Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 50

Part of the Conan the Liberator arc
Savage Sword of Conan #50
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Art by: Nestor Redondo
Release Date	January 1, 1980
Cover Date	March, 1980
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Jim Shooter

1. "Swords Across the Alimane"
Appearances · Synopsis
Story is an adaptation of the original material by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter
Writer(s)	Roy Thomas
Penciler(s)	John Buscema
Inker(s)	Tony DeZuniga

Appearing in "Swords Across the Alimane"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ General Conan / Conan the Liberator

Supporting Characters:

• Aquilonian Rebels/Army of the Lion/Army of Liberation
  • General Prospero
  • Scouts (Mentioned)
  • Count Trocero
  • Publius
  • Baron Groder (First appearance)
  • Dexitheus (First appearance)
  • Poitainian army
  • Bossonian archers
  • Pallantides
  • Melias (First appearance)
  • Poitainian rebels
  • Gromel (First appearance) (Joins) (Joins and leaves the Border Legion)
• Argosseans
  • King Milo of Argos (First appearance)
  • Argos' Royal Guard (First appearance)
    • Captain Arcadio (First appearance)
  • Prince Cassio of Argos (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Aquilonian royalists
  • Army of Aquilonia
    • Aquilonian Border Legion
      • General Amulius Procas (First appearance) (Death)
      • Infantry/ Spearmen
        • Lapinus (First appearance; dies)
      • Cavalry
      • Ascalante, Count of Thune (First appearance) (Joins and leaves team)
    • Lion Regiment (Mentioned)
  • King Numedides
  • Diplomatic corps
    • Ambassador Quesado
  • Thulandra Thuu
  • Intelligence Service (First appearance)
    • Fadius (First appearance)
    • Alcina
  • Poitain
    • Officers in Culario
    • Royal Governor (First appearance; dies)
    • Aquilonian Tax Assessor (First appearance; dies)
  • Hsiao

Other Characters:

• Mitra (Mentioned)
• Crom (Invoked)
• Ishtar (Invoked)
• Hosts of Turan (Mentioned)
• Picts (Mentioned)
• Ascalente's brother (Mentioned) (Dead)
• Nergal (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Horses
• Gods (Invoked)
• Devils (Invoked)
• Mountain Cats (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Hyboria
  • Argos
    • Pass of Saxula
    • Messantia
    • Plain of Pallos (Mentioned)
    • Rabirians Mountains (First appearance)
  • Aquilonia (Mentioned)
    • Mevano (Mentioned)
    • Tunais (Mentioned)
    • Poitain
      • Culario (First appearance)
    • Tarantia
      • Thulandra Thuu's place
        • Antechamber (Mentioned)
        • Chamber of Sphynxes (First appearance)
    • Bossonia/Bossonian Marches (Mentioned)
    • Thune (Mentioned)
    • Gunderland (Mentioned)
  • Alimane (First appearance)
    • Ford of Nogara (First appearance)
  • Zingara (Mentioned)
  • Cimmeria (Mentioned)
  • Ophirean Frontier (Mentioned)
  • Nemedian Frontier (Mentioned)
  • Pictish Frontier (Mentioned)
• Stygia (Mentioned)
• Khitai (Mentioned)
• Turan (Mentioned)
• Hyrkania (Mentioned)
• Eastern Deserts (Mentioned)
• Hell (Invoked)

Items:

• Purple Lotus (Mentioned)
• Alcina's talisman (First appearance)
• Mirror of Ptahmesu (Unnamed)

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age

Synopsis for "Swords Across the Alimane"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• Sword Across the Alimane is the continuation of the adaptation of the novel Conan the Liberator by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter.

See Also

• 3 image(s) from Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 50
• 2 reprint(s) of Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 50