Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 90

Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 #90
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Next Issue	Savage Sword of Conan #91
Art by: Earl Norem
Release Date	May 3, 1983
Cover Date	July, 1983
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Jim Shooter

1. "Devourer of Souls!"
Writer(s)	Michael Fleisher
Penciler(s)	John Buscema
Inker(s)	Nestor Redondo

Appearing in "Devourer of Souls!"

Featured Characters:

•  Conan  (Commander of the mercenary legion of King Savarro's army)

Supporting Characters:

• King Savarro's army (First appearance)
  • King Savarro (Only appearance; dies)
  • Soldiers (First appearance)
  • Mercenary legion (First appearance)
  • King Savarro's Shield Maidens
    • Moira (Only appearance; dies)
    • Melicynth (Only appearance; dies)
  • Capt. Nar Rhan, Royal Siege Engineer (Only appearance; dies)
  • Leandro (Only appearance; dies)

Antagonists:

• Army of Qurha'at Lok (First appearance)
  • King Granak (Only appearance; dies)
  • Soldiers (First appearance)
    • Unnamed captain (First appearance)
• Wraarl the Manslayer, He of the Dragon Helmet, the Devourer of Souls  (First appearance) (Apparent death) (Main story and flashback)
• Meldark (Only appearance; dies) (Main story and flashback)

Deities and Invocations:

• Mitra (Invoked)
• Ishtar (Invoked)
• Tarim (Invoked)
• Saints of Tarim (Invoked)
• Crom (Mentioned)
• Erlik (Invoked)
• Y'zarrh (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Horses
• Demons
• Gods (Invoked)
• Jackals (Mentioned)
• Hyenas (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth
  • Corinthia
    • Qurha'at Lok, city-state of King Granak (First appearance)
    • Kp'har D'qruhm (Mentioned)
  • Cimmeria (Mentioned)
  • Undisclosed mountain cave (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Hyrkania (Mentioned)
  • Nemedia (Mentioned)
• Black Inferno (Invoked)
• Arallu (Invoked)
• Hell (Invoked)

Items:

• Jewel of Bhanjapur (Only apperance, destruction) (Main story and flashback)
• Eye of Erlik (Invoked)

Vehicles:

• King Savarro's Chariot (First appearance)

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age
  • Great Migration (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "Devourer of Souls!"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

There's a city under seige, and a highly superstitious Cimmerian is needed to take on an evil king who has harnessed the forces of the Underworld to keep a city captive.

Notes

• The issue also includes:
  • "Those Barbarian Artists", a mini-portfiolo of Hyborian pinups by Ernie Chan, David Wenzel, Dave Simons, "Mad" Castrillo and Gary Kwapisz.
  • Tim Conrad's map of the Hyborean Age.

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