Conan the Savage Vol 1 1

Conan the Savage #1
Previous Issue	Savage Sword of Conan #235 (Conan the Savage is its "successor" "in many ways")
Next Issue	Conan the Savage #2
Art by: Simon Bisley
Release Date	July 6, 1995
Cover Date	August, 1995
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Bob Harras

1. "Hounds to the Slaughter"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Chuck Dixon
Penciler(s)	Enrique Alcatena
Inker(s)	Enrique Alcatena
Letterer(s)	Vickie Williams
Editor(s)	Mike Lackey
2. "The Circles of Set"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Roy Thomas
Penciler(s)	Tim Conrad
Inker(s)	Tim Conrad
Letterer(s)	John Costanza
Editor(s)	Mike Lackey

Appearing in "Hounds to the Slaughter"

Featured Characters:

• Conan

Supporting Characters:

• Aquilonian Army
  • The Ninth
    • First Centurion Lucius Vindictus (First appearance)
    • Daius (First appearance)
    • Centurion Vadis (First appearance) (Death) (Only in flashback)
    • Unnamed Decurion (First appearance)
    • Decurion Lionus (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • The Tenth (Mentioned)
    • Lucius Vindictus' father (Mentioned)

Antagonists:

• Rus Vanir (First appearance)
  • Witch-Queen of the Rus Vanir (First appearance; dies)
• Centurion Vadis' slave (First appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Griecus (Referenced)
• Centurion Vadis' family (Death) (Mentioned)
• Crom (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Rosetree (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth
  • Hyboria
    • Aquilonia
      • Vanaheim territory / Vanir Marches
        • Taiga Wood
          • Fortress of Taiga Wood (First appearance)
        • Eiglophians (First appearance)
      • Bossonia (Mentioned)
    • Black River (Mentioned)
    • Cimmeria (Mentioned)
    • Hyrkania (Mentioned)
    • Two River's Forge (Mentioned)
      • Unnamed fort (Mentioned)

Items:

• Histories of Empire (Referenced)
• Vanirgeld
• Bossonian Bow
• Sinew Bow (First appearance)
• Vanir War Horns

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age

Synopsis for "Hounds to the Slaughter"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "The Circles of Set"

Featured Characters:

• Conan

Supporting Characters:

• Qelda (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
• Sassad (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Antagonists:

• Pharmuthi, High Priest of Set (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

• Serpent-Men (Mentioned)
• Man-Headed Snakes (Mentioned)
• Crom (Invoked)
• Mitra (Invoked)
• Set (Invoked) (Only in flashback)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Serpent-Men (Mentioned)
• Man-Headed Snakes (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth
  • Hyboria
    • Stygian Desert
      • Unnamed Oasis (First appearance)
      • Luxur (Only in flashback)
    • Cimmeria (Mentioned)
• Valhalla (Invoked)

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age

Synopsis for "The Circles of Set"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

Conan has holed up in an Aquilonian fortress under siege by the Vanir. There is a shortage of everything except enemies.

See Also

• 6 image(s) from Conan the Savage Vol 1 1