Conan the Barbarian 1970 #12 - 7.0 - $20.00

Conan becomes Captain of the royal guard in the small city-state of Zahmahn as well as the lover of Queen Fatima. When the Queen catches Conan with the servant girl Yaila in a delicate situation, she leaves them in the dungeon to be devoured by the Dweller in the Dark. They manage to escape, however, and Conan throws the Queen to the monster. According to tradition, Zahmahn can only be ruled by a female sovereign, so Conan nominates Yaila as the new queen.

This story is set in Conan's Hyborian in the kingdom of Aqilonia. Kalligor desires to marry the Baron's daughter and so he rides to kill the Hydragon and win her hand.

On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

• - Inks credit from Kevin Nowlan via the GCD Error Tracker (Error 3047, 24 January 2010). The original indexer credited Ralph Reese. In the letters section of Conan # 45 it is revealed that Gaspar Saladino designed the new cover logo.
• The Dweller in the Dark - Barry Smith confirmed as inker in letters page of issue 16; coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005]
• The Blood of the Dragon! - Information on who inked what pages from Kevin Nowlan (5/2007). Gil Kane draws himself and Roy Thomas on the splash and last pages.