The Savage Sword of Conan 1974 #12 - back issue - $8.00

Conan enters a town being sacked by raiders and rescues the slave girl Zuleika.

Conan and Zuleika travel to Castle Crimson, which is being run by an old friend of Conan's.

Conan travels to the castle of Khelru-Shan to tell him he knows the location of his abducted bride.

Conan leads Khelru-Shan back to the Crimson Castle to convince him he has his abducted bride.

Malthom tells Conan he will not allow Conan to turn over Zuleika to Khelru-Shan as his abducted bride.

Mordek steals Zuleika from the Crimson Castle and opens the gate for the forces of Khelru-Shan.

Mordek hides in the secret passageway where the bodies of those he betrayed twenty years earlier are left to rot. The skeletons come to life and begin their revenge.

Khelru-Shan's army is destroyed and the truth behind Zuleika's past is revealed.

14,000?10,000 B.C: The barbarian kingdom of Hyperborea comes to power. Soon comes the time of Conan.

• - Excerpt from The Nemedian Chronicles, map of the Hyborian Age, and introduction.
• The Haunters of Castle Crimson [Part I] - Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.
• [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part II: Heritage of Horror - Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.
• Next Issue - Advertises that "Shadows in Zamboula" will appear in the next issue (#13), but that story does not appear until the following issue (#14)
• [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part III: A Bargain Betwixt Devils - Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.
• [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part IV: The Testing of Zuleika - Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.
• [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part V: A Falling-Out among Thieves - Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Pricess" by Robert E. Howard.
• [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VI: The Foe Within - Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.
• [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VII: Sword and Skulls - Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.
• [The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VIII: A Night of Bones - Adaptation of the short story "The Slave-Princess" by Robert E. Howard.
• The Hyborian Age, Chapter 3: The Hyborian Kingdoms - Robert E. Howard adaptation. Letters credit from Walt Simonson via GCD Errors list, October 2009.
• - Letters from Richard Guion, Pete Ryan, Ed O'Reilly, and James R. King.