The Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Comics Omnibus #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis first omnibus volume collects the earliest issues of the classic black-and-white magazine series, featuring Conan in his original comic adventures from the 1970s. The stories, drawn by legendary artists and written by Roy Thomas among others, adapt Robert E. Howard's tales and expand the Hyborian world with appearances by characters like Bêlit, Red Sonja, and King Kull. It's a comprehensive starting point for fans of sword-and-sorcery and the definitive Conan magazine run.
"The Frost Giant's Daughter" kicks off this definitive omnibus with Conan returning to his homeland, Cimmeria, only to find his childhood love, Mala, taken by Vanir raiders. Pursuing them across storm-lashed seas, he stumbles upon a shipwrecked vessel littered with the corpses of Vanir and Picts, and a mysterious dark idol that will draw him into a deadly clash on the Isle of Swords. With art by Gil Kane and Neal Adams, and covers by Boris Vallejo, this landmark tale blends mythic dread and brutal adventure—written by Robert E. Howard and Roy Thomas, and brought to life with powerful inks and vivid color by Pablo Marcos and others.
In "Night of the Dark God," Conan returns to Cimmeria only to find his childhood love, Mala, taken by Vanir raiders. Pursuing her through storm-lashed waters, he stumbles upon a ship littered with the dead and a dark idol that pulses with ancient dread. As he races toward the Isle of Swords to stop Mala’s forced wedding to Thorfel the Fair, he uncovers a web of forgotten gods, buried betrayals, and a prophecy tied to the Picts’ lost idol—and to the Man-Serpent of old.
Conan, now Captain of the royal guard and lover to Queen Fatima, finds his position—and his life—thrown into chaos when the queen catches him with her servant, Yaila. Sent to the dungeon to face the Dweller in the Dark, the two escape only to be forced into a desperate choice. As tradition demands Zahmahn be ruled by a woman, Conan makes a bold move that redefines power in the city.
Conan tracks the elusive Atali across a frozen battlefield, where the chill bites deeper than any blade. After felling her two frost giant brothers, he captures her—only for the mighty Ymir to reclaim his daughter in a clash of primal power.
In "Chariot of the Man-Demon," Conan pursues the fleeing Natohk the Veiled One across a cursed landscape, his path marked by the thundering wheels of a demonic chariot carrying Princess Yasmela. With allies like Fahim, Shevatas the Thief, and General Malthom at his side, Conan must confront the sorcerer’s dark magic before the chariot’s unholy journey claims them all.
Conan and his companion, Olivia, flee the corpse of Shah Amurath and the remnants of his army, seeking refuge on a distant island across the Vilayet Sea. As they land on the uncharted shore, the silence is broken only by the whisper of the waves and the shadows stretching beneath the moon—shadows that seem to move on their own. With Ben-Ali and Amalrus still unaccounted for, the true nature of the island begins to reveal itself, and the past is not as buried as they thought.
Conan and Olivia spend a restless night on a mysterious island, haunted by unseen presences and the weight of ancient secrets. As dawn breaks, Conan sets out to join a newly arrived pirate band, but the island’s true dangers may lie not in the sea, but in the dreams that follow them.
In the wake of betrayal, Conan stands defiant as Salome—posing as Taramis—commands the Khauran army to surrender to Constantius, a move that shatters loyalty and bloodlines alike. With Marcios and Ivga caught in the chaos, Conan’s resistance becomes a last stand against a conspiracy that turns friend against foe.
In a twist of fate, Jim O'Brien’s desperate scheme to win Eleanor’s affection sends him tumbling into a forgotten cavern—and into the body of Conan, the Cimmerian warrior. Now trapped in a savage past, he must survive the horrors of the dark, where every shadow hides a threat and his only ally is the mysterious Tamera.
In "The Forever Phial," Ranephi—immortal yet bound to die by a barbarian’s hand—seeks out Hannibal, a warrior whose fate may finally end his endless torment. Trapped between centuries of solitude and a desperate longing for release, Ranephi draws Hannibal into his ancient castle, where the line between hunter and hunted blurs in a deadly game of wills.
Conan returns to his desert Zuagirs to find them in thrall to a cursed cat-like idol, its influence twisting minds and turning allies into puppets. As the idol's hold spreads, it's up to Conan and his reluctant companion Fazal to break the spell before the desert itself becomes a tomb of the possessed.
In the heart of a cursed city, Hammad and his men arrive at the Abode of the Damned alongside Shirkuh and three strangers, finding a place torn apart by shifting loyalties and rival chieftains vying for power. With blades drawn and old grudges flaring, the fragile peace hangs by a thread as each faction eyes the others with suspicion—and the next move could be deadly.
In the heart of the Abode of the Damned, Shirkuh and Belissar Khan scheme to seize power, but their plot unravels when a traitor in the crowd exposes Shirkuh’s true identity—revealing him to be none other than Conan. With tensions flaring and alliances crumbling, Mellani watches as the fragile peace shatters into chaos, and the fate of the doomed realm hangs in the balance.
In the final chapter of "The Abode of the Damned," the crumbling fortress becomes a battleground as a monstrous, gelatinous entity consumes all within. With the Abode of the Damned on the brink of total annihilation, Mellani, Shirkuh [Conan], and Abdel Khafir must stand together against the devouring horror—each driven by their own pasts, their fates now entwined in a desperate fight for survival.
In the crumbling heart of Castle Crimson, Mordek trembles in a hidden passage, haunted by the ghosts of his past. Twenty years of silence have ended—now the skeletons of his betrayed victims rise, their bones hungry for justice. Conan, Zuleika, Khelru-Shan, and Malthom must face a vengeance older than blood.
ComicBooks.com Value
Find on ebay
Where to buy
Read it digitally
Sell my copy
Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.
We Buy Collections ▸Cast · 14 characters
Full credits
Reprints
↩ Reprints Savage Tales #1 (1971), FOOM Magazine #2 (1973), Monsters Unleashed #2 (1973), Savage Tales #2 (1973), Monsters Unleashed #3 (1973), Zombie #3 (1974), Savage Tales #3 (1974), Vampire Tales #3 (1974), Savage Tales #4 (1974), Savage Tales #5 (1974), The Savage Sword of Conan #1 (1974), The Savage Sword of Conan #2 (1974), The Savage Sword of Conan #3 (1974), Vampire Tales #8 (1974), Monsters Unleashed #10 (1975), The Savage Sword of Conan #4 (1975), The Savage Sword of Conan #5 (1975), Vampire Tales #10 (1975), The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #12 (1975), Marvel Treasury Edition #4 (1975), The Savage Sword of Conan #6 (1975), Savage Sword of Conan Special #1 (1975), The Savage Sword of Conan #7 (1975), The Savage Sword of Conan #8 (1975), The Savage Sword of Conan #9 (1975), The Savage Sword of Conan #10 (1976), The Savage Sword of Conan #11 (1976), The Savage Sword of Conan #12 (1976), Conan the Barbarian #78 (1977), Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian #1 (1983), Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #1 (2019), Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #1 (2019)
Reviews
Reader reviews
No reader reviews yet.