Conan the Barbarian 73

Major Characters

 * Conan (Last appearance in CB-72; next appearance in CB-74).
 * Belit (Last appearance in CB-72; next appearance in CB-74).

Minor Characters

 * Belit's crew (Many appeared last in CB-72; many appear next in CB-74). M'Gora, Kawaku and Awogmu named. Kawaku and Awogmu die.

Location

 * off the coast of Shem and a jungle island far to the west.

Time Frame

 * A week.

Synopsis
Conan and Belit return to The Tigress after the events of the previous issue but find it has been taken over by Kawaku and a few mutineers, with the loyal crewmembers imprisoned. Conan and Belit fight back but are soon captured themselves and in order to save Belit's life, Conan agrees to lead the mutineers to Belit's hidden treasure horde, over the objections of Belit. Conan leads Kawaku and his men to a jungle island and into a frightening temple. At the location of the treasure, a giant pit, Kawaku, believing he can only trust himself, climbs down on a rope but his journey is cut short by screams and a hideous frog creature climbs out to attack the men. It kills all the mutineers but Conan manages to throw it into the pit. Conan scrambles to climb up and is saved by Belit, who had escaped and overpowered her guards, and her loyal crew. The crew then bury their treasure in the real burial place and return to planning their rescue of Belit's father.

Reprinted

 * Conan Saga #88*Chronicles of Conan Volume 10: When Giants Walk the Earth and Other Stories