Subject Matter
Genres:
fantasy
Character(s):
Conan; nameless mercenary (dies); Keepers of the crypt; Jenna; soldiers
Synopsis:
Conan comes across the ruins of the ancient city of Lanjau, where he battles a giant lizard. He meets a nameless mercenary and they both decide to work together in order to retrieve the lost treasure of Lanjau. Undead creatures, keepers of the crypt, try to stop them but are defeated by sunlight. An earthquake buries the mercenary, Lanjau and the treasure. Conan comes to a nearby village, where he once again meets Jenna. When soldiers come to arrest him, Conan and Jenna flee the village on a horse.
Reprinting
In Issue:
Superaventuras Marvel #5 published November 1982abridged
In Issue:
Serie-nytt [delas?] #12/1972 published ?first Swedish translation / första svenska översättningen
In Content Item:
Conan #1 published January 1978
as Den fördömda staden [Story on Interior Page(s)]second Swedish translation / andra svenska översättningen
In Content Item:
The Chronicles of Conan #1 published September 2003
as none [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]detail from "The Keepers of the Crypt" page 1
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
19
Notes:
Coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005].