Traveling the Road of Kings through Shadizar the Wicked, Conan saves the life of a beautiful noblewoman, who promises to help the barbarian free his soul from a bewitched mirror. Plus: Conan meets Solomon Kane, and the reimagining by Eisner Hall of Famers Roy Thomas and John Buscema of Marvel's very first Conan story!
The Savage Sword of Conan features over 500 pages of Conan tales never-before collected and out of print for over twenty years! Collects Conan stories from Marvel's The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #213-223
Praise for a previous volume of Savage Sword of Conan: "Strongly recommended for fans of heroic fantasy adventure." --Library Journal "This was one of the best comics that Marvel ever produced and we have to thank Dark Horse for making these stories available again to Conan fans." --Mania
Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.
Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.