#4

Synopsis

Conan travels home to Cimmeria only to discover that his childhood sweetheart, Mala, has been abducted by a band of Vanir raiders. He pursues them by boat and comes across a ship with dead Vanir and Picts next to a dark idol. Conan takes the idol and heads for the Isle of Swords, where Thorfel the Fair is about to marry Mala. But rather than giving herself to Thorfel, Mala kills herself. Conan kills Thorfel and receives unexpected help from a band of Picts who have come to the island looking for their dark idol.

Notes

Reprinted from

• Black Knight #2
• Conan the Barbarian #12— black and white

Reprinted in

• Giant-Size Chillers Featuring Curse of Dracula #1— reduced to 15% without backgrounds, not painted
• Marvel Treasury Edition #15
• Conan Classic #9
• Svärdet (Sällsamma sagor om det blodiga svärdet med Conan) #2/1975
• Conan Saga #10
• Savage Sword of Conan #1— with alterations
• Magnum #9/1992
• A Espada Selvagem de Conan #11
• Une Aventure de Conan #3— Moins 3 page3 [Minus 3 pages]
• The Savage Sword of Conan #15
• Conan Le Barbare #9
• Mundo de Aventuras Especial #6— Black & White
• Savage Tales #12
• Savage Tales Annual #[nn]
• Collection the Savage Sword of Conan #1
• Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #1
• Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #1— formatted to 1 page
• Marvel Omnibus. La Espada Salvaje de Conan: La Etapa Marvel Original #0— Blanco y Negro
• Savage Sword of Conan Omnibus #1
• The Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Comics Omnibus #1
• Conan The Barbarian: The Original Comics Omnibus #1

Credits

Script

Roy Thomas, Erwin Stevenson

Pencils

P. Craig Russell, Neal Adams, Gil Kane, Joe Maneely, Barry Windsor-Smith, John Romita, John Buscema

Inks

P. Craig Russell, Joe Maneely, Barry Windsor-Smith, John Romita, Ernie Chan

Painting

Neal Adams

Letters

John Costanza, Sam Rosen

Editor

Roy Thomas

Associate editor

Marv Wolfman

Adaptation

Roy Thomas

As diverse hands

Frank McLaughlin, Neal Adams, Pablo Marcos, Vince Colletta

Foreword

Roy Thomas

Illustration

Al Williamson, Barry Windsor-Smith, John Forte, Kelly Freas, Ed Emshwiller

Original editor

Stan Lee

Original story

Robert E. Howard

Splash

Gaspar Saladino

Tones

Pablo Marcos