Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 88

Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 #88
Previous Issue	Conan the Barbarian #87
Next Issue	Conan the Barbarian #89
Art by: John Buscema and Ernie Chan
Release Date	April 18, 1978
Cover Date	July, 1978
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Jim Shooter

1. "The Queen and the Corsairs!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Roy Thomas
Penciler(s)	John Buscema
Inker(s)	Ernie Chan
Colorist(s)	George Roussos
Letterer(s)	John Costanza
Editor(s)	Roy Thomas Jim Shooter

 Nay, not the voice of a dead man's sister, who was a slave in Khemi...but the voice of Ctesphon III, rightful and reigning king of Stygia! 

—Hath-Horeb

Appearing in "The Queen and the Corsairs!"

Featured Characters:

• 🢐 Conan 🢒

Supporting Characters:

• Bêlit (Main story and flashback)
• Zula

Antagonists:

• King Ctesphon II (Death) (Main story and flashback)
• Neftha (First appearance as King Ctesphon III) (Main story and flashback)
• Hath-Horeb (First and only known appearance; dies) (Main story and flashback)
• Stygian guards

Other Characters:

• Devourer of the Dead (Mentioned)
• Mer-Ath (Mentioned)
• Zamballahs (Mentioned)
• Atrahasis (Mentioned) (Dead)
• Ishtar (Invoked)
• Bekhet (Mentioned)
• Nim-Karrak (Mentioned)
• Thoth-Amon (Mentioned)
• Ajujo (Invoked)
• Crom (Invoked)
• Mitra (Invoked)
• The Devil (Invoked)
• Erlik (Invoked)
• Jullah (Invoked)
• Sacred Serpent (Invoked)
• Ctesphon II's father (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Stygia
  • Luxur
  • Hawk-City Harakht (Mentioned)
  • Kheshatta (Mentioned)
  • Khemi (Mentioned)
• Black Coast (Mentioned)
• Shem (Mentioned)
  • Asgalun (Mentioned)
• Kush (Mentioned)
• Aquilonia (Mentioned)
• Hell (Invoked)

Items:

• Neftha's necklace (Mentioned)

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age

Synopsis for "The Queen and the Corsairs!"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• Shooter is consulting editor.

See Also

• 4 image(s) from Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 88
• 2 reprint(s) of Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 88

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