Conan the Barbarian #71

Name: Conan the Barbarian #71
Brand: Marvel

Feb 1977 · Marvel · 0.30 USD

“The Secret of Ashtoreth!”

In "The Secret of Ashtoreth!", Conan and Belit flee the cursed island city of Kelka, where they free the captive Astarta before the city is swallowed by a wrathful sea-god. Betrayed by Kawaku and forced into deadly conflict, Belit confronts Akkheba in a moment of desperate fury. Roy Thomas's gripping tale, illustrated with dynamic precision by John Buscema and Ernie Chan, unfolds in a world where ancient gods and treachery shape fate—while Gil Kane's striking cover captures the storm-laden dread of the island's doom.

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writer Roy Thomas · artist John Buscema · inker Ernie Chan · colorist Michele Wolfman · letterer John Costanza · cover Gil Kane, Ernie Chan

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Full credits

writer Roy Thomas

artist John Buscema

inker Ernie Chan

colorist Michele Wolfman

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils Gil Kane

cover inks Ernie Chan

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Setting: Island city of Kelka. Conan and Belit escape and free Astarta. City of Kelka is destroyed by a sea-god. Kawaku betrays Conan and Belit. Belit kills Akkheba.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).