Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 96

Alternate Covers: Textless Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 #96 Published January, 1984 Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter Cover Artist Joe Jusko "Ape-Bat of Marmet Tarn!" Writer Michael Fleisher Penciler John Buscema Inker Rudy Nebres Colourist Black and White Letterer John Morelli Previous Issue Next Issue Savage Sword of Conan #95 Savage Sword of Conan #97

Appearing in "Ape-Bat of Marmet Tarn!"

Featured Characters:

•  Conan  (Also appears in recap)

Supporting Characters:

• Starn (First appearance)
• Lia (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Zombies (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Zvevo / Ape-Bat of Marmet Tarn (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Main story and flashback)
•  Wraarl the Manslayer (Death) (Also appears in recap)
• Wraarl the Manslayer's "brothers" (Apparent death) (Main story and flashback)
• Giant mantis (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Unnamed aquatic monster (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Meldark the Sorcerer (Recap)
• Army of Qurha'at Lok (Appears as corpses and in recap)
• Simon the Brythunian (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Unnamed thieves (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Tupol (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Only in flashback)
• Inn of the Blind Tortoise's occupants (Only appearance; dies)^[1]

Deities and Invocations:

• Crom (Invoked)
• Mitra (Invoked)
• Ishtar (Invoked)
• Tarmin (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Horses
• Vultures and/or Buzzards
• Demons (Main story and flashback)
• Giant Mantises
• Gods (Invoked)
• Vendhyan Snow Apes (Mentioned)
• Zombies

Locations:

• Earth
  • Corinthia
    • Dalaat (First appearance)
    • Qurha'at Lok
    • Marmet Tarn (First appearance)
    • Deklor (First appearance)
      • Inn of the Blind Tortoise (First appearance)
  • Stygia (Mentioned)
  • Brythunia (Referenced)
  • Hyrkania (Mentioned)
• Wraarl the Manslayer's netherworld (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Hell (Invoked)

Items:

• Jewel of Bhanjapur (Recap)
• Jewel of Ganjammide (First appearance)
• Grimoire of Akhtalla (First appearance)

Events and Eras:

• Hyborian Age
  
  

Synopsis for "Ape-Bat of Marmet Tarn!"

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Solicit Synopsis

Conan can save the innocent girl and sorcerer from "The Ape-Bat of Marmet Tarn" - until the Ape-Bat reveals who he truly is! Meanwhile, The Devourer of Souls is back - and he's got company!

Notes

This issue also includes "The Gary Kwapisz Portfolio", a series of drawings of Conan by Gary Kwapisz.

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