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Issue: Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Epic Collection #4
Publication Date: January 2001
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Issues: #4 of 6 Issues
Title: Queen of the Black Coast
Variant: unnamed
Rating: T+
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/01/2021
Volume: 4
Pages: 364
ISBN: 9781302929558
UPC/EAN: 978130292955853999
Price: $50.00 CAD
$39.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: T+
Content Items: 49 (18 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
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Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Character(s): Conan; Belit
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Curse of the Undead-Man

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Character(s): Berthilda; Costranno; Rikko
Synopsis: Conan encounters the warrior woman Red Sonja once again, and together they put an end to the undead sorcerer Costranno.
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Disclose Notes: Freely adapted from the short story "Mistress of Death" by Robert E. Howard. This is Conan's and Red Sonja's second meeting.
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Tower of Blood!

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Tower of Blood

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Character(s): Mamnon; Laxil; Uathacht; Morophla; Dromek
Synopsis: Setting: Desert and valley with a tower. Conan saves Red Sonja (twice). Conan and Red Sonja are captured by Uathacht & Morophla.
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The Fiend and the Flame!

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Of Flame and the Fiend!

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Character(s): Uathacht; Morophla; Dromek (flashback); The Afterlings
Synopsis: Setting: valley with tower. Afterlings save Conan and Red Sonja. On last page, Red Sonja knocks out Conan with rock and goes her own way.
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Disclose Notes: Freely adapted from the story "The Tower of Blood" by David A. English from the magazine "Witchcraft & Sorcery".
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The Demon of Dark Valley!

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The Last Ballad of Laza-Lanti

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Character(s): Laza-Lanti; Timara (death); Lord of Dark Valley (death)
Synopsis: Setting: Shadizar the Wicked and Dark Valley. Conan and Laza-Lanti kill monster called Lord of Dark Valley. Timara and Laza-Lanti commit suicide.
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The Warrior and the Wizard-Spawn!

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Character(s): Stefanya; Shokkoth
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The Curse of the Conjurer!

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Character(s): Stefanya; Shokkoth
Synopsis: Setting: Border kingdom of Sfanol. Conan saves Stefanya.
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Disclose Notes: Adapted from the novel "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox.
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The Goblins Strike at Midnight!

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Goblins in the Moonlight!

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Synopsis: Setting: Western border wastelands. Conan saves Zoqqanor by fighting hobgoblins.
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Disclose Notes: Part 2 of 6. Adapted from the Belmont novel "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox.
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Rampage at Ravengard!

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The Rats Dance at Ravengard!

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Character(s): Torkal Moh
Synopsis: Setting: Western border wastelands. Flashback story of 15 year old Conan achieving manhood. Conan is captured by Torkal Moh.
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Disclose Notes: Part 3 of 6. Adapted from the Belmont novel "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox.
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Men Call Her... Wolf-Woman!

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Wolf-Woman!

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Character(s): Lupalina the Wolf-Mistress [Samandra]; Lupalina's Wolf Pack; Stefanya; Merdoramon (flashback); Themas Herklar (mentioned); Zoqquanor (dead); Mitra (mentioned); Gwineer; Ishtar (mentioned); Ursla the Bear-Woman (flashback); Baron Torkal Moh; Men-At-Arms (die); Shokkoth (flashback, dies); Elviriom (mentioned); Thalkalides (mentioned); Dweller in the Pool [Pthassiass]
Synopsis: Setting: Western border wastelands and Castle Ravengard. Conan and Lupalina invade Castle Ravengard and rescue Stefanya. Conan wounds Torkal Moh (unknown if he dies).
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Disclose Notes: Part 4 of 6. Adapted from the Belmont novel "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox.
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The Dweller in the Pool!

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The Dweller in the Pool!

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Character(s): Gwineer; Themas Herklar
Synopsis: Setting: Castle Ravengard and Alkarion. Gwineer and Themas Herklar die.
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Disclose Notes: Part 5 of 6. Adapted from the Belmont novel "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox.
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Unos! The Man-Witch Whose Eyes Deal Death!

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Man Born of Demon!

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Character(s): Unos; Lupalina (death); Thalkalides; Stefanya
Synopsis: Setting: Alkarion. Unos kills Lupalina, Thalkalides turned into toad, Stefanya installed as ruler of Alkarion.
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Disclose Notes: Part 6 of 6. Adapted from the Belmont novel "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox.
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The God in the Crypt!

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The Altar and the Scorpion!

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Character(s): Stable-Meister; Mitra (mentioned); Ishtar (mentioned); Red Priest [Nabonidus] (mentioned); Elder Gods (mentioned); Ashtoreth (mentioned); Gallio; Irena; Valka (mentioned); Black Shadow [Unnameable One]; Crimson Company [Anakus; Clops; Coppolus (dies); Dirkov (dies); Gezpacho; Captain Murilo [King of the Condottieri]; Tara]; Great Scorpion God (dies); Thuron (dies)
Synopsis: Setting: Belverus and Plain of Shamu. Conan fights a bull and a giant scorpion. First appearance of Tara of Hanumar. Conan obtains his cloak & mail-shirt.
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Brothers of the Blade!

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Character(s): Clawfoot; Slicer; Steel-Skull
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Brothers of the Blade!

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Character(s): Clawfoot; Slicer; Steel-Skull; Tara
Synopsis: Setting: City of Ronnoco and countryside. Conan fights the blade brothers and kills Slicer and Steel-Skull. Tara kills Clawfoot.
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Oracle from Hell!

