Savage Tales #4
In "Night of the Dark God," Conan returns to his homeland of Cimmeria only to find his childhood love, Mala, taken by Vanir raiders. Pursuing them by sea, he stumbles upon a shipwreck littered with dead Vanir and Picts, and takes a mysterious dark idol with him. As he races toward the Isle of Swords to save Mala from her forced marriage to Thorfel the Fair, the island’s dark secrets begin to stir. With art by Gil Kane and Neal Adams, and inks by Neal Adams, Pablo Marcos, Frank McLaughlin, and Vince Colletta, this 1974 issue blends mythic dread and brutal adventure, all framed by Neal Adams’ striking cover.
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Conan travels home to Cimmeria only to discover that his childhood sweetheart, Mala, has been abducted by a band of Vanir raiders. He pursues them by boat and comes across a ship with dead Vanir and Picts next to a dark idol. Conan takes the idol and heads for the Isle of Swords, where Thorfel the Fair is about to marry Mala. But rather than giving herself to Thorfel, Mala kills herself. Conan kills Thorfel and receives unexpected help from a band of Picts who have come to the island looking for their dark idol.
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