Savage Sword of Conan #227-228

[Col_Fury]

SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #227 (November 1994)
By Roy Thomas & Mark Pennington

APPEARANCES:
Conan, Corin (Conan’s father), Greshan (Conan’s mother), Cimmerians of Snowhawk tribe (inc Rion (adventurer), Mala, Drasil, Rorem, Jongalt), a bull

SYNOPSIS:
It’s Conan’s 15th birthday. His father wants him to be a blacksmith like him, but Conan wants to be an adventurer like Rion. Conan performs in the Cimmerian rite of manhood by wrestling a bull, and he kills it. When it’s revealed Rorem stabbed the bull to make it angry, Conan kills Rorem. Conan prepares for the nocturnal portion of the ritual, which will be tomorrow night.

NOTE:
Conan was named after Corin’s father, Conan (revealed here). That means Drogin from COB 117 was Greshan’s father.

Tomorrow night is COB 48-FB.

2nd Story:
By Roy Thomas & Rey Garcia

APPEARANCES:
Conan, Barachan Buccaneers (inc Borus, Fabio, Abimael, Tono), Stygian crew (inc a mummy)

FLASHBACK:
Recap of SAVSCO 45.
SYNOPSIS:
Conan and his pirates attack a Stygian ship. They find no treasure but they do find a mummy. They toss it into the sea and burn the boat.

NOTE:
Adapted from the poem “Treasure” by Jim Neal.

A sequel to SAVSCO 45.

Borus is named here, but the other (surviving) crew members from SAVSCO 45 should also he here.

3rd Story:
By Roy Thomas & Ernie Chan

APPEARANCES:
Conan, Jongor, Kioga, Palos (dog), the damned thing

SYNOPSIS:
In Nemedia’s Darkwood, Conan comes across an invisible monster attacking some hunters. Conan tries to cut it but his sword clangs off armor. Conan lures into water so he can see it better and eventually kills it. The hunter asks why they couldn’t see it; Conan says there are sounds humans can’t hear but dogs can, the same must be true for colors.

NOTE:
Freely adapted from “The Damned Thing” by Ambrose Pierce.

Conan recently battled the demon wizard Unus in the Border Kingdom. I’m not finding mention of this guy anywhere, but Conan did fight the demon wizard Unos in COB 50-51, and the geography fits. Even though it's out of order (the third story before the second) I think this is what was intended.

Followed by CONAN FILE: TOYS, a look at the action figures based on the animated Conan the Adventurer series.

4th Story:
By Roy Thomas & Fred Harper

APPEARANCES:
King Conan, Publius, Count Ascalante (corpse), Gromel (corpse), Volmana (corpse), Rinaldo (corpse), Baron Dion (corpse) & his servants (corpses), Thoth-Amon, Aquilonians (inc Capt. Saludas, Willem, Thesillus)

FLASHBACK:
Recap of CO@ 2.
SYNOPSIS:
King Conan decides to go after Baron Dion with his guards for his role in trying to overthrow him. They arrive at Dion’s villa where they find nothing but corpses; they’re quickly surrounded by an energy dome which kills one of Conan’s guards. Thoth-Amon projects his image to Conan, reveals his part in the plot, tells him the trap he set was for Ascalante and leaves. A guard is set on fire by drinking water. Lava spews out of a fish statue and kills another. Conan realizes his phoenix sword handle is protecting him and uses it to open the dome.

NOTE:
A sequel to REH’s “The Phoenix on the Sword.”

SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #228 (December 1994)
By Roy Thomas & Alex Nino

APPEARANCES:
Conan, Prince Achmar, Princess Kassa, King Kerbogha, Athros army (inc Lord Zhenkri, Kratis, Norwal), Corinthian army, Polopponi reidents

SYNOPSIS:
Conan, Prince Achmar and the Corinthian army fight against the Athros army. Conan and the Corinthians surrender to free Achmar's sister, but they're taken prisoner. The sibling are reunited, though Kassa doesn't recognize her twin brother because they were separated at birth. Achmar is blinded then killed by by Zhenkri's whip and Conan is enslaved. Conan soon frees himself and Princess Kassa and brings her to her father, King Kerbogha, who shuns her because of a believed curse. Later, Conan frees Kassa and plots to kill Zhenkri. Conan sneaks into the Athros camp and kills Zhemkri. Conan returns to Kassa and learns she's now blind for casting a spell to help Conan. Conan wanders off.