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Character(s): Conan (doppelganger); Oracle of Ophir; Tara
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The Oracle of Ophir!

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Character(s): Lady Yvonna; Crimson Company [Captain Murilo; Tara; Yusef]; Lord Belzamo; Vanni; Black Shadow; Macha (mentioned); Nemain (mentioned); Conan (doppelganger, dies); Bel [God of Thieves and Pirates] (mentioned); Pyetro (mentioned); High Priest Mustapho; Oracle of Ophir; Renquis
Synopsis: Setting: City of Ronnoco and nearby hills. Conan visits an oracle and fights an evil twin-self.
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Between Shadow and Scorpion!

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Character(s): Black Shadow; Giant Scorpion
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A Shadow on the Land!

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Character(s): Black Shadow; Giant Scorpion
Synopsis: Setting: City of Ronnoco, Plain of Shamu. Conan saves the city of Ronnoco.
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Conan and Elric Battle the Hordes of Hell!

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The Thing from the Tower!

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Character(s): Bat-Thing from the Tower in the High Mist
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The Strange High Tower in the Mist!

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Character(s): Tara; Yusef; Mad Jakk (introduction, death?)
Synopsis: Conan and his friends are on their way to the city of Messantia. They come to a strange city where they try to rescue a beautiful girl who has been snatched by a bat-thing and taken to a high tower. As Conan bests the bat-thing, the city suddenly turns to dust. Tara and Yusuf tell Conan of their encounter with the founder of the city, the deformed Mad Jakk. The city was a magical construct that took on a life of its own and ensnared adventurers in order to create a population. When the city could not defeat Conan, it self-destructed and Mad Jakk chose to follow his city into oblivion.
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A Barbarian Chained!

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Incident in Argos! (Part 1)

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Character(s): Tara; Yusef; Royal Guard; a nameless captain (dies); Publio; Cenzo; Murivo; Tonio; Momratha; Ephemero Portus (dies); Sergeant Vorio
Synopsis: Conan and his friends arrive in Messantia and immediately come into conflict with some cocky members of the Royal guard. Two guards ambush Conan and try to sell him as a slave. Conan breaks loose and hides in the house of fortune teller Momratha, who shows him visions of his future. Meanwhile, Yusuf has killed a captain who harassed Tara, and now they are both on the run. Conan is apprehended but refuses to betray his friends. Fleeing from the courthouse, Conan kills the corrupt judge Ephemero Portus. On horseback, Conan leaves the city and leaves his friends behind.
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Disclose Notes: The fortune teller Momratha shows Conan visions that later will come true: Conan as a captain, nailed to a cross and finally as a king.

Adapted from a portion of the Robert E Howard story "Queen of the Black Coast"
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Conan's Fiercest Foe... the She-Devil Belit! Queen of the Black Coast!

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Queen of the Black Coast!

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Character(s): Royal Guard; Captain Tito (dies); Yusef (in flashback); Tara (in flashback); Captain in the Royal Guard (in flashback, dies); Sergeant Vorio; Ephemero Portus (in flashback, dies); Sirens; Black Corsairs; Odongo (dies); N'yaga
Synopsis: Conan barely escapes the law in Messantia by boarding a ship heading due south. Off the coast of Kush, the ship is unexpectedly boarded by the pirate queen Bêlit and her Black Corsairs. Conan is offered a chance to live if he can defeat the warrior Odongo in battle. Conan is victorious and Odongo dies. Bêlit is impressed by Conan – they quickly become lovers and Conan her second-in-command.
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Job Number: JV149
Disclose Notes: Adapted from a portion of the Robert E Howard story "Queen of the Black Coast". The adaptation is concluded in Conan the Barbarian #100.
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Song of the She-Pirate!

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The Ballad of Belit!

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Character(s): Black Corsairs [M'Gora; N'yaga the Shaman]; nameless Stygian priest; King Athrahasis (Belit's father, in flashback, dies?); the Shemite Royal Guard (in flashback); King Nim-Karrak (Belit's uncle, in flashback); Chief Uzumi (dies, in flashback); Bird-Riders; Birds-That-Run; Derketa [Goddess of Death] (mentioned, in flashback); Dagon (mentioned, in flashback); Blood-Crazed Baboon (in flashback, dies); Man-Eating Leopard (in flashback, dies); Mound-Dwellers (in flashback)
Synopsis: Conan hears the story of Bêlit from N’yaga's lips. Bêlit is the rightful heir to the throne Asaglun. When she was a child, her uncle Nim-Karrak overthrew and killed her father, the king. N'yaga saved her life and rejoined his tribe, where he spread the legend that Bêlit was the daughter of Derketa, goddess of death. Bêlit grew up to become the best warrior of the tribe. The jealous Chief Uzumi sent her on a suicide mission to reclaim a relic from the Mound-Dwellers, but ended up getting killed himself. As the new chief, Bêlit turned to piracy in order to raise funds for her revenge.
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Job Number: JV177
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The Hyborian Age of Conan

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Conan Unconquered

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An Informal History of the Thomas/Smith Conan

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First Line: Comics is storytelling.
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Disclose Notes: Includes caricatures of Roy Thomas and Barry Smith by Marie Severin and a Conan illo by Smith.
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MIghty Marvel Calendar for 1975, May 1975

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First Line: The mightiest barbarian of all--
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Conan the Barbarian #44. Unused Cover Original Art

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Conan the Barbarian #45, page 1

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Conan #58 Altered Art

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Disclose Notes: Comics Code Authority edits made to John Buscema's art in Conan the Barbarian #58.

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