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Issue Details

Issue #197
Published May 1992
Cover Price $2.25
Pages 68
Editing Mike Rockwitz; Barry Dutter (assistant editor)

Cover Details - "A Night in Messantia! All-New Barbaric Excitement!"

Genre Sword and Sorcery
Pencils Ovi Hondru (painting)
Inks Ovi Hondru (painting)
Colors Ovi Hondru (painting)

45 page Conan; Valeria of the Red Brotherhood story "A Night in Messantia"

Characters Conan; Valeria of the Red Brotherhood; Lady Morganis; Zarono; Strombanni; Galacus; Publio; Ram-Lal; Tureem; Ahmak.
Synopsis Conan and Valeria take Lady Morganis to someone who can send word to her husband to arrange a ransom. Intrigue ensues.
Genre Sword and Sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Ernie Chan
Letters Jack Morelli
Notes Story freely adapted from "the Dragon of Kao Tsu" by Robert E Howard.

10 page King Kull story "Raiders of the Pictish Isles"

Characters King Kull; Khor-Nah; Hal-Mar; Tor-Tan; Nial; Ka-Nu; Gonar; Dinaldo.
Synopsis Young Kull leads a raid on the island of Tathel, home of Nial, Over-King of the savage Pict Warriors.
Genre Sword and Sorcery
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils ER Cruz
Inks ER Cruz
Letters Jean Simek

6 page Conan illustration

Genre Sword and Sorcery
Pencils ??
Inks ??