NOTE:
Partly adapted from "The Lion of Tiberias" by REH.

Followed by "Conan Comes Alive," a guide to the Conan the Adventurer animated series episodes, by Josh Cohen.

2nd Story:
By Roy Thomas & Pablo Marcos

APPEARANCES:
Conan, a winged-lady, hawk-winged men

SYNOPSIS:
On his way to Shondakar, Conan battles hawk-winged men to protect a winged lady.

NOTE:
A poem by Roy, illustrated by Pablo Marcos.

Chronologies!

ABIMAEL
SAVSCO 45
SAVSCO 227/2

ASCALANTE, COUNT
CO@ 2
SAVSCO 227/4

BORUS
SAVSCO 45
SAVSCO 227/2

CORIN
COB 117-FB-FB
{COB 1-FB}
SAVSCO 227 (1 - 11)
KCO 19-FB-OP
SAVSCO 227 (12 - 15)

DION, BARON
SAVSCO 214
{CO@ 2}
*SAVSCO 227/4

FABIO
SAVSCO 45
SAVSCO 227/2

GRESHAN
COB 117-FB-FB
{COB 1-FB}
SAVSCO 227 (1 - 11)
KCO 19-FB-OP
SAVSCO 227 (12 - 15)

GROMEL
CO@ 2
SAVSCO 227/4

KING KERBOGHA
SAVSCO 228

MALA
SAVT 4 (4:4)-FB
SAVSCO 227 (1 - 11)
KCO 19-FB-OP
SAVSCO 227 (12 - 15)
SAVT 4 (4:5 - 4:7)-FB
SAVT 4

PRINCE ACHMAR
SAVSCO 228

PRINCESS KASSA
SAVSCO 228

PUBLIUS
SAVSCO 214
{CO@ 2}
*SAVSCO 227/4 (remove brackets)
CO@ 5
…..

RINALDO
SAVSCO 214
{CO@ 2}
*SAVSCO 227/4

THOTH-AMON
……
CO@ 2
*SAVSCO 227/4
KCO 1
……

TONO
SAVSCO 45
SAVSCO 227/2

VOLMANA, COUNT
SAVSCO 214
{CO@ 2}
*SAVSCO 227/4

As good a time as any, I suppose:

