Conan the Barbarian #7
In "The Lurker Within," Conan the Barbarian faces a deadly mystery in the city of Numalia, where a stolen bowl from Stygia hides more than treasure—it harbors a serpent-man with a human head. Written by Roy Thomas and Robert E. Howard, with bold art by Barry Smith and inks by Buscema and Adkins, this 1971 Marvel classic blends perilous intrigue and ancient sorcery. The cover by Barry Windsor-Smith captures the tale’s dark, primal tension.
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Conan saves Lady Aztrias of Numalia from a pack of wolves. She hires Conan to steal from the wealthy merchant Kallian, who temporarily houses a mysterious bowl from Stygia, said to contain a great treasure. Conan burgles the merchant's house, finds the bowl empty and Kallian dead. The city guard appears and Lady Aztrias accuses him of killing Kallian. The real killer was in the bowl, however: a serpent-man, a big snake with a human head. Conan kills the sepent-man and saves Demetrio. In a vision, Conan sees the Stygian sorcerer Thoth-Amon.
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