#84

Synopsis

Conan and his friends are on their way to the city of Messantia. They come to a strange city where they try to rescue a beautiful girl who has been snatched by a bat-thing and taken to a high tower. As Conan bests the bat-thing, the city suddenly turns to dust. Tara and Yusuf tells Conan of their encounter with the founder of the city, the deformed Mad Jakk. The city was a magical construct that took on a life of its own and ensnared adventures in order to create a population. When the city could not defeat Conan, it self-destructed and Mad Jakk chose to follow his city into oblivion.

Reprinted from

• Conan the Barbarian #54
• Conan the Barbarian #55
• Conan the Barbarian #56
• The Savage Sword of Conan #93

Reprinted in

• Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #3— reformatted

Credits

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Michael Wm. Kaluta, John Buscema, Sergio Cariello, Fred Harper

Inks

Michael Wm. Kaluta, Tom Palmer, Pablo Marcos, Sergio Cariello, Fred Harper

Colours

Michael Wm. Kaluta

Letters

John Costanza

Editor

Richard Ashford, Michael Kraiger

Other printings & variants

• Newsstand