The Chronicles of Conan #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis second volume of Dark Horse's comprehensive reprint series collects issues #5 through #8 of the original Marvel Comics run of Conan the Barbarian, adapting Robert E. Howard's classic tales. The collection includes the title story "Rogues in the House," along with other early adventures like "The God in the Bowl" and "The Tower of the Elephant," all featuring the iconic artwork of Barry Windsor-Smith. These stories showcase Conan's early years as a wandering thief in the Hyborian Age, with lush, detailed art that defined the character's look for a generation.
In "The Garden of Fear," Conan rises as Captain of the royal guard in the city-state of Zahmahn and finds himself entangled in a web of power and passion with Queen Fatima. When a scandalous moment with the servant girl Yaila leads to their imprisonment in a dungeon guarded by a monstrous entity, their survival hinges on a desperate choice. Written by Roy Thomas and illustrated with masterful detail by Barry Windsor-Smith—whose cover pencils and inks bring the story’s grim atmosphere to life—this issue blends political intrigue and visceral peril in a tale where loyalty is tested and crowns are forged in darkness.
In "The Garden of Fear," Conan and Jenna find themselves in the shadow of a remote mountain tribe, where danger takes flight when a winged creature abducts Jenna. Trapped in a tower guarded by deadly, flesh-eating blooms, she faces a lone survivor of a forgotten race. Conan must summon the strength of ancient beasts—leading a herd of woolly mammoths in a desperate climb—to reach her before the garden claims her.
In "Beware the Wrath of Anu!", Conan joins forces with Burgun in a daring theft, only to see his partner betrayed and executed. Fueled by vengeance, Conan hunts down those responsible—Aron and a priest—before a heartbreak forces him to part ways with Jenna, who chooses another path. As the sky clears, the Red Bull is freed, and the stars are reborn.
Conan, now Captain of the royal guard and lover to Queen Fatima, finds his position—and his life—upended when the Queen catches him with her servant, Yaila. Banished to the dungeon to face the Dweller in the Dark, the two escape only to be thrust into a deadly game of loyalty and survival. With tradition demanding a female ruler, Conan must make a choice that will reshape Zahmahn’s future.
In the frozen wastes of a shattered battlefield, Conan tracks a fierce warrior named Atali through the snow, her path marked by the corpses of her two frost giant brothers. As he closes in, the towering presence of her father, Ymir, emerges from the storm—claiming her with a power that defies mortal grasp.
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Reprints
↩ Reprints Conan the Barbarian #9 (1971), Conan the Barbarian #10 (1971), Conan the Barbarian #11 (1971), Conan the Barbarian #12 (1971), Conan the Barbarian #13 (1972), Conan the Barbarian #16 (1972)
Reprinted in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #1 (2018), Conan The Barbarian: The Original Comics Omnibus #1 (2024), Die Abenteuer von Conan #2
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