The Chronicles of Conan #12
In "Savage Doings in Shem!", Conan faces a deadly reckoning when Belit’s greed claims her and her crew, only for her to return from the dead with a vengeance. As the ship Tigress burns, Conan honors her with a funeral pyre set adrift on the sea. Written by Roy Thomas and brought to life with John Buscema’s dynamic art and Ernie Chan’s sharp inks, this issue blends mythic tragedy with the brutal beauty of the Hyborian Age. The cover by John Buscema and Ernie Chan captures the moment’s haunting intensity.
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Belit's greed leads to her and her crew's death. She comes back from the dead to save Conan. The ship Tigress is destroyed. Conan makes a funeral pyre of the Tigress and sets it adrift in the sea.
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