Conan Saga #6
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- October 1987
- Page count
- 68
- Cover price
- 2.00 USD
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Magazine size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/129902
Credits
- Editing
- Mike Higgins
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Conan)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
Credits
- Art
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Colours
- Barry Windsor-Smith
1Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Art
- Barry Windsor-Smith
2Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Elric
Credits
- Art
- Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
- Letters
- Barry Windsor-Smith
3Featuring
- Feature
- Conan; Elric of Melnibone
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Elric (guest star); Zukala; Zephra (Death); Arkyn (introduction); Arioch (villain, introduction); Terhali (Death); Kulan-Gath; Xiombarg (Death); Prince Gaynor the Damned
Credits
- Script
- Roy Thomas
Michael Moorcock (plot)
James Cawthorn (plot) - Pencils
- Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
- Inks
- Sal Buscema
Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith] - Letters
- John Costanza
Reprint history
- First print
-
Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #15 (May 1972) — The Green Empress of Melnibone
- Also printed
-
Savage Tales (Sport Magazine, 1972 series) #3 ([February 1973?]) — The Green Empress of Melnibone
-
Giant-Size Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #5 (1975) — The Green Empress of Melnibone
-
Essential Conan (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (July 2000) — The Green Empress of Melnibone
-
The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #3 (2003) — The Green Empress of Melnibone
Synopsis
Conan and Elric have an un-easy truce while they ride to the sunken city known as Yagala. Once there they have to face Xiombarg, Prince Gaynor the Damned, Kulan-Gath and Terhali. When their combined power is not enough to defeat them Arkyn must join the fight to help them.
Notes
Elric of Melnibone created by Michael Moorcock.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Art
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Letters
- Barry Windsor-Smith
5Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Hymdul; Horsa; Niord; Gorm; Atali; Frost Giants
Credits
- Script
- Robert E. Howard (Original prose story)
Roy Thomas - Art
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #16 (July 1972) — The Frost Giant's Daughter
-
Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #16 (July 1972)
-
The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #1 (August 1974) — The Frost Giant's Daughter
-
The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #1 (August 1974)
-
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa/Page, 1978? series) #1 ([1978?]) — The Frost Giant's Daughter
-
Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #6 ([1980?]) — The Frost Giant's Daughter
-
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa, 1982 series) (1982) — The Frost Giant's Daughter
-
Essential Conan (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (July 2000) — The Frost Giant's Daughter
-
The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #2 (2003) — The Frost Giant's Daughter
-
The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #2 (2003)
-
Savage Sword of Conan (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #1 (December 2007) — The Frost Giant's Daughter
Synopsis
Conan chases Atali across the snow, slays her two frost giant brothers, and catches her. Her father, Ymir then takes her from Conan.
Notes
Adapted from Robert E. Howard's short story.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Art
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Letters
- Barry Windsor-Smith
7Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Kharam-Addad; Fafnir
Credits
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Inks
- Dan Adkins
- Letters
- John Costanza
Synopsis
Conan works for Turanian military and lays seige to Makkalet. The Legend of the Living Tarim is told. Conan makes enemy of Balthaz. Fafnir is wounded by flaming arrow.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Starr the Slayer
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Starr the Slayer
Credits
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Art
- Barry Windsor-Smith
- Letters
- Jean Izzo
Notes
Starr was a pre-cursor to Conan.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.