Conan the Barbarian: the Horn of Azoth GN

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CONAN THE BARBARIAN: HORN OF AZOTH GN (1990)
By Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas & Mike Docherty

APPEARANCES:
Conan, Azoth (ancient god, also in fb), Gambinus (corpse), Luda (Shadizar judge), Rammon (priest of Ibis), Natari (Karanthes’ daughter), Karanthes (sorcerer/priest of Azoth, dies), Rammon (son of Rammon, wizard in raining), Strabo (Natari’s eunuch bodyguard), Temple of Ibis guards (inc Shumballa, Dahomi, Amboola), Moria (priest of Azoth), Azoth worshippers, Shadizar residents, Kezanki warriors

FLASHBACK:
Millennia ago, Azoth is defeated when his horn is torn from his head.
SYNOPSIS:
In Shadizar, Conan discovers his pal Gambinus has been executed for thievery. Conan kills the person who pressed charges against Gambinus. Conan is eventually arrested and sentenced to death as well, but Natari (a lovely young woman) frees Conan and hires him to help her steal some artifacts; her father (Karanthes) wants to resurrect Azoth using the artifacts. After some shenanigans, Conan foils Karanthes’ plot and defeats the resurrected Azoth by tearing the horn from Azoth’s head. Conan wanders off.

NOTE:
The Karanthes seen here is not the same Karanthes seen in COB 7, 67-68, 115 & M/FEA2 6. This Karanthes has a white beard and worships Azoth, that other Karanthes has no beard and worships Ibis. Also, this Karanthes dies here.

In his CONAN SAGA chronology, Roy put this between COB 6-7.

Fun bit: according to this GN’s introduction, this is based on the original screenplay (by Thomas & Conway!) for the Conan movie sequel. Obviously, Universal went in a similar but different direction.

Chronologies!

AZOTH
COB:HOA-FB
COB:HOA

CONAN
……
COB 6
*COB:HOA
COB 7
……

KARENTHES II
COB:HOA