Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Epic Collection #1

In "The Twilight of the Grim Grey God!", Conan encounters the ancient and enigmatic Grey God Borri, whose presence looms over the battlefield. Drawn into the fray, he fights alongside the Brythunian army in a brutal clash, where loyalty is tested and betrayal strikes from within. As the dust settles, Conan witnesses the Choosers of the Slain rise to claim the souls of the fallen—leaving him to ponder the weight of war and fate.

In the city of Shadizar, Conan encounters the enigmatic waitress Jenna, whose sudden abduction by fanatical priests thrusts him into a dark ritual dedicated to a night god never seen—only felt. As the truth of the god’s monstrous form unfolds, Conan must fight both the beast and the treacherous priestess Hajii, while Jenna’s own cunning proves as vital as her beauty.

Conan the Barbarian takes on a deadly mystery in "The Lurker Within!" when he rescues Lady Aztrias of Numalia from a pack of wolves, only to be drawn into a deadly game of theft and deception. Hired to steal a mysterious bowl from the wealthy merchant Kallian, Conan uncovers a gruesome scene—Kallian dead, the bowl empty—and is framed for the murder by Aztrias herself. As the city guard closes in, Conan must confront a monstrous serpent-man, a creature born from the bowl’s dark secret, and survive a vision that reveals the shadowy hand of the sorcerer Thoth-Amon.

In "The Keepers of the Crypt," Conan ventures into the ruins of the forgotten city of Lanjau, where he battles a monstrous lizard and encounters a nameless mercenary. Together, they face the undead keepers of a buried crypt—defeated only by sunlight—before an earthquake seals the treasure beneath the earth. With the city lost and the mercenary gone, Conan finds himself once more in a nearby village, reuniting with Jenna. When soldiers arrive to arrest him, the two flee on horseback, the past and peril still at their heels.

In "The Garden of Fear," Conan and Jo find themselves among a mountain tribe before Jo is taken by a winged creature—last of a forgotten race—dragged to a tower guarded by deadly, flesh-eating blooms. With the help of a herd of woolly mammoths, Conan climbs the tower’s treacherous height, facing both the creature and the garden’s relentless hunger.

In "Beware the Wrath of Anu!", Conan joins forces with Burgun in a daring theft, only to witness his companion’s brutal betrayal and execution. Seeking vengeance, Conan tracks down the traitor Aron and a corrupt priest, unleashing his fury in a storm of steel and sorcery. As the skies split with celestial omens, a freed Red Bull ascends to the stars, and Jenna departs for Igon—leaving Conan to face the aftermath alone.

In "The Dweller in the Dark," Conan, now Captain of the royal guard and lover to Queen Fatima of Zahmahn, finds himself betrayed when the queen discovers him with the servant girl Yaila. Cast into the dungeon to face the legendary Dweller in the Dark, Conan and Yaila barely survive the ordeal—only to be forced into a deadly choice. With tradition binding Zahmahn to a female ruler, Conan makes a bold move that redefines power in the city.