Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 153

Savage Sword of Conan #153
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Art by: Earl Norem
Release Date	July 12, 1988
Cover Date	October, 1988
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Tom DeFalco

1. "Blood on the Sand"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Chuck Dixon Gary Kwapisz
Penciler(s)	Gary Kwapisz
Inker(s)	Gary Kwapisz
Letterer(s)	Diana Albers
2. "Phantasm"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Jim Owsley
Penciler(s)	Luke McDonnell
Inker(s)	Armando Gil
Letterer(s)	Diana Albers

Appearing in "Blood on the Sand"

Featured Characters:

• Conan ⏵

Supporting Characters:

• Rebels (Only appearance; all die)
  • Tarah Khazan (First appearance; dies)
  • Osil (First appearance) (Presumed death)
  • Musteph (First appearance; dies)
• Unnamed girl (First appearance)
• Zuagirs (Join the rebels as allies) (First appearance; all die)
  • Ignar (First appearance) (Presumed death)
  • Tamusa (First appearance) (Presumed death)

Antagonists:

• King Ahtmet (Mentioned)'s army (First appearance)
  • Arat Phan's guard
    • Captain (First appearance)
  • Hegra (First appearance; dies)
  • Alluh Tanakhar (First appearance; dies)
• Slavers (First appearance)
• Zuagirs (Join and leave the rebels as allies)
  • Hasra Khalli, the Lion of the Desert (First appearance)
  • Taghro (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Caravan (First appearance)
• Slaves (First appearance)
• Hasra Khalli's mother (Mentioned)

Deities and Invocations:

• God (Invoked)
• Crom (Invoked)
• Mitra (Invoked)
• Death (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Horses
• Pigeons
• Camels
• Gods (Invoked)
• Wolves (Mentioned)
• Birds (Mentioned)
• Pigs or Boars (Heads only)

Locations:

• Earth
  • Hyboria
    • Shem
      • Arat Phan / "Cool Waters" (First appearance)
      • Northern wastes (First appearance)
        • Sacred Hills (First appearance)
          • Rebel encampment (First appearance)
    • Khorata (Mentioned)
    • Stygia (Mentioned)
    • Lair of the Zuagirs (First appearance)
• Arallu (Invoked)
• Crom's Mountain (Invoked)
• Hell (Invoked)
• Crom's Hall (Invoked)

Items:

• Rion's Pendant

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age

Synopsis for "Blood on the Sand"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "Phantasm"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Conan ⏵

Supporting Characters:

• Red Sonja

Other Characters:

• Melnek (First appearance)

Deities and Invocations:

• Crom (Invoked)
• Set (Invoked)
• Set's devils (Invoked)
• Tarim (Invoked)
• Mitra (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Horses
• Devils (Invoked)

Locations:

• Earth
  • Hyboria
    • Hyrkania
      • Hykrane (First appearance)
    • Cimmeria (Mentioned)

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age

Synopsis for "Phantasm"

Conan and Sonja are in the midst of a "friendly" swordfight. Conan, and perhaps Sonja, keep imagining what would happen when Conan wins (and it involves some hot, hot barbarian loving). Conan had rode into their camp after hearing rumors that Sonja was uniting local thieves. He offers a bag of gold if she defeats him, and fully intends to take her up on her vow to be taken by the first man who defeats her in battle. The two spar, somewhat half-heatedly, when Conan takes the game a little too far by pinning her down with him on top. Sonja gets a second wind and soundly defeats Conan, who offers his bag of gold. Sonja refuses, saying that he just doesn't understand. Conan, extremely confused about women, rides away.

Solicit Synopsis

Conan is hired as a bounty hunter. But the price he is being paid cannot match the cost Conan will incur!

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