Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #23 (Feb. 1973):
“The Shadow of the Vulture”
by Roy Thomas, Barry Windsor-Smith, Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins, etc.

Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #23

Title: “The Shadow of the Vulture”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Feb. 1973

Publisher:
Written by: Roy Thomas
Art by: Barry Windsor-Smith, Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins, Chic Stone

3 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Conan the Barbarian (lead character)	Cimmerian paganism (esp. the god Crom)	[barbarian]	Clayton Publications , etc.	898
Red Sonja (Sonja)	goddess worship (Scathach)	[ 1st app: The Magic Carpet (Jan. 1934): "The Shadow of the Vulture" short story; (comics) Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #23 (Feb. 1973): "The Shadow of the Vulture" ]		224
Vulture (Mikhal Oglu)		[1st app: Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #23 (Feb. 1973)]		2

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