Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 73

Conan the Barbarian #73
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Art by: Gil Kane and Ernie Chan
Release Date	January 18, 1977
Cover Date	April, 1977
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Archie Goodwin

1. "He Who Waits -- in the Well of Skelos!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Story is an adaptation of the original material by Robert E. Howard
Writer(s)	Roy Thomas
Penciler(s)	John Buscema
Inker(s)	Ernie Chan
Colorist(s)	George Roussos
Letterer(s)	John Costanza
Editor(s)	Roy Thomas

 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 (First 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
• 3 reprint(s) of Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 73