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Conan Classic#8
Cover: Barry Windsor-Smith & John Romita & Sal Buscema & John Romita

Conan Classic #8

Jan 1995 · Marvel · 1.50 USD; 2.05 CAD
“The Keepers of the Crypt”

Conan comes across the ruins of the ancient city of Lanjau, where he battles a giant lizard. He meets a nameless mercenary and they both decide to work together in order to retrieve the lost treasure of Lanjau. Undead creatures, keepers of the crypt, try to stop them but are defeated by sunlight. An earthquake buries the mercenary, Lanjau and the treasure. Conan comes to a nearby village, where he once again meets Jenna. When soldiers come to arrest him, Conan and Jenna flee village on horse.

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writer Robert E. Howard · writer Roy Thomas · artist Barry Smith · inker Tom Sutton · inker Tom Palmer · colorist Marie Severin · colorist Stan Goldberg · letterer Sam Rosen · cover Barry Windsor-SmithJohn RomitaSal BuscemaJohn Romita

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Full credits

writer Roy Thomas
colorist Marie Severin
colorist Stan Goldberg
letterer Sam Rosen
cover pencils Barry Windsor-Smith
cover pencils John Romita
cover inks Sal Buscema
cover inks John Romita

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Conan comes across the ruins of the ancient city of Lanjau, where he battles a giant lizard. He meets a nameless mercenary and they both decide to work together in order to retrieve the lost treasure of Lanjau. Undead creatures, keepers of the crypt, try to stop them but are defeated by sunlight. An earthquake buries the mercenary, Lanjau and the treasure. Conan comes to a nearby village, where he once again meets Jenna. When soldiers come to arrest him, Conan and Jenna flee village on horse.

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