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| Conan the Barbarian #64 “Fiends of the Feathered Serpent” ….or is it? |
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to Countdown to Conan, a series ringing in the return of Robert E. Howard’s popular Cimmerian to Marvel Comics. Weekly installments will be published until Marvel releases their first issue of the new Conan series. This review is written by Wally Monk.)
Today, we look at “Fiends of the Feathered Serpent…” Wait a minute. What’s this? The House of Ideas has done it again, reprinting an old story instead of the intended Conan tale.
This is rather disappointing, as the splash page was reminiscent of the old Marvel horror comics. A boatman, ala Charon, is featured prominently on the splash page, proclaiming “Someone savage this way comes! Let him then beware – lest he learn to his sorrow – the secret of Skull River!”
Below this enticing introduction, we’ve got a disclaimer from Marvel editorial:
“Due to personal considerations, inker Steve Gan was unable at the last possible moment to deliver our cover-featured story on time for this issue. Thus, making our usual virtue of necessity, we’re taking the opportunity to re-present a tale never before printed in color, and which originally appeared in Savage Tales #5. (P.S. – For you chronology buffs, this mini-epic occurs between the events recorded in Conan the Barbarian #44-45.)
Drat – the Marvel editors got us again! Stay tuned for Monday’s review of the REAL “Fiends of the Feathered Serpent” when Dean Plakas reviews Conan the Barbarian #65. In the meantime, please enjoy this silly dog meme. It’s all we’ve got today since Marvel cheated us on this one.
As always, I am – Wally (AKA Paint Monk)
I don't recall a review of "Secret of Skull River". Why not take this opportunity to review either Savage Tales #5's version or this one (or even both. Who added the colors?)?
Sorry, Darci, but we're just reviewing regular installments of Conan the Barbarian's monthly comic in our regular series. We're not tackling reprints or re-presentations unless it's a one-off feature.