Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 212

Part of the Conan and the Gods of the Mountain and God of Thieves arcs
Savage Sword of Conan #212
Previous Issue	Savage Sword of Conan #211
Next Issue	Savage Sword of Conan #213
Art by: Julie Bell
Release Date	June 8, 1993
Cover Date	August, 1993
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Tom DeFalco

1. "To Live as Gods ... To Die as Men"
Appearances · Synopsis
Story is an adaptation of the original material by Roland Green
Writer(s)	Roy Thomas
Penciler(s)	Rafael Kayanan
Inker(s)	Rafael Kayanan
Letterer(s)	Susan Crespi
Editor(s)	Richard Ashford
2. "The Blood of Bel - The God of Thieves Part II"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	James Rose
Penciler(s)	Ernie Chan
Inker(s)	Ernie Chan
Letterer(s)	Diana Albers

Appearing in "To Live as Gods ... To Die as Men"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Conan

Supporting Characters:

• Valeria
• Ichiribu
  • Seyganko
  • Emwaya
  • Aondo
  • Dobanpu
• God-Men, the Speakers to the Living Wind
  • Unnamed speaker (First appearance; dies)
• Ryku (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Golden Serpents (Corpses)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• "Dragons" (Triceratops) (Corpses)
• Golden Serpents (Corpses)
• Gods (Mentioned)
• Water Buffaloes (Referenced)

Deities and Invocations:

• Ymir (Invoked)

Locations:

• Earth
  • Hyboria
    • Black Kingdoms
      • Kush
        • Lake of Death
          • Isle of the Ichiribu
        • Xuchotl (Mentioned)
        • Thunder Mountain
    • Sukhmet, Stygia (Mentioned)
• Hell (Invoked)

Items:

• Fire-Stones/Fire-Eyes

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age
  • Fall of Xuchotl (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "To Live as Gods ... To Die as Men"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "The Blood of Bel - The God of Thieves Part II"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Conan ⏵ (Becomes vice-commander of Corinthia's army)

Supporting Characters:

• Corinthia's army
  • Mithrius (First appearance)
  • Suva Marsa, High Priestess of Ashtoreth (First appearance; dies) (Part an unnamed order)
• Khitan assassins
• Ashtoreth, the Goddess

Antagonists:

• Thief armies
  • Nhuzemdar, Chief Priest of the god Bel
• Zembi and Zemba

Other Characters:

• Khengor the Great (Mentioned)
• Bel's armies of the dead (Mentioned)

Deities and Invocations:

• Mitra (Mentioned)
• Bel, the Masked God, God of Thieves (Mentioned)
• "Bel" (Ghanizar) (Appears as statue; also mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Horses
• Gods
• Elephants (Mentioned)
• Lions

Locations:

• Earth
  • Hyboria
    • Corinthia
      • Khumar-Kum (First appearance)
        • Temple of Ashtoreth (First appearance)
    • Zamora
      • Arenjun, City of Thieves
      • Shadizar (Mentioned)
    • Cimmeria (Mentioned)
    • Khitai (Mentioned)
      • Unnamed temple (Mentioned)
    • Nemedia (Mentioned)
    • Ophir (Mentioned)
    • Koth (Mentioned)
  • Western Sea (Referenced)
• Land of the Dead (Mentioned)

Items:

• Sacred Arm of Bel (Mentioned)

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age

Synopsis for "The Blood of Bel - The God of Thieves Part II"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• "The Gods Above - the Beasts Below" is the second part of the adaptation of the Tor novel "Conan and the Gods of the Mountain" by Roland Green, a sequel to the story "Red Nails" by Robert E. Howard.
• This issue also includes:
  • "The Conan Portfiolos", featuring four pin-ups by Tom Grindberg.
  • "Conan File", a spotlight profile on Julie Bell, artist of the issue's cover.

See Also

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