Comics:Conan Saga Vol 1 1
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| "The Coming of Conan!"
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| "Lair of the Beast-Men!"
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| "Twilight of the Grim Grey God!"
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My life is for me to give -- not for you to take. And -- I do not choose to give it. Yet, perhaps men shall sing one last song of boastful Gondur. If so, they'll say he was the first man of the Vanir to fall before the slicing sword of... Conan the Cimmerian! 
- -- Conan
- -- Conan
Appearing in "The Coming of Conan!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Olav
- Tara
Villains:
- Gondur
- Hothar
- Sharkosh
- Volff the Wily
Other Characters:
- King Kull (Appears in flashback and main story)
Locations:
- Egypt (Cameo)
- Aquilonia (Cameo)
- Cimmeria (Appears in flashback and main story)
- Valusia (Appears in flashback and main story)
- Vanaheim
Items:
- Great Sphinx (Cameo)
- Conan's sword
- Star-Stone
Synopsis for "The Coming of Conan!"
A twenty-year old barbarian from Cimmeria named Conan joins with an Aesir raiding party and their invasion of Vanaheim. Conan kills a soldier named Gondur then saves the life of an Aesir named Olav. From a high vantage point, the Vanir leader Volff the Wily watches the battle. He realizes that his men will fail to safeguard the gorge, so he instead decides to flee with his lieutenant Hothar. They tell the other Vanir that they go to call upon the favor of the Gods. They travel north across the mountains until they find a cave for shelter. The inside of the cave appears as if it is a massive temple. Inside is an aged shaman named Sharkosh, and his young maiden Tara. Sharkosh tells them that he safeguards the power of Star-Stone - a device that can project images of the past and the future. Sharkosh requires the sacrifice of a powerful fighter. Volff tells him of the dark maned barbarian he had seen assisting the Aesir. While the villains conspire with one another, Conan and Olaf fight off a trio of winged demon fighters. The winged monsters attack both the Vanir and the Aesir. One of them kills Olav then attacks Conan. It flies Conan high into the air then drops him to the ground where he falls unconscious. When he awakens, he is inside Sharkosh's cavern temple. He sees fantastic images projected by the Star-Stone, including a vision of himself being crowned as a king. Conan knows that the Star-Stone is responsible for spawning the winged monsters that killed Olav. He breaks free of his cage and runs for the stone. Picking it up, he heaves it against a wall until it shatters. An explosion of supernatural energy kills Sharkosh, Volff and Hothar, but Conan manages to grab Tara and dive for safety. Tara explains that she is actually from the same dimension as the winged monsters, but in order for her to remain in this world, another must take her place in her own reality. Sharkosh intended on creating a spell of transference on Conan so that he would unwillingly take Tara's place. With the Star-Stone destroyed, Tara fades away and returns to her home dimension.
Appearing in "Lair of the Beast-Men!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Kiord
Villains:
- Beast-Men
- Gha-Kree
- Har-Lann
- Zha-Gorr
Other Characters:
- Moira
Locations:
- Aesgaard
- Brutheim
- The Land of Always Light
Items:
- Conan's sword
- Conan's war helm
Synopsis for "Lair of the Beast-Men!"
While traveling through Aesgaard, Conan comes upon the dead remains of a giant Beast-Man. He then spies a young woman shivering in the snow. He chases after her hoping to ask her some questions, but she runs away. The woman, Moira, baits Conan into a trap and he is ambushed by two brutish ape men. The beasts lay him low with a blow across the back of the head and drag him down into their underground kingdom of Brutheim. They place him inside of a dungeon filled with "manlings". These men have been raised in slavery and have never once traveled to the surface world. The leader of the slaves is the Chief Thrall, Kiord. Kiord befriends Conan, but tells him that dreams of escaping confinement are futile. Later, Conan is marched out into the middle of a battle arena and presented to the Beast-Men's king, Gha-Kree. He is stripped of his war helm and Conan fights back, but he is quickly overwhelmed. Gha-Kree is impressed with the Cimmerian's temerity and decides that he will be of great sport in the arena games. Conan is taken back to his cell. Kiord offers Conan a sharpened stone should he wish to take his own life. Conan scoffs at the notion, indicating that he still intends to fight back. He is brought back out into the arena and forced to fight against a savage snow-lion. Conan kills the lion with Kiord's rock knife and the sight of victory inspires Kiord to revolt. He breaks free of his cage and his followers run out into the arena. The Beast-Men are shocked but such never before seen courage and are unsure how to react. Many run in fear. Conan and Kiord press against one of the Beast-Men's wheeled battering rams and push it towards the king's throne. The battering ram smashes through the pillars of the arena causing one side of the structure to collapse. During the frenzy, King Zha-Gorr comes up behind Kiord and strikes him dead. Conan leaps in anger and slashes the king across the back of his neck with his sword. The other Beast-Men are either buried beneath the rubble or have fled the arena. Conan takes Zha-Gorr's crown and places it on Kiord's lifeless head, proclaiming him "First among men".
Appearing in "Twilight of the Grim Grey God!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Dunlang
- Eevin
- King Brian
Villains:
- Borri, the Grey God
- Choosers of the Slain
- Malachi
- King Tomar
- Kormlada
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "Twilight of the Grim Grey God!"
Synopsis not yet written
Notes
- This issue reprints the following issues of Conan the Barbarian in black and white:
Trivia
- Includes a map of Hyboria.
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Recommended Reading
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