Conan#5 (11696)
Cover: Barry Windsor-Smith
Conan #5 (11696)
“The Dweller in the Dark”
writer Roy Thomas · artist, inker, colorist Barry Windsor-Smith · colorist Mimi Gold · letterer Sam Rosen · cover Barry Windsor-Smith
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Full credits
writer Roy Thomas
artist, inker, colorist Barry Windsor-Smith
colorist Mimi Gold
letterer Sam Rosen
cover pencils, inks Barry Windsor-Smith
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Conan becomes Captain of the royal guard in the small city-state of Zahmahn as well as the lover of Queen Fatima. When the Queen catches Conan with the servant girl Yaila in a delicate situation, she leaves them in the dungeon to be devoured by the Dweller in the Dark. They manage to escape, however, and Conan throws the Queen to the monster. According to tradition, Zahmahn can only be ruled by a female sovereign, so Conan nominates Yaila as the new queen.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).