Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 44

Alternate Covers: Textless Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 #44 Published September, 1979 Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter Cover Artist Bob Larkin "The Star of Khorala" Writer Roy Thomas Penciler Sal Buscema Inker Tony DeZuniga Colourist Black and White Adapted from original material by L. Sprague de Camp Björn Nyberg Previous Issue Next Issue Savage Sword of Conan #43 Savage Sword of Conan #45

Appearing in "The Star of Khorala"

Featured Characters:

•  Conan 

Supporting Characters:

• Hostas (First appearance)
• Captain Garus (First appearance)
• Doctor Khafrates (First appearance)
• Torgrio the Thief (First appearance)
• Queen Marala (First appearance)
• Ophirean phantom knights (Only appearance)^[1]

Antagonists:

• Ophirean soldiers
  • Captain Bulak (First appearance)
  • Captain Barras (First appearance)
• King Moranthes (First appearance)
• Count Rigello (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Satrap Jungir Khan (Recap)
• Zabibi/Nafertari (Recap)
• Cannibals (Recap)
• Baal-Pteor (Recap)
• Totrasmek (Recap)
• Hanuman the Ape-God (Mentioned)
• Ophirean peasants
• Queen Marala's guard (Mentioned)
• Mitra (Invoked)
• Junia (First appearance)
• Count Alarkar (Mentioned)
• Crom (Invoked)
• Count of Mecanta (Mentioned)
• Earth Mother (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Horses
• Cobras (Recap)
• Gods (Invoked)
• Goblins (Invoked)

Locations:

• Hyboria
  • Wanton River (Border between Koth and Ophir)
  • Ophir
    • Inn of the Three Griffins (First appearance)
    • Ianthe (First appearance)
      • Wild Boar Inn (First appearance)
      • Royal Palace (First appearance)
    • Red River (First appearance)
    • Theringo (Mentioned)
      • Castle Theringo (Mentioned)
    • Mecanta (Mentioned)
  • Cimmeria (Mentioned)
  • Aquilonian border
    • Albiona (Mentioned)
    • Tarantia (Mentioned)
      • Iron Tower (Mentioned)
  • Hyperborea (Mentioned)
• Zamboula (Recap)
  • Temple of Hanuman (Recap)
• Shem (Mentioned)
• Stygia (Mentioned)
• Turan (Mentioned)
• Vendhya (Mentioned)
  • Khorala (Mentioned)
• Khitai (Mentioned)
• Zamora (Mentioned)
• Hell (Invoked)

Items:

• Star of Khorala
• Dragon's Feet (First appearance)

Vehicles:

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age
  
  

Synopsis for "The Star of Khorala"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  

Notes

• "The Star of Khorala" is adapted from the story by L. Sprague de Camp and Björn Nyberg.
  • Lin Carter was erroneously credited in this issue as a writer of original story, instead of Nyberg.
• Roy Thomas referenced:
  • "Shadows in Zamboula" in Savage Sword of Conan #13, but it occurred in Savage Sword of Conan #14. The issue include a recap of the events occurring in it.
  • Marvel Comics adaptation of "Conan the Conqueror".

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