CONAN
COB 117-FB-FB
{COB 1 (14:4)-FB}
COB 119-FB
COB 178
SAVT 4 (4:4)-FB
GSCO 1 (15:2)-FB
COB 130-FB
COB 128-FB
[SAVSCO 89]
COB 251-FB-FB
[SAVSCO 203/2]
**COB 48-FB (move from here)
*SAVSCO 227 (1 - 11)
KCO 9-FB
*SAVSCO 227 (12 - 15)
*COB 48-FB (move to here)
COB 8-FB
COB 1 (14:5)-FB
COB 145-FB
SAVSCO 6/2-FB
SAVSCO 6/2
[SAVSCO 83/2]
[SAVSCO 182/2]
SAVSCO 219/2-FB
COB 211-FB
SAVT 4 (4:5 - 4:7)-FB
COB 31-FB
COB 1
COB 2
COB 69-FB
[SAVSCO 39]
COB 254-FB
COB 92
COB 3-FB
COB 3
COB 201-FB
[SAVSCO 180]
[SAVSCO 174]
COB 4
COB 5
COB 6
COB:HOA
SAVSCO 8
COB 7
COB 8
COB 9
COB 10
COB 11-FB
COB 11
COB 12
SAVSCO 53
SAVSCO 54-FB
SAVSCO 54
SAVSCO 55
SAVSCO 217
SAVSCO 218/2
SAVSCO 56
SAVSCO 57
SAVSCO 58
COB 116
[SAVSCO 100/2]
[SAVSCO 91/2]
[SAVSCO 77]
SAVSCO 213/2
COB 13 (1 - 15:2)
FF 405
COB 13 (15:3 - 22)
CO:DCIG 1
CO:DCIG 2
CO:DCIG 3
COB 14
COB 15
COB 17
COB 18
COB 19
COB 20
COB 21
COB 23
COB 24
COB 25
COB 26
COB 251 (2 - 21)-FB
COB 27
COB 28
COB 29
[SAVSCO 132-FB]
COB 30
COB 31
COB 32-FB
COB 32
COB 33
COB 34
COB 35
SAVSCO 153/2-FB
SAVSCO 153/2
COB 95 (11:5)-FB
COB 36
COB 37
SAVSCO 233-FB
SAVSCO 3/4-FB
SAVSCO 3/4
[SAVSCO 115/2]
[SAVSCO 123/2]
COB 38
COB 39
SAVSCO 207
SAVSCO 208
SAVSCO 209
SAVSCO 210
M/SSPEC 9
COB 40
COB 41
COB 42
SAVSCO 1
GSCO 1 (15:3)-FB
COB 43 (1 - 12)
DSSS 11/2-FB
COB 43 (13 - 18)
COB 44
SAVT 5
COB 45
SAVT 4 (6 - 7)-FB
SAVT 4
SAVT 1
[SAVSCO 34]
COB 46
COB 47
COB 48
COB 49
COB 50
COB 51
*SAVSCO 227/3
COB 52
COB 53
COB 54
COB 55
COB 56
COB 57
COB 58
COB 59
COB 60
COB 61
COB 62
COB 63
COB 65
COB 66 (1 - 16)
COB 66 (17) ~ M/FEA2 6
COB 67
M/FEA2 7
COB 68
COB 69
COB 70
COB 71
COB 72
COB 73
COB 74
COB 75
COB 76
COB 77
COB 79-FB
COB 79
COB 80
COB 81
COB 82
COB 83
[SAVSCO 97]
COB 84
COB 85
COB 86
COB 88
COB 89
COB 90
COB 91
COB 93
COB 94
COB 95 (2:4 - 3:3)-FB
COB 95
COB 96
COB 97
COB 98
COB 99
COSAV 2/2
COSAV 3/2
COSAV 4/2
COB 100
SAVSCO 219
SAVSCO 220
COB 101
COB 105 (2:2)-FB
COB 102
COB 103
COB 104
COB 105 (2:3 - 2:6)-FB
COB 105
COB 106
COB 107
COB 108
COB 109
COB 110
COB 111
COB 112
COB 113
COB 114
COB 115
COB 117-FB
COB 117
COB 118
COB 119
COB 120
COB 121
COB 122
COB 123
COB 124
COB 125
COB 126
CO@ 6-FB
CO@ 6
COB 127
COB 128
COB 129
COB 130
COB 131
COB 132
COB 133
COB 134
COB 135
COB 136
COB 137
COB 138
COB 139
COB 140-FB
COB 140
COB 141
COB 142
COB 143
COB 144
COB 145
COB 146
COB 147
COB 148
COB 149
COB 150
COB 151
COB 152
COB 153
COB 154
CO@ 8
COB 155
COB 156
COB 157
COB 158
COB 159
COB 160
COB 161
COB 162
COB 163
COB 164
COB 165
COB 166
COB 167
COB 168
COB 169
COB 170
CO@ 10
COB 186
COB 221
CO@ 9
[SAVSCO 182]
[SAVSCO 185]
[SAVSCO 116]
COB2 1
COB2 2
COB2 3
[SAVSCO 115]
[SAVSCO 61]
[SAVSCO 36 (1 - 49)]
COB 262 (4)-FB
[SAVSCO 36 (50)]
COB 262 (5 - 21)-FB
[SAVSCO 185/2]
[SAVSCO 177]
SAVSCO 12-FB
[SAVSCO 186]
[SAVSCO 171]
COB 171
COB 172
COB 173
COB 174
COB 175
COB 176
COB 177
COB 178-FB
COB 185-FB
COB 179
COB 180
COB 181
COB 182
COB 183
COB 184
COB 185
COB 187
COB 188
COB 189
COB 190
COB 191
COB 192
COB 193 (1 - 7)
COB 194-FB
COB 193 (8 - 22)
COB 194
COB 208-FB
COB 195
COB 196
COB 197
COB 198
COB 199
CO@ 12
COB 200
COB 201
COB 202
COB 203
CO@ 11
COB 204
COB 205
COB 206
COB 207
COB 208
COB 209
COB 210
COB 211
COB 212
COB 213
COB 214
COB 215
COB 216
COB 251 (22:3)-FB
COB 217
COB 218
COB 219
COB 220
COB 222
COB 223
COB 224
COB 225
COB 226
COB 227
COB 228
COB 229
COB 230
COB 231
[SAVSCO 74]
[SAVSCO 101]
M/GN:COBSOS
[SAVSCO 66]
SAVSCO 213/3
[SAVSCO 136]
[SAVSCO 80]
[SAVSCO 116/2]
[SAVSCO 108/2]
M/GN 19
[SAVSCO 117]
SAVSCO 216
COB 250-FB
[SAVSCO 155]
[SAVSCO 111]
COB 241
COB 242
COB 243
COB 244
COB 245
COB 246
COB 247
COB 248
SAVSCO 2 (10 - 19)
COB 249 (1 - 4:4)
SAVSCO 2 (20 - 23:5)
COB 249 (6:1 - 6:2)
SAVSCO 2 (23:6 - 24:2)
COB 249 (6:6 - 7:2)
SAVSCO 2 (24:3 - 24:4)
COB 249 (7:3 - 8:1)-OP
SAVSCO 2 (24:5 - 26:1)
COB 249 (8:4 - 8:6)
SAVSCO 2 (26:2 - 26:3)-OP
COB 249 (9:3 - 9:6)
SAVSCO 2 (27:1 - 27:3)
COB 249 (10:2 - 10:4)
SAVSCO 2 (27:4 - 30:4)
COB 249 (12:5)-OP
SAVSCO 2 (30:5 - 31:1)
COB 249 (13:1 - 13:4)-OP
SAVSCO 2 (31:2 - 31:3)
COB 249 (13:6 - 14:4)
SAVSCO 2 (31:4 - 31:6)
COB 249 (14:5 - 14:7)
SAVSCO 2 (31:7 - 32:2)-OP
COB 249 (15 - 20:6)
SAVSCO 2 (32:3 - 36)
COB 249 (21:7 - 22)
COB 250
COB 251
SAVSCO 3
COB 252-FB
[SAVSCO 98/2]
[SAVSCO 181/2]
[SAVSCO 29]
COB 252
COB 253
COB 254
COB 255
COB 256
COB 257
COB 258
COB 259
COB 260
COB 261
COB 262
COB 263
COB 264
COB 265
COB 266
COB 267
COB 268
COB 269
COB 270
COB 271
COB 272
COB 273
COB 274
COB 275
SAVSCO 218
SAVSCO 219/2
SAVSCO 220/2
SAVSCO 221/2
CO:ROOT
SAVSCO 223/2
SAVSCO 224/2
SAVSCO 226
SAVSCO 229
SAVSCO 230
SAVSCO 231
SAVSCO 232
SAVSCO 233
SAVSCO 234/2
SAVSCO 235/2
[SAVSCO 131]
[SAVSCO 110]
[SAVSCO 160]
SAVSCO 4-FB
SAVSCO 4
[SAVSCO 62]
COV.RUNE
M/GN:COR-FB
M/GN:COR
M/SSPEC 2 (7:4 - 8)-FB
[SAVSCO 38]
CORG
SAVSCO 223
SAVSCO 224
SAVSCO 5 (9:3 - 11:4)-FB
SAVSCO 5 (1 - 42)
SAVSCO 5 (43 - 44:5)-FB
SAVSCO 5 (43 - 55)
SAVSCO 6
SAVSCO 7
SAVSCO 9
[SAVSCO 76]
[SAVSCO 87]
[SAVSCO 88]
[SAVSCO 91/3]
[SAVSCO 183]
[SAVSCO 63]
[SAVSCO 102]
[SAVSCO 35]
SAVSCO 11
SAVSCO 12
[SAVSCO 28]
[SAVSCO 65]
M/SAGA 1
[SAVSCO 14]
SAVSCO 211/2
SAVSCO 212/2
SAVSCO 44
*SAVSCO 228
SAVSCO 221-FB
SAVSCO 221
[SAVSCO 37]
M/SSPEC 2 (6:2 - 6:3)-FB
[SAVSCO 189/2]
[SAVSCO 15]
SAVSCO 31
SAVSCO 32
[SAVSCO 165]
*[SAVSCO 111/2]
*[SAVSCO 85]
*[SAVSCO 86]
*[SAVSCO 113/2]
*SAVSCO 228/2
*[SAVSCO 16]
*[SAVSCO 17]
*[SAVSCO 18]
[SAVSCO 19]
SAVSCO 179/2
[SAVSCO 95]
[SAVSCO 181]
SJNS-FB
SAVSCO 222/2
TCORPS 3
[SAVSCO 128]
[SAVSCO 178]
SAVSCO 144
SAVSCO 145
[SAVSCO 114]
[SAVSCO 99]
SAVSCO 45
*SAVSCO 227/2 (remove brackets)
[SAVSCO 190]
[SAVSCO 206]
M/SSPEC 2
[SAVSCO 73 (1 - 4:4)]
SAVSCO 225 (12:6)-FB
[SAVSCO 73 (4:5 - 49)]
[SAVSCO 122]
[SAVSCO 94]
SAVSCO 40
SAVSCO 41-FB
SAVSCO 41
SAVSCO 42
SAVSCO 43
[SAVSCO 68]
[SAVSCO 69]
SAVSCO 225 (13:1 - 13:3)-FB
SAVSCO 225
SAVT 2
SAVT 3
SAVT 3/3
SAVSCO 211
SAVSCO 212
SAVSCO 213
SAVSCO 215
SAVSCO 217/2
GSCO 1 (15:4)-FB
[SAVSCO 25]
[SAVSCO 107]
SAVSCO 170
SAVSCO 179
[SAVSCO 133]
[SAVSCO 27]
SAVSCO 46
COK 20 (27:5 - 29:2)-FB
COK 23-FB
COK 20 (29:5 - 33:4)-FB
SAVSCO 48 (47:6 - 48:2)-FB
SAVSCO 47-FB
SAVSCO 47
SAVSCO 48
[SAVSCO 59/2]
[SAVSCO 76/2]
SAVSCO 49
SAVSCO 50
SAVSCO 51-FB
SAVSCO 51
SAVSCO 52 (1 - 32)
GSCO 1 (16:2)-FB
SAVSCO 52 (33:1 - 33:3)
GSCO 1 (16:3 - 16:4)-FB
SAVSCO 52 (33:4 - 34:3)
COK 20 (34:5 - 34:7)-FB
SAVSCO 52 (34:4 - 35:3)
COK 20 (35:1)-FB
SAVSCO 52 (35:4)
COK 20 (35:2)-FB
SAVSCO 52 (35:5)
COK 20 (35:3)-FB
SAVSCO 52 (35:6 - 37:3)
GSCO 1 (16:5)-FB
SAVSCO 52 (37:4)]
GSCO 1 (16:6)-FB
SAVSCO 52 (37:5 - 43)
SAVSCO 214
CO@ 2
*SAVSCO 227/4 (remove brackets)
[SAVSCO 205/2]
[SAVSCO 30]
GSCO 1
GSCO 2-FB
GSCO 2
GSCO 3
GSCO 4
SAVSCO 8/4
SAVSCO 10
CO@ 4
CO@ 5 (1 - 26:1)
CO@ 5-FB
CO@ 5 (26:2 - 33)
KCO 5-FB
KCO 6-FB
KCO 7-FB
KCO 8-FB
COK 52-FB
COK 20 (22:2 - 23:4)-FB
COK 20 (21:4)-FB
SAVSCO 166
SAVSCO 167
SAVSCO 168
SAVSCO 169
COSAV 4
[SAVSCO 177/3]
KCO 1-FB
KCO 1
KCO 2-FB
KCO 2
KCO 3
KCO 4 (3:6 - 4:2)-FB
KCO 4 (1 - 22)
KCO 4 (30:5 - 31:2)-FB
KCO 4 (23 - 24)
P@ 2/4 (5:5)-FB
KCO 4 (25 - 27)
KCO 4 (33:3)-FB
KCO 4 (28:1 - 28:3)
KCO 4 (33:4)-FB
KCO 4 (28:4 - 33)
P@ 2/4 (5:6)-FB
KCO 5
KCO 6-OP
KCO 7
KCO 8
COK 21/2-FB
COK 22/2-FB
KCO 9
KCO 10
KCO 11
KCO 12
KCO 13
KCO 14
KCO 15
KCO 18-FB
KCO 16
KCO 17
KCO 18
KCO 19
COK 52/2-FB
COK 54/2-FB
COK 27-FB
COK 20
COK 21-FB
COK 22-FB
COK 21
COK 22
COK 23
COK 24-FB
COK 24/2
COK 25
COK 26-FB
COK 26
COK 50-FB
COK 27
COK 28 (1 - 13)
COK 50 (1 - 11)
COK 28 (14 - 38)
COK 50 (14:4 - 38)
COK 51
COK 52
COK 53
COK 53/2
COK 54/2
COK 55
COK 29
COK 30
COK 31
COK 32
COK 33
COK 34
COK 35
COK 36
COK 37
COK 38
COK 39
COK 40
COK 41
COK 42
COK 43
COK 44
COK 45
COK 46
COK 47
COK 48-FB
COK 48
COK 49
CO@ 7-FB
CO@ 7
M/GN:COISLES
COSAV 10