The Savage Sword of Conan #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Iron Shadows in the Moon [Chapter I]," Conan and Olivia are stranded on a mysterious island, forced to spend the night amid enigmatic inhabitants whose presence looms with quiet menace. As dawn breaks, Conan seeks to join a newly arrived pirate crew, but the island’s secrets may not let him leave so easily. Written by Roy Thomas and Robert E. Howard, with dynamic art by John Buscema and Alfredo Alcalá, this issue captures the raw, primal tension of the Hyborian Age. The cover, a striking illustration by Boris Vallejo, sets the tone with its haunting, moonlit intensity.
Conan and his companions flee the fallen Shah Amurath’s forces, seeking refuge on a remote island across the Vilayet Sea—only to find the shore littered with ancient ruins and the air thick with unseen danger. As shadows stretch beneath the moon, the line between sanctuary and trap begins to blur.
In the eerie stillness of a moonlit island, Conan and Olivia find themselves under the watch of ancient, unseen forces as night falls. When dawn breaks, Conan sets out to join a sudden arrival of pirates, but the island’s secrets may not let them leave so easily.
In "[Iron Shadows in the Moon] Chapter III: The Haunting And The Horror," Conan and Olivia seek refuge on a remote island off the Vilayet Sea, hoping for solitude after their escape from Shah Amurath’s forces. But the island holds secrets—ancient iron statues that stir in the dark, and a monstrous ape that stalks the shadows. As dawn breaks, Conan ventures toward a group of pirates who’ve landed, only to find the island’s horrors are far from asleep.
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Reprinted in The Savage Sword of Conan #13 (1976), Une Aventure de Conan #2 (1976), The Savage Sword of Conan #1 (1977), Marvel Treasury Edition #19 (1978), Die Sprechblase #27 (1980), Die Sprechblase #28 (1980), A Espada Selvagem de Conan #4 (1984), Conan #4/1985 (1985), Conan #5/1985 (1985), Conan Saga #13 (1988), La Espada Salvaje de Conan el Bárbaro #1 (1988), Conan album #14 (1995), La Aventura de Conan: Antología 15 Años #[nn] (1997), Conan #2 (2002), Savage Sword of Conan #1 (2007), Conan Krønikene #31 (2012), Legenden om Conan #1 (2017), Collection the Savage Sword of Conan #1 (2017), Collection the Savage Sword of Conan #2 (2017), Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #1 (2019), Savage Sword of Conan Omnibus #1 (2023), The Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Comics Omnibus #1 (2024), La Espada Salvaje de Conan el Bárbaro #161, The Savage Sword of Conan #53 + 1 more
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