Appearing in "Red Nails"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Red Brotherhood (First appearance)
- Valeria (First appearance)
- Tecuhltlis (First appearance)
- Chicmec (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Techotl (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Dragon-God (First and only known appearance; dies)[1] (Unnamed)
- Burning Skull (First and only known appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Stygian Officer (Unnamed) (Dead) (Mentioned)
- Stygian Officer's brother (Unnamed) (Dead) (Mentioned)
- Mitra (Invoked)
- Devil (Invoked)
- Crom (Invoked)
- Derketa (Mentioned)
- Wizards of Xotalanc (Mentioned)
- Demon-Kings of Xuchotl (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Horses
- Vultures (Mentioned)
- Dogs (Mentioned)
- Pigs (Mentioned)
- Lions (Mentioned)
- Elephants (Mentioned)
- "Dragons" (Stegosaurs)
- Panthers (Mentioned)
- Water-Snakes (Mentioned)
- Serpents (Referenced)
- Camels (Mentioned)
- Tigers (Referenced)
- Gods (Mentioned)
- Demons (Mentioned)
Locations:
Items:
- Appels of Derketa (First appearance)
- Burning Skull (Only appearance; destruction)
Events:
Synopsis for "Red Nails"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Dark Tomorrow"
Featured Characters:
- Karl Linders (First and only known appearance; dies)
- Damian Linders
Supporting Characters:
- Christine
- Prometheus
Antagonists:
- Karl Linders' Killer (First and only known appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- "The Guardian"
- Judge (Unnamed)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-73479 (First appearance)
- Earth
- North America
- Wets
- North America
- Earth
Synopsis for "Dark Tomorrow"
A story of the privileged versus the persecuted.
Appearing in "Cimmeria"
Featured Characters:
Races and Species:
Locations:
Events:
Synopsis for "Cimmeria"
An illustrated poem about Cimmeria and living in its harsh environment.
Appearing in "The Crusader!"
Featured Characters:
- Crusader (El Alemain) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Sir John O'Dare (Death)
Antagonists:
- Mongol Empire
- Tenga Khan (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- King Richard Lionheart (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Items:
- Saracen (El Alemain's sword)
Events:
Synopsis for "The Crusader!"
A ship carrying the crew of Sir John O'Dare are en route to join King Richard in the Holy Lands to fight in the Crusades. However the ill fated crew is stricken with the plague and pull ashore in Mongolia. Their party is spotted by a group of Mongols led by a Frank warrior named El Aleman. El Aleman's second in command Tenga Khan suggests that they attack the Frankish knights who have come to shore, but El Alemain refuses to attack them.
Tenga Khan wishes to see El Alemain killed as he covets his leader's sword the Saracen, which El Alemain won during the battle of El Bakar as it is believed that it makes the wielder invincible and the amulet given to him by his mother before her death. Tenga Khan then convinces the other warriors to attack the Frankish warriors anyway. But when they learn that the warriors are suffering from the plague the Mongols are forced to pull back. El Alemain then challenges Tenga Khan for his unauthorized attack, but Tenga has planned for this, having his loyal minions ready to shoot El Alemain with an arrow during the fight.
However when the assassin fires his arrow, he strikes Tenga Khan instead during the battle. Seeing this dishonor, O'Dare and his men attack the Mongol and both parties are wiped out, all except El Alemain. Holding the dying John O'Dare in his arms, El Alemain learns from the dying warrior -- who recognizes El Alemain's necklace -- tells El Alemain that they are brothers and asks him to join King Richard in the crusades, wearing his armor into battle. El Alemain agrees to do so, and after burying his long lost brother, he puts on the deceased warriors armor, and so the Crusader is born.
Appearing in "The Skull of Silence!"
Creatures on the Loose #10The Skull of Silence!
Featured Characters:
- King Kull (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Red Slayers (First appearance)
- Ka-Nu (First appearance)
- Kuthulos (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Silence (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Picts (Mentioned)
- Sea-Mountain Tribe (Mentioned)
- King Borna (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Valka (Invoked)
- Raama (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Thuria
- Valusia
- Zalgaran Hills[2]
- Skull of Silence (First appearance)
- City of Wonders (First appearance)
- Zalgaran Hills[2]
- Valusia
- Atlantis (Only in flashback)
- Thuria
- Cosmic Hell (Mentioned)
Items:
- Kull's crown
Events and Eras:
- Pre-Cataclysmic Age
- Great Cataclysm (Referenced)
- Hyborian Age (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "The Skull of Silence!"
Creatures on the Loose #10The Skull of Silence!
Kull is warned not to open the doors to the castle, as doing so will unleash an ancient evil. Kull ignores the warnings, breaks the lock, and opens the door. He is almost overwhelmed by, and barely defeats, the mystic entity known as Silence. After trapping the entity back in the castle, and re-locking the doors, he declares that no one should ever open those doors.
Notes
- This issue also includes:
- "The Hyborian Rage", an editorial by Roy Thomas, illustrated by Al Williamson.
- "Robert E. Howard: Lone Star Fictioneer", an article by Glenn Lord, with art by Frank Brunner and George Barr.
- "A Probable Outline of Conan's Career" by P. Schuyler Miller and John D. Clark, with Weird Tales illustrations courtesy of Leo Marguiles.
See Also
Links and References
References
- ↑ Savage Tales #3; The Lurker from the Catacombs
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #39; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part VII: Skull of Silence's entry
