Conan The Barbarian

Synopsis for ”Wolf-Woman!”
Conan, in danger of being eaten by rats, screams in frustration, which causes one of the rats to knock over a clay mug that robber baron Torkal Moh had cruelly left just out of reach. The cup now in his reach, Conan grabs and shatters it, using the jagged edges to cut through his bindings. He begins to chase after Torkal Moh but runs afoul of a herd of wolves. He is saved at the last minute by their mistress, Lupalina, who decides to help Conan retrieve the amulet he has been tasked to deliver. Lupalina has her own reasons for helping Conan, and she seems to be familiar with Stefanya. [Lupalina was the sister of the bear woman, Ursula, that Conan had met in his youth. As Conan dreams of her in the snowy mountains the bear woman sends greetings to the wolf woman, Lupalina, her sister. Lupalina tells Conan that she no longer practices necromancy because she does not want the Wizards she used to work with to know she’s alive. Lupalina knows of Stefanya and the birthmark and who she is really.]. Conan and Lupalina reach Torkal Moh’s castle, and wait to ambush a small raiding party carrying defeated slaves. The slaves join with Conan and, disguising themselves as soldiers, the group gains entrance to the castle and open the doors wide open for the small army. Inside the castle, Conan finds and hamstrings Torkal Moh, who reveals that Stefanya is in the dungeon and the amulet has been given to the Gifting Tree. A servant, Gwineer, leads Conan to Stefanya, then to the tree, which is deep in a magical garden next to a large pool. littered with gold, gems, and treasure as offerings to Torkal Moh’s dark god. Unfortunately, as Conan retrieves his amulet, the gigantic, octopod, monstrous god Pthassiass rises from the pool.

Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 49

Conan the Barbarian #48 Conan the Barbarian #50

Cover Date
April, 1975
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief
Marv Wolfman
1. ”Wolf-Woman!”
Appearances · Synopsis
Story is an adaptation of the original material by Gardner F. Fox
Writer(s)
Roy Thomas
Penciler(s)
John Buscema
Inker(s)
Dick Giordano
Terry Austin
Colorist(s)
Glynis Wein
Letterer(s)
John Costanza
Editor(s)
Roy Thomas
Appearing in ”Wolf-Woman!”
Featured Characters:

Conan (Also appears in recap)
Supporting Characters:

Stefanya (Also appears in recap)
Lupalina, the Wolf Mistress/the Wolf-Woman (First appearance)
Wolves
Ursla, the Bear-Woman (Vision or hallucination)
Peasants (First appearance)
Gwineer (First appearance)
Antagonists:

Rats
Torkal Moh, Baron of Ravengard (Death) (Also appears in recap)
Ravengard soldiers (Also appears in recap)
Carnivorous plants (First appearance)
”Torkal Moh’s dark god” / ”The Dweller in the Pool” / Pthassiass (First appearance)
Other Characters:

Crom (Invoked)
Merdoramon (Only in recap)
Villagers of Sfanol (Only in recap)
Shokkoth (Only in recap)
Zoqquanor (Corpse, skeleton or other remains) (Only in recap)
Wolves
Themas Herklar, regent of Phalkar (Mentioned)
Two sorcerers (Mentioned)
Thalkalides (Mentioned) (Name revealed)
Elviriom (Mentioned) (Name revealed)
Mitra (Invoked)
Ishtar (Invoked)
Races and Species:

Humans
Rats
Horses
Deer
Great White Bears (Only in recap)
Carnivorous plants (First appearance)
Demons
Locations:

Hyboria
Border Kingdom
Ravengard land
Ravengard fortress (First appearance)
Gifting Tree (First appearance)
Haunted Land (Only in recap)
Phalkar (Mentioned)
Sfanol (Only in recap)
North-land/Cimmeria (Only in flashback)
Items:

Amulet of Blue Fire
Events:

Hyborian Age

Notes
The issue is freely adapted from the novel Kothar and the Conjurer’s Curse by Gardner F. Fox.
Inks by Giordano (figures) and Austin (backgrounds).
Synopsis by YardIHS.

04/1975

Marvel Comics

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49-64

January

1975

United States

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