CONAN THE BARBARIAN ANNUAL (1970) #5

Bride of the Conqueror - Written by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. Cover pencils by John Buscema. At last! This King-Size Annual features the wedding night of King Conan and Zenobia! But how can Conan protect his bride...when she herself is a monster from Hell? Characters in this issue (SPOILERS ahead on some of their fates): Conan; Queen Zenobia; Councilor Publius; Prospero; Count Trocero; General Pallantides; Countess Albiona; Black Dragons; Priests of Asura; Priests of Mitra; the Royal Herald; the Royal Astrologer (mentioned); Pelias; Valeria (flashback); Belit (flashback); Red Sonja (flashback); giant ape (flashback); King Tarascus; Manotaur [Phaidon] (flashback); Tsotha-Lanti [Master of the Scarlet Citadel] (dies); Aquilonian Rebels [Byzantus (dies); Count Drago (dies); messenger (dies); Vallinor (dies)]; Demon-Thing ["Zenobia"] (dies). Also: Spider-Man stars in the 1-page Hostess ad "Spider-Man Meets June Jitsui!" with pencils by Sal Buscema. 52 pages