Dive headfirst into the heart of Wan Tengri