Conan the Barbarian 1970 #79 30¢ - 6.0 - $3.00

Setting: Hilly country and city of Attalus (founded by Alexander the Great). Conan rescues Bardylis.

On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #145, July 1977.

• The Lost Valley of Iskander! - Adapted from the short story by Robert E. Howard. As explained in the letters section, Ernie Chan both penciled and inked page 1 and 4, as the story was originally prepared as a 40 page tale for Savage Sword of Conan.
• - Letter from Dave Eastwood. Roy Thomas explains that due to John Buscema being deluged with assignments he took a story originally prepared for Savage Sword of Conan and, with some changes, used it as a three-part story in the color comic.
• - Stan Lee's Soapbox, Items.