CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1970) ANNUAL #8

King Kull guest stars! Kull and his Red Slayers try to stop worshipers of the nameless serpent god from sacrificing a young woman who has just given birth to the avatars of their god, a twin son and daughter. Knowing the children are a grave danger to the world, Kull commands Tu to slay the babes but his trusted advisor finds he doesn’t have the heart for it and gives the siblings to a passing shepherd. Ten thousand years later, Conan deals with the consequences of this action. Plus: in the letters page, editor Larry Hama talks about the story on half of the page. Characters in this issue (SPOILERS ahead on some of their fates): Conan; Kull; Red Slayers; First Councillor Tu; shepherd; shepherd’s son (dead, mentioned); Five Virgins (dead); King of Tarsus (dead, mentioned); Tarsus Rebels (die); White Queen [Narcia]; Princess Castrica (dies); Alexus; Asaad; Cult of the Nameless Snake God (die); Set [Nameless Snake God] (mentioned); « Jellyfish » (dies); Bat-Demons (die)