Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 46

Part of the A Tale of the Hyborian Age arc
Savage Sword of Conan #46
Previous Issue	Savage Sword of Conan #45
Next Issue	Savage Sword of Conan #47
Art by: Earl Norem
Release Date	September 11, 1979
Cover Date	November, 1979
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Jim Shooter

1. "Moon of Blood"
Appearances · Synopsis
Story is an adaptation of the original material by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter
Writer(s)	Roy Thomas
Penciler(s)	Ernie Chan
Inker(s)	Tony DeZuniga
2. "This Sword For Hire"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Don Glut
Penciler(s)	Hal Santiago
Inker(s)	Hal Santiago

Appearing in "Moon of Blood"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ General Conan, formerly captain ⏵

Supporting Characters:

• Aquilonian frontier guard
  • Golden Lions (First appearance)
    • Flavius (First appearance)
    • Captain Arno (First appearance; dies)
    • Apulius (Mentioned)
    • Propus (Mentioned)
    • Domnio (Mentioned)
    • Pikemen, mostly from Gunderland
    • Bossonian archers
  • Laodamas (First appearance)
  • Glyco (First appearance)
  • Hermius (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Aquilonian traitors
  • General Viscount Lucian (Main story and flashback)
  • Edric
• Picts (Main story and flashback)
  • Sagayetha (First appearance)
  • Zogar Sag (Mentioned)
  • Wolves Picts
  • Hawks Picts
  • Turtles Picts
  • Wildcats Picts
  • Ravens Picts
• Snakes

Other Characters:

• Aquilonia
  • Numedides, King of Aquilonia (Mentioned)
  • Valannus (Mentioned)
  • Thasperas (Mentioned)
• Crom (Invoked)
• Mitra (Invoked)
• Ishtar (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Pigs
• Lizards
• Owls
• Oaks
• Humans
• Gods (Invoked)
• Horses

Locations:

• Earth
  • Hyboria
    • Pictish Wilderness
      • Conajohara
        • Black River
          • South Creek
        • Fort Tuscelan (Mentioned)
    • Aquilonia
      • Bossonian Marches
        • Westermarck
          • Schohira (Mentioned)
          • Conawaga (First appearance) (Unnamed)
            • Velitrium (First appearance)
          • Oriskonie (Mentioned)
      • Thunder River (First appearance)
      • Gunderland (Mentioned)
      • Tarantium (Mentioned)
• Hell (Invoked)

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age

Synopsis for "Moon of Blood"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "This Sword For Hire"

Featured Characters:

• Atola of Aesgaard (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Atola's band (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
  • Kamala (First appearance)
  • Zar-Zak (First appearance)
• Nemedians / tavern clients (First appearance)
  • Darrion (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

• Mitra (Invoked)
• Bori (Invoked)
• Unnamed street thieves (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Gods (Mentioned)
• Horses (Main story and flashback)

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and flashback)
  • Hyboria (Main story and flashback)
    • Nemedia
      • Numalia
        • Unnamed tavern (First appearance)
    • Aesgaard (Mentioned)

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age

Synopsis for "This Sword For Hire"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• Moon of Blood is adapted from the story by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, and is the continuation of "Beyond the Black River" (Savage Sword of Conan #26–Vol 1 27), which it references on a few occasions.
• This Sword For Hire is part of the series A Tale of the Hyborian Age.

See Also

• 2 image(s) from Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 46
• 2 reprint(s) of Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 46