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Conan: Death Covered in Gold#1
Cover: Geof Isherwood & Scott Hanna

Conan: Death Covered in Gold #1

Sep 1999 · Marvel · 2.99 USD; 4.50 CAD
“Golden Shadows”

In "Golden Shadows," Conan crosses paths with Silus and his daughter Marni in the dusty town of Khorala, where a long-forgotten gold mine holds more than just treasure. When Silus hires Conan as a bodyguard for the dangerous dig, the journey into Ororium’s depths quickly turns deadly—first with ambushes, then with a monstrous worm that strikes without warning. With Roy Thomas scripting and John Buscema’s legendary art bringing the savage world to life, this first issue of *Conan: Death Covered in Gold* sets a grim, relentless tone. Geof Isherwood and Scott Hanna’s cover captures the tale’s shadowed, perilous mood.

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writer Roy Thomas · artist, inker John Buscema · colorist John Kalisz · letterer John Costanza · cover Geof Isherwood, Scott Hanna

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writer Roy Thomas
artist, inker John Buscema
colorist John Kalisz
letterer John Costanza
cover pencils Geof Isherwood
cover inks Scott Hanna

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Silus and his daughter Marni are in Khorala to file a claim for the old man's gold mine in Ororium. While in a tavern there, Silus meets Conan and hires him as a bodyguard. When they get deep in the mine, Silus and Conan are attacked by three men. As Conan fights them, a large worm creature appears and kills Silus before Conan save him. Back at Jenna's tavern, Conan agrees to dig out the gold for Marni.

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