In these pages Conan meets the Queen of the Black Coast in one of the most captivating pairings in comics] But first, he teams up with Red Sonja in one of Roy Thomas and John Buscemax27s finest tales] Then, Conanx27s travels through the western wastelands bring readers the tear-jerking x27Last Ballad of Laza-Lanti,x27 the fearsome threat of Shokkoth and a flashback tale of from the Cimmerianx1as youth] Next, the saga of Lupalina the Wolf-Woman takes Conan to the castle keep of the death-dealing Unos] Along the way, Conan picks up sidekicks Yusef and Tara and comes face-to-face with his biggest challenge: himself] We conclude with debut and origin of Belit, the pirate queen that would become Conanx27s partner in love and war. Collecting: Conan the Barbarian (1970) 43-59, Giant-Size Conan (1974) 5 (cover only), material from Savage Sword of Conan (1974) 1