Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 73

Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 #73 Published April, 1977 Editor-in-Chief Archie Goodwin Cover Artist Gil Kane Ernie Chan "He Who Waits -- in the Well of Skelos!" Writer Roy Thomas Penciler John Buscema Inker Ernie Chan Colourist George Roussos Letterer John Costanza Adapted from original material by Robert E. Howard Editor Roy Thomas Previous Issue Next Issue Conan the Barbarian #72 Conan the Barbarian #74

I hear his feet scuffling against the sides of the well. Here, Kawaku -- let me relieve you of your golden burden! Take my hand so that --

-- Awogmu, moments before falling to his demise

Appearing in "He Who Waits -- in the Well of Skelos!"

Featured Characters:

• Conan

Supporting Characters:

• Black Corsairs
  • Bêlit
  • M'Gora
  • N'yaga (Mentioned)
  • Laranga
  • Yasunga
  • Ajonga

Antagonists:

• Black Corsairs mutineers
  • Kawaku (Death)
  • Chama (First appearance)
  • Awogmu (Only appearance; dies)
• "Monstrous thing of nightmare"/"Toad-thing" (possibly Tsathoggua) (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• King Atrahasis (Mentioned)
• Crom (Invoked)
• Derketa (Referenced)
• Amra (Mentioned)
• Dagon (Invoked)
• Ajujo (Invoked)
• Skelos (Mentioned)
• Nim-Karrak (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Demons (Invoked)

Locations:

• Western Ocean
  • Isle of Hidden Gold (First appearance)
    • Temple of the Toad (First appearance)
      • Well of Skelos/Skelos-Well (First appearance)
  • Southern Isles (Mentioned)
• Shem (Referenced)
  • Asgalun (Mentioned)
• Kelka (Mentioned)
• Black Coast (Mentioned)
• Yigg, the Tree of Life (Mentioned)

Vehicles:

• Tigress

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age
  
  

Synopsis for "He Who Waits -- in the Well of Skelos!"

Plot summary from the Conan wiki.

Notes

• Freely adapted from a plot by Robert E. Howard.

See Also

• 2 Image(s) from Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 73
• 1 Reprints of Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 73

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