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Conan the Barbarian#126
Cover: John Buscema & Terry Austin

Conan the Barbarian #126

Sep 1981 · Marvel · 0.50 USD
“The Blood Red Eye of Truth!”

In "The Blood Red Eye of Truth!", Conan is drawn into a deadly mission when Liirix offers him passage home in exchange for eliminating the Sect of the Unknowable One. With John Buscema’s dynamic art and Bob McLeod’s sharp inks bringing the grim, exotic world to life, Conan journeys to the Unnameable City, where he confronts the cult’s dark leader and claims the legendary Blood-Red Eye. The story unfolds with relentless tension, culminating in a pivotal choice that redefines Conan’s path. Cover by John Buscema and Terry Austin captures the tale’s ominous grandeur.

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writer J. M. DeMatteis · artist John Buscema · artist, inker Bob McLeod · colorist George Roussos · letterer Joe Rosen · cover John Buscema, Terry Austin

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Full credits

artist, inker Bob McLeod
letterer Joe Rosen
cover pencils John Buscema
cover inks Terry Austin

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Liirix promises to send Conan home if he takes down the Sect of the Unknowable One. Conan helps Shikar make it to the Unnameable City to die. Conan kills the Unknowable One and steals the Blood-Red Eye. Conan gives the Eye to Liirix but then changes his mind and destroys it to free the soul of Shikar.

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