Super Conan #12
In "Les tentes du peuple Shanki," Conan answers a royal summons in the city-state of Berthalia, where a king offers a reward to anyone who can rescue his queen from the mountain sorcerer. With art by John Buscema and inks by Ernie Chan, this 1986 issue delivers a tale of deception and shifting loyalties, as Conan uncovers a truth far stranger than magic. The cover, by Joe Jusko, captures the mystery of the quest in vivid detail.
In "Les tentes du peuple Shanki," Conan travels to Zamboula with Isparana to deliver the Eye of Erlik, only to be set upon by the Yogites and rescued by the enigmatic Shanki. When the talisman is handed to Akter Khan, the khan betrays them, imprisoning Isparana and forcing Conan to ally with the exiled nobleman Balad.
In "Le trône de Zamboula," Conan awakens in the clutches of the sorcerer Zafra, who subjects him to cruel torment—only for Zafra to fall by his own enchanted blade. Freed from captivity, Conan finds himself entangled in a deadly power struggle as noble Balad rises to challenge the tyrannical Akter Khan, thrusting the Cimmerian into the heart of a revolution he never sought.
In "La malédiction," Conan seeks shelter from a desert storm in a remote manor, only to be met with unsettling hospitality. The count’s strange offer of a meal from beneath the earth hints at darker secrets buried in the ruins.
In the city-state of Berthalia, a desperate king offers a reward to anyone who can rescue his queen from the mountain sorcerer. Conan takes up the challenge, only to uncover a truth far stranger than magic: the so-called villain is none other than Gywnella’s lover, Symon. With the secret revealed, Conan turns back, leaving the king with a quiet warning about the dangers of the past.
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