Appearing in "The Altar and the Scorpion!"
Featured Characters:
- Conan (Joins the Crimson Company)
Supporting Characters:
- Crimson Company (First appearance)
Murilo
- Tara of Hanumar (Joins team)
- Gezpacho (First appearance)
- Clops (First appearance)
- Anakus (First appearance)
- Dirkov (Only appearance; dies)[1]
- Coppolus (Only appearance; dies)[1]
- Asshuri (Shemitish mercenaries) (First appearance)
- Gallio (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Irena (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Great Scorpion / Scorpion God
- Thuron (Only appearance; dies)[1] (Only in flashback)
- Black Shadow (Only in flashback) (Also mentioned as the Unnameable One)
Other Characters:
- Citizens of Belverus
- Stable-meister
- Mitra (Invoked)
- Crom (Invoked)
- Ishtar (Mentioned)
- Red Priest (Mentioned)
- Valka, God of All Gods (Invoked)
- King Kull of Valusia (Only in flashback)
- Thoth-Amon (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Horses
- Gods (Invoked)
- Elder Gods (Mentioned)
- Elder Race (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- Earth
- Hyboria (Hyborian Age)
- Nemedia
- Belverus (First appearance)
- Zingara (Mentioned)
- Koth (Mentioned)
- Corinthia (Mentioned)
- Cimmeria (Mentioned)
- Argos (Mentioned)
- Ophir (First appearance)
- Plain of Shamu (First appearance) (Mountain city of Thuron in the Pre-Cataclysmic Age)
- Ruins (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Temple of Everlasting Darkness (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Ruins (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- City-state of Ronnoco (Mentioned)
- Plain of Shamu (First appearance) (Mountain city of Thuron in the Pre-Cataclysmic Age)
- Hanumar (Mentioned)
- Soutern Marches (Mentioned)
- Stygia (Mentioned)
- Nemedia
- Thuria (Pre-Cataclysmic Age)
- Valusia (Only in flashback)
- Outer fringes of Valusia (Only in flashback)
- Mountain city of Thuron (First appearance) (Main story and flashback) (Plain of Shamu in the Hyborian Age)
- Temple of Everlasting Darkness (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Mountain city of Thuron (First appearance) (Main story and flashback) (Plain of Shamu in the Hyborian Age)
- City of Wonders (Mentioned)
- Outer fringes of Valusia (Only in flashback)
- Valusia (Only in flashback)
- Atlantis (Mentioned)
- Hyboria (Hyborian Age)
Items:
- Ring of the Black Shadow (First appearance)
- Serpent Ring (Mentioned)
Events:
Synopsis for "The Altar and the Scorpion!"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- The Altar and the Scorpion was inspired by the story by Robert E. Howard.
- Cover art modifications by Romita (Conan's face).
See Also
Footnotes
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- Mithra (Earth-616)/Invocations
- Crom (Earth-616)/Invocations
- Valka (Earth-616)/Invocations
- Gods of Earth/Invocations
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- Comics
- 1975
- 1975, July
- Bronze-Age
- Conan the Barbarian Vol 1
- Marv Wolfman/Editor-in-Chief
- John Buscema/Cover Artist
- Tom Palmer/Cover Artist
- John Romita Sr./Cover Artist
- Dan Crespi/Cover Artist
- Roy Thomas/Writer
- John Buscema/Penciler
- Tom Palmer/Inker
- Phil Rachelson/Colourist
- John Costanza/Letterer
- Robert E. Howard/Adapted Stories
- Roy Thomas/Editor
- Conan (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Crimson Company (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Murilo (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Tara of Hanumar (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Gezpacho (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Clops (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Anakus (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Dirkov (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Coppolus (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Asshuri (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Gallio (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Irena (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Great Scorpion (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Thuron (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Black Shadow (Unnameable One) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Unnameable One (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Inanna (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Nabonidus (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Kull (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Thoth-Amon (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Homo sapiens/Appearances
- Horses/Appearances
- Elder Gods/Mentions
- Elder Race/Appearances
- Earth/Appearances
- Hyboria/Appearances
- Nemedia/Appearances
- Belverus (Nemedia)/Appearances
- Zingara/Mentions
- Koth (Hyboria)/Mentions
- Corinthia (Hyboria)/Mentions
- Cimmeria/Mentions
- Argos (Hyboria)/Mentions
- Ophir/Appearances
- Plain of Shamu/Appearances
- Nameless City (Valusia)/Appearances
- Temple of Everlasting Darkness/Appearances
- Ronnoco/Mentions
- Hanumar/Mentions
- Soutern Marches/Mentions
- Stygia (Hyboria)/Mentions
- Thuria/Appearances
- Valusia (Kingdom)/Appearances
- City of Wonders/Mentions
- Atlantis (Empire)/Mentions
- Ring of the Black Shadow/Appearances
- Serpent Ring/Mentions
- Hyborian Age
- Pre-Cataclysmic Age
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