Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 121

Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 #121
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Art by: John Buscema
Cover Date	April, 1981
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Jim Shooter

1. "The Price of Perfection"
Writer(s)	J.M. DeMatteis
Penciler(s)	John Buscema
Inker(s)	Bob McLeod
Colorist(s)	George Roussos
Letterer(s)	Michael Higgins
Editor(s)	Louise Jones

 A man needs no memory -- only a soul -- to know that this is not right! 

—Conan

Appearing in "The Price of Perfection"

Featured Characters:

• Conan (Main story and recap)

Supporting Characters:

• Atreah (First appearance)
• Prem (Only appearance; dies)

Antagonists:

• Street thugs (First appearance)
• Goddess of Mreead-zza (First appearance)
• Unknown flying creatures (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed Kothian sisters (First appearance)
• Jenna (Recap)
• King Sumabi (Referenced)
• Imbalayo (Recap)
• Thugra Khotan / Natohk (Recap)
• King Pragma (First appearance)
• Siddhia (First appearance)

Deities and Invocations:

• Crom (Invoked)
• Mitra (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Horses (Recap)
• Winged Stallions (Only appearance)
• Giant hawks (Mentioned)
• Gods (Referenced)
• Dinosaurs (On-screen)
• Early Humans (On-screen)

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and flashback)
  • Hyboria (Main story and flashback)
    • Koth (Main story and flashback)
      • Khorshemish
        • Unnamed tavern (Mentioned)
      • Above Koth
        • Mreead-zza (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
          • Royal Palace (First appearance)
    • Cimmeria (Referenced)
    • Shem (Recap)
      • Akkharia (Referenced)
      • Asgalun (Referenced)
    • Khoraja (Recap)
    • Stygia (Mentioned)
      • Temple of Meditation (First appearance)
      • Temple of Medicine (First appearance)
      • Temple of the Body (First appearance)
      • Temple of History (First appearance)
    • Road of Black Jade (First appearance)

Items:

• History Prisms (First appearance)

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age
  • Revolution in Asgalun (Recap)
  • Battle with Thugra Khotan / Natohk (Recap)
• Pre-Cataclysmic Age (Only in flashback)

Synopsis for "The Price of Perfection"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• Conan is also given the identity of "Kalna-fakir" by Prem.
• Siddhia is once spelled Siddiah.
• The issue references the last issue, Savage Sword of Conan #36 (erroneously references Savage Sword of Conan #24), and Savage Sword of Conan #2.
• Page 31: advertisement for the Doctor Strange bi-monthly series and Statement of Ownership which lists the average circulation over the last 12 months at 215,243; circulation in the most recent month at 205,287.
• No letters page.

See Also

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