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“Man Born of Demon!” / UNOS ! IL FIGLIO DEL DEMONIO
Writers Roy Thomas Pencilers John Buscema Inkers Dick Giordano Terry Austin Colourists Glynis Wein

Featured Characters:

• Conan

Supporting Characters:

• Stefanya
• Lupalina (Death)

Villains:

• Unos (Death)
• Elviriom (Death)
• Thalkalides

Other Characters:

• temple guards
• Belthamquar
• Thelonia
• Zoqquanor (Death)

Locations:

• Alkarion

Items:

• Amulet of Merdoramon

Synopsis

Conan shows up at the entrance to Unos’s palace with a covered cage,
demanding to see the regent to give him a gift. He pushes his way into
the palace, and a bored Unos allows him to speak. Conan pulls the sheet
aside to reveal a bizarre, magical, talking bird, who informs Unos that
Stefanya, rightful ruler of Phalkar, still lives, and that the previous
regent was killed in a plot instigated by the court wizards, Thalkalides
and Elviriom. The bird also claims that Unos is an unnatural creation
of demonic magic, formed through the powers of the demons Belthamquar
and Thelonia. Although the wizards demand Conan’s immediate death, Unos
halts the guards, as Conan has opened his eyes to the wizards’ potential
treachery – if they plotted the death of one regent, why not another?
Away from the castle, the bird turns back into the sorceress Lipalina,
and the two wait for the inevitable arrival of Unos, seeking help in
defeating the powerful wizards. Lupalina summons the demons Belthamaquar
and Thelonia, who, as a single favor to their son, dispose of the
wizards in hideous manners, and vanish. Unos, in gratitude, kills
Lupalina. Meanwhile, Conan picks up Stefanya and rides with her back to
Ravengard, knowing that once Unos gets rid of the wizards he’ll turn his
attentions to the rightful heir of the province. The two of them pick
up the body of Zoqquanor but are set upon by Unos, who uses his powers
to blast Conan into a skeleton, but the barbarian miraculously
regenerates thanks to his magical amulet. Unos summons vines to entrap
Conan, then turns to Stefanya. Knowing she is tied to the wizard
Zoqquanor, he blasts the body, injuring Stefanya. Seeing the girl writhe
in pain gives Conan the strength to break free of the vines and he
grasps Unos in a bear hug, and the amulet burns through Unos’s flesh,
killing him. Conan places the amulet around Stefanya’s neck, and she
revives.

Notes

• Part 6 of 6; adapted from the Belmont novel “Kothar and the Conjurer’s Curse” by Gardner F. Fox
• Cover art: pencils by Kane, inks by Kane and Romita (faces of Conan and girl). 

“Torches from Hell!” / LE TORCE DALL’ INFERNO !
Writers Steve Englehart Pencilers Mike Ploog Inkers Al Milgrom Colourists George Roussos

Featured Characters:

• King Kull

Supporting Characters:

• Ridondo
• Brule

Villains:

• King Ardyon

Other Characters:

• Black Legion
• Tandor (merchant)
• Councilor Tu
• Baron Kaanuub
• Narda

Locations:

• Valusia
  • City of Wonders

Synopsis

Kull is approached while he is sleeping by Redondo. Kull is shocked to
see him as he thought he had slain Redondo. Redondo reveals that he was
able to see through Thulsa Doom’s human guise. Redondo fears Thulsa Doom
more than he hates Kull, but Brule still is hesitant to trust him.
Kull, Brule, and Redondo sneak into Velusia. Kull encounters Narda and
tells her she needs to leave because it’s dangerous for her to be there.
She says he village cast her out. Kull and Brule sneak into the throne
room and try to attack Thulsa Doom. Kull throws a torch at him, but the
fire becomes a fire demon defending Thulsa Doom. Brule throws perfume on
the demon that causes the fire demon to get even larger. Thulsa Doom
escapes and so does Kull and Brule, but they’ve failed to oust Thulsa
Doom from the throne.

“Red Poison” / THARN , IL MAGNIFICO !
Writers Don Rico Pencilers Joe Maneely

Featured Characters:

• Lo-Zar

Villains:

• Egres / Serge  (Death)

Other Characters:

• Pabai

Locations:

• African Jungle

Synopsis

Lo-Zar is summoned by a native named Pabai who shows the jungle hero
dead animals along the river. Testing a handful of water he finds a
strange taste to it and then watches as a bird suddenly dies when it
swoops down to drink some water. Lo-Zar realizes that the river has been
poisoned and goes to the local village to warn the local natives not to
drink the water.

Not far up river a man is pouring poison in the river in the
hopes of driving natives and animals away from the area. He is spotted
by Lo-Zar shortly after the man finishes dumping poison. Unaware of what
the man was just doing, Lo-Zar warns him of the water and the man —
introducing himself as a hunter named Egres — shows Lo-Zar that he has
ample supplies of water to sustain himself. Lo-Zar is pulled back to the
village when Pabai warns him that the poisoned waters have made the
local crocodiles mad. Lo-Zar rushes off to help the locals fight off the
crocs leaving the man to continue poisoning the waters. As he does so a
newspaper clipping falls out of his pocket.

Unable to fight off the crocodiles, Lo-Zar orders the natives to
set fire to the jungles that line the river to drive them back. As they
are doing so, Lo-Zar finds the newspaper clipping and reads how it is
about a communist agent named Serge who has gone missing in Moscow. As
he examines the newspaper clipping ash from the fire ignites it. Lo-Zar
puts it out and the way the soot had arranged on it is in the shape of a
beard, making Lo-Zar realize that Egres is really Serge the communist
agent.

Lo-Zar goes looking for Serge and finds him in the woods. The
communist agent shoots at him, but Lo-Zar plays possum and when Serge
gets close, Lo-Zar pounces on him. Their struggle sends Serge falling
into the crocodile infested waters where he is eaten alive. Pambai
arrives with a case of antidote for the poison he found in Serge’s camp
and they use it to eliminate the poison from the drinking water.

“Agu the Giant” / AGU, IL GIGANTE !
Writers Don Rico Pencilers Werner Roth