Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 140

	Published
	September, 1987
"Girl of the Haunted Wood"
	Writer Chuck Dixon; Penciler Gary Kwapisz; Inker Ernie Chan; Letterer Diana Albers;
"Nightmare"
	Writer Chuck Dixon; Penciler Vincent Waller; Inker Vincent Waller; Letterer Richard Parker;

Appearing in "Girl of the Haunted Wood"

Featured Characters:

Conan (Joins the besiegers)

Supporting Characters:

Brigands (First appearance; two die)
- Two unnamed brigands (Only appearance; both die)
- Unnamed brigand (First appearance) (Joins the besiegers)
Unnamed girl (First appearance) (Vision; corpse in main story)
Besiegers (First appearance)
- Jarl (First appearance)
- Unnamed soldiers (First appearance; some die) (First appearance)
- Outlanders (First appearance)
  - Rhif (First appearance)

Antagonists:

Merchant's bullies (First appearance; two die)
Demons (First appearance) (Vision)
City's defenders (Only appearance)^[1]
- Unnamed soldiers (Only appearance; all die)
- Norkhis (Only appearance; dies)^[1]

Other Characters:

Red Brotherhood (Referenced)
- Valeria (Referenced)
Unnamed merchant (Mentioned)

Deities and Invocations:

Crom (Mentioned)
Ymir (Invoked)
Dark Ones (Mentioned) (Vision)

Races and Species:

Humans
Horses
Crows (Mentioned)
Dark Ones (Mentioned) (Vision)
Demons (Vision)
Gods (Invoked)
Dogs
Pigs (Mentioned)

Locations:

Vanaheim
- Taiga Woods
- Western coast (Referenced)
  - Lireigh (Referenced)
- Valley (First appearance) (Main story and vision)
  - City of light (First appearance) (Vision)
  - City (First appearance)
  - Camp of the besiegers (First appearance)
Aquilonia (Referenced)
Cimmeria (Mentioned)

Items:

Medallion (First appearance)

Vehicles:

Events and Eras:

Hyborian Age

Synopsis for "Girl of the Haunted Wood"

Synopsis not yet written.

Appearing in "Nightmare"

Featured Characters:

King Kull (Main story and dream)

Supporting Characters:

Laria (Main story; impersonated in dream by a Serpent-Man)
Brule (Main story; impersonated in dream by a Serpent-Man)
Tu (Impersonated in dream by a Serpent-Man)
Alecto (Impersonated in dream by a Serpent-Man)

Antagonists:

Cult of the Serpent (Main story and dream)

Other Characters:

Unnamed girl (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
Cult of Ohris Dehjmal (Mentioned) (Dream)
Ohris Dehjmal (Mentioned) (Dream)
Law-Keepers (Mentioned) (Dream)
Commorians (Mentioned) (Dream)

Deities and Invocations:

Valka (Invoked) (Dream)
Hotath (Invoked) (Dream)

Races and Species:

Humans (Main story and dream)
Serpent-Men (Main story and dream)

Locations:

Thurian continent (Main story and dream)
- Valusia (Main story and dream)
  - City of Wonders (Main story and dream)
Commoria (Mentioned) (Dream)

Items and Concepts:

Ka Nama Kaa Lajerama

Events and Eras:

Pre-Cataclysmic Age

Synopsis for "Nightmare"

Kull dreamt of an unnamed girl in the City of Wonders who gets killed by Serpent-Men. The dream continues with the Serpent-Men replacing his advisors and ambushing him. He wakes up and almost kills his lover for the night, Laria. He mistook her for one of them. Kull found the dream to be too vivid to be a common dream. He thought it was a warning. He suspected that the Cult of the Serpent was still active. Meanwhile, in the streets of the City, the girl of the dream gets killed.

Solicit Synopsis

Conan goes berserk! Who— or what— is the cause of his blood-mad rage that is transforming the nation of Vanaheim into a charnel house? The mind-searing answer lies in "The Girl Of The Haunted Wood."

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