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The Savage Sword of Conan#12
Cover: Boris Vallejo

The Savage Sword of Conan #12

Jun 1976 · Marvel · 1.00 USD
“The Haunters of Castle Crimson [Part I]”

In "The Haunters of Castle Crimson [Part I]," Conan stumbles upon a cursed castle where the past refuses to stay buried—twenty years after his betrayal, the skeletons of Mordek’s victims rise from their rotting tombs to claim their vengeance. Written by Roy Thomas and Robert E. Howard, with dynamic artwork by John Buscema and Alfredo Alcalá, this issue delivers a chilling blend of sword and sorcery, all framed by Boris Vallejo’s striking cover.

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writer Roy Thomas · writer Robert E. Howard · artist John Buscema · inker Alfredo Alcala · cover Boris Vallejo

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writer Roy Thomas
cover pencils, inks Boris Vallejo

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Mordek hides in the secret passageway where the bodies of those he betrayed twenty years earlier are left to rot. The skeletons come to life and begin their revenge.

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