Conan the Barbarian #56
In "The Strange High Tower in the Mist!", Conan and his companions journey toward Messantia when they stumble upon a mysterious city shrouded in mist—only to find themselves drawn into a deadly trap. When a bat-like creature abducts a captive maiden and takes her to a towering fortress, Conan must confront the creature and unravel the city’s eerie secret. Written by Roy Thomas and brought to life with dynamic art by John Buscema, this issue features cover art by Buscema, who also inked the interior pages, with colors by Phil Rachelson and lettering by John Costanza.
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Conan and his friends are on their way to the city of Messantia. They come to a strange city where they try to rescue a beautiful girl who has been snatched by a bat-thing and taken to a high tower. As Conan bests the bat-thing, the city suddenly turns to dust. Tara and Yusuf tell Conan of their encounter with the founder of the city, the deformed Mad Jakk. The city was a magical construct that took on a life of its own and ensnared adventurers in order to create a population. When the city could not defeat Conan, it self-destructed and Mad Jakk chose to follow his city into oblivion.
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