| Conan the Barbarian #105 | |
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| Date: | Dec, 1979 |
| Cover: | John Buscema |
| Writer: | Roy Thomas |
| Penciller: | John Buscema |
| Inker: | Ernie Chan |
| Colorist: | Ben Sean |
| Letterer: | Joe Rosen |
| Editor: | Roy Thomas |
| Title: | "Whispering Shadows!" |
Major Characters[]
Minor Characters[]
- Bamulas (Last appearance in CB-104; no further appearances to date).
- Stygians (First and only appearance to date). All die in this issue. Kaspa and Merap named.
Locations[]
- The Black Kingdoms
Time Frame[]
- Several days
Synopsis[]
After several months of Conan's rule, a drought and plague have hit the Bamulas, and the shaman blame Conan. Conan knocks a witch-man aside, which brings down the wrath of the suspicious tribe upon his head, and he flees, heading north to Kush. After days of crossing the forests and eventual savanna, and fighting off wild animals, Conan finds an ancient stone fortress in partial ruins in which he seeks shelter from a storm. He doesn't notice a creature made of mists and shadows hover above and he falls asleep to the sounds of thunder as a band of Stygians, seeking slaves in the Black Kingdoms, also arrive. The being, made of hundreds of spirits begin to coalesce into a physical form in order to kill Conan, but is distracted by the crowd of men. Conan is awakened by thunder and notes the amorphous shape on the stairs and when a guard is sent up the stairs to investigate the upper area, the spirit takes the form of a many-headed and tentacled beast that rolls over the Stygians. Conan doesn't wait to see how the battle goes and climbs down an outside wall. He kills the Stygian sentry outside and steals a horse, continuing north to Kush.
Reprinted[]
- The Chronicles of Conan 13 - Whispering Shadows and Other Stories
Notes[]
- Based on the story "The Castle of Terror" by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter
- The name of the story was altered to "The Whispering Terror" because Marvel policy did not allow the word "terror" in a story title.
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