Publishers / Dark Horse / The Chronicles of Conan (2003) / #8
8August 2005
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The Chronicles of Conan #8

Dark Horse · August 2005

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Identification plate

Series
The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003 series)
Issue
#8
Issue title
The Tower of Blood and Other Stories
Publication date
August 2005
Key date
2005-08-10
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Books
Price
$16.95
Pages
164

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Brothers of the Blade and Other Storiescover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Steve Gan
1noneillustration1pencils: Mike Ploog; inks: Mike Ploog; editing: Roy Thomas
2nonecredits, title page3letters: typeset
3The Altar and the Scorpion!comic story18script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Peter Dawes, Wil Glass, Ian Sokoliwski; letters: John Costanza; editing: Roy ThomasConan; Tara of Hanumar (first appearance)
4Brothers of the Blade!comic story18script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Frank Springer; colors: Peter Dawes, Wil Glass, Ian Sokoliwski; letters: John Costanza; editing: Roy ThomasConan; blade brothers; Slicer; Steel-Skull; Tara; Clawfoot
5The Oracle of Ophir!comic story18script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Peter Dawes, Wil Glass, Ian Sokoliwski; letters: John Costanza; editing: Roy ThomasConan
6A Shadow on the Land!comic story18script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Peter Dawes, Wil Glass, Ian Sokoliwski; letters: John Costanza; editing: Roy ThomasConan
7The Strange High Tower in the Mist!comic story19script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Peter Dawes, Wil Glass, Ian Sokoliwski; letters: John Costanza; editing: Roy ThomasConan; Tara; Yusef; Mad Jakk (introduction, death?)
8Incident in Argos!comic story18script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Mike Ploog; inks: Mike Ploog; colors: Peter Dawes, Wil Glass, Ian Sokoliwski; letters: Joe Rosen; editing: Roy ThomasConan; Tara; Yusef; Royal Guard; a nameless captain (dies); Publio; Cenzo; Murivo; Tonio; Momratha; Ephemero Portus (dies); Sergeant Vorio
9Queen of the Black Coast!comic story19script: Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Steve Gan; colors: Peter Dawes, Wil Glass, Ian Sokoliwski; letters: John Costanza, Joe Rosen; editing: Roy ThomasConan; Royal Guard; Captain Tito (dies); Yusef (in flashback); Tara (in flashback); captain in the Royal Guard (in flashback, dies); Sergeant Vorio; Ephemero Portus (in flashback, dies); Sirens; Bêlit; Black Corsairs; Odongo (dies); N'yaga
10The Ballad of Belit!comic story17script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Steve Gan; colors: Peter Dawes, Wil Glass, Ian Sokoliwski; letters: Joe Rosen; editing: Roy ThomasConan; Black Corsairs [Bêlit (origin); M'Gora; N'yaga the Shaman]; nameless Stygian priest; King Athrahasis (Belit's father, in flashback, dies?); the Shemite Royal Guard (in flashback); King Nim-Karrak (Belit's uncle, in flashback); Chief Uzumi (dies, in flashback); Bird-Riders; Birds-That-Run; Der
11Long Live the Queen!text article5script: Roy Thomas
12The Chronicles of Conanpromo (ad from the publisher)4
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1

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