Conan The Barbarian: The Original Comics Omnibus #1
In "The Coming of Conan!", the young barbarian finds himself entangled in a deadly mystery after rescuing Lady Aztrias of Numalia from a pack of wolves. When she hires him to steal a mysterious bowl from the wealthy merchant Kallian, Conan uncovers a corpse and a false accusation—only to face a monstrous serpent-man born from the bowl’s dark secret. Written by Roy Thomas and Robert E. Howard, with art by Barry Smith and inks by Buscema and Adkins, this story features a striking cover by Barry Windsor-Smith and John Verpoorten, setting the stage for Conan’s first true adventure in the original comics.
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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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