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The Cimmerian: Hour of the Dragon           Variant Comics Lot
Featuring the Complete Variant Cover C Collection.  Awesome!!
Story by: Robert E. Howard
Adapted by: Julien Blondel
Artist: Valentin Secher
Letterer: Dezi Sienty
Editors: Patrice Louinet & Kevin Ketner
Variant Cover #1C by: Leirix
Variant Cover #2C by: Kyle Hotz
Variant Cover #3C by: Andrea Mutti
Variant Cover #4C by: Marco Rudy

Robert E. Howard’s Conan is brought to life UNCENSORED! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended!

Robert E. Howard’s Conan first appeared in the pages of pulp magazines in the 1930s. He contributed 17 Conan stories to Weird Tales Magazine from 1932 to 1936. Through these stories we see Robert E. Howard’s savage hero take shape.

A world to explore. A throne to be reconquered. Conan the King.

The Hour of the Dragon is the only full-length Conan novel written by Robert E. Howard and is considered by many to be one of his best works. It is now adapted into a comic mini-series by two visionaries of heroic fantasy and imagination: Julien Blondel, writer of Elric, and Valentin Sécher, artist of Méta-Baron bring forth a grandiose, bloodthirsty epic!

Under the funeral vaults of the mausoleum belonging to the ancient and cruel Emperor Xaltotun of Python, three men devoured by ambition come to offer to the inert body of the deceased sovereign the heart of Ahriman, a source of immortality which once belonged to him. Taken away at the claim a single thing: the world. However, there is only one person able to stand in their way, a Cimmerian who seized the throne of Aquilonia: Conan!

Story (Spoilers!)
In issue #1C, Under the funeral vaults of the mausoleum belonging to the ancient and cruel Emperor Xaltotun of Python, three men devoured by ambition come to offer to the inert body of the deceased sovereign the heart of Ahriman, a source of immortality which once belonged to him. Taken away at the cost of his life. In exchange for this offering, the three men claim a single thing: the world. However, there is only one person able to stand in their way, a Cimmerian who seized the throne of Aquilonia: Conan!

“The Hour of the Dragon” {Part 1} (text story)
By Robert E. Howard
Weird Tales, December 1935, January to April 1936

Next in issue #2C, Trapped in what is considered an inescapable dungeon, Conan wants nothing more than to get out and seek his revenge on the ancient and mysterious Xaltotun of Python for what he did to him and his people. A little unexpected help may go a long way toward his quest for freedom, but Conan has to get past the guardian of the dungeon first whatever it may be.

“The Hour of the Dragon” {Part 2} (text story)
By Robert E. Howard
Weird Tales, December 1935, January to April 1936

Next in issue #3C, Conan is loose and on the hunt for revenge! But he won’t be able to do it alone. He will need to seek help from another mystic and try to return to his people if he hopes to defeat the bloodthirsty kings and the wizard who put them on the throne. And he will have to take to the seas to get it done!

“The Hour of the Dragon” {Part 3} (text story)
By Robert E. Howard
Weird Tales, December 1935, January to April 1936

Finally, in issue #4C, The showdown between Conan and Xaltotun is at hand! But it will take more than just an army to take back the thrones that were stolen. To take on a wizard of such dark power, Conan will need a little magic himself so he can once again be king!

“The Hour of the Dragon” {Part 4} (text story)
By Robert E. Howard
Weird Tales, December 1935, January to April 1936

Variant Comics lot contains: The Cimmerian: Hour of the Dragon {Cover C Collection} (2022) Issues #1C,2C,3C,4C.  Ablaze Publishing

Variant Comics are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

All First Printings
Publisher: Ablaze Publishing
Publication Date: 2022
Format per comic: FC, 32 pages, Comic, 10.25″ x 6.65″
UPC: 850008927249

Collectible Entertainment note: Variant Comics #1C,2C,3C,4C are in Very Fine to Very Fine + condition.  Beautiful Set!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Conan enthusiast and/or collector.  A very fun & entertaining read.  Very Highly Recommended.

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