Savage Sword of Conan 227

=Day of Manhood=

Creators

 * Writer: Roy Thomas
 * Artist: Mark Pennington
 * Letterer: Janice Chiang

Major Characters

 * Conan (Last chronological appearance in CB-48 flashback; next chronological appearance in CA-1). Conan turns fifteen in this story.

Minor Characters

 * Rion (First chronological appearance; next chronological appearance in CA-1). Cimmerian.
 * Jongalt (last chronological appearance in second story of SSOC-203; next chronological appearance in CA-2). Cimmerian.
 * Drasil (First chronological appearance; appears next in CA-2). Cimmerian.
 * Mara (First chronological appearance; appears next in CA-2. Cimmerian.
 * Rorem (First appearance; dies in this issue).
 * Corin and Greshan (Last chronological appearance in second story of SSOC-89). Conan's parents.

Location

 * Conan's village

Time Frame

 * A few hours

Synopsis
Conan is uneasy on his fifteenth birthday because his father wants him to become a blacksmith while he wants to be a warrior like Rion. He is about to partake in his coming of age ceremony -- surviving in a ring with a bull until it tires. He is wished luck by Mara and Jongalt, but Drasil, whose brother Conan killed, plots to kill him by having the slightly mentally challenged Rorem stab the bull into a blood frenzy. Conan manages to kill the bull, and when the deceit is discovered, he kills Rorem before Drasil's part in the plot can be revealed. Conan walks off to bond with his father, who, to Conan's surprise, came to the ceremony.