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Cover: Joe Jusko

The Savage Sword of Conan #68

Sep 1981 · Marvel · 1.25 USD
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“Black Cloaks of Ophir”

Issue #68 of Marvel's The Savage Sword of Conan arrives in September 1981 with a striking cover by Joe Jusko, depicting the muscular Cimmerian mid-combat in a cavernous, torch-lit ruin — sword in hand, squaring off against a dark-haired female warrior whose blade flashes in the foreground, while a blonde woman crouches tensely to his right and a third figure looms on the stairs above. The brooding stonework and atmospheric red glow make the scene feel genuinely dangerous, a perfect frame for Roy Thomas's script "Black Cloaks of Ophir," rendered inside by Ernie Chan.

writer Roy Thomas · artist, inker Ernie Chan · letterer Joe Rosen · cover Joe Jusko

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writer Roy Thomas
artist, inker Ernie Chan
letterer Joe Rosen
cover pencils, inks Joe Jusko

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Conan returns to the wealthy land of Ophir; there a coup d'état has just taken place. Balthis, the commander of the elite guard known as the Black Cloaks, has protected his position by deposing Queen Varia. Shahela, the commander of the queen's elite guard the Iron Maidens, now rules side-by-side with Balthis. However, both plot to reign alone. Conan is torn between the camps until he decides to side with the noble queen. Conan poses as Thanus, Ophir's founder, and leads the people in a rebellion.

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