Conan the Barbarian #20
In "The Black Hound of Vengeance!", Conan the Barbarian and his companion Fafnir find themselves caught in a deadly web aboard a Turanese ship near Makkalet. When Conan attempts a daring raid on the Temple of Tarim to seize the living god, he’s forced to flee after a brutal confrontation—and a mysterious black hound meets its end. With Fafnir left for dead and his enemies closing in, Conan turns on the ship’s commander, Balthaz, in a moment of fury. Written by Roy Thomas and brought to life with dynamic art by Barry Smith and inks by Dan Adkins, this issue delivers a relentless clash of survival and vengeance. The cover, a striking piece by Barry Windsor-Smith, captures the raw intensity of the tale.
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Conan and Fafnir serve aboard a ship from Turan, just outside the city of Makkalet. Conan infiltrates the Temple of Tarim in order to kidnap the living god Tarim, but he fails, kills a black hound and flees. Fafnir has lost his arm in battle and is thrown overboard by Balthaz to drown because he is already as good as dead. Angry, Conan kills Balthaz and flees Yezdigerd's ship.
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