalung Thongpa (introduction
- death)
- Khan Kujula
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: Mike Vosburg
- Inks: Alfredo Alcala
- Letters: Tom Orzechowski
Story Notes
Adapted from the short story "The City of Skulls" by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter.
The Kozaks Ride
"The Hyborian Age was a time of militancy and fierce nationalism."
Storyline
A history of the Hyborian-Age horsemen of the steppes.
Credits
- Script: Fred Blosser
- Pencils: illustrations
- Pencils: Gene Day
- Inks: illustrations
- Inks: Gene Day
"The revolution (to put Conan on the Aquilonian throne..."
Credits
- Script: Ronald Langly
Story Notes
Includes a map of The Hyborian Age of Conan.
Wolves Beyond the Border
"The chronicle of Gault, son of Hagar..."
Characters
- Gault
- Hakon
- Dirk
- Teyanoga
- Valerian
- Kwarda (unnamed)
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: Ernie Chan
- Inks: Ernie Chan
- Letters: Tom Orzechowski
Story Notes
Adapted from short story "Wolves Beyond the Border" by Robert E Howard and L. Sprague de Camp. Continued in The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #76.
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils: John Buscema
- Inks: Roger Gibson
Story Notes
Letters from Lawrence Watt-Evans, John Shelton, and Joachim Schobernak.
"Wait here, Yamato!"
Characters
- Conan
- Yamato
- Tora
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: Alfredo Alcala
- Inks: Alfredo Alcala
Reprint Notes
from Conan the Barbarian daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1980-07-15; from Conan the Barbarian daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1980-07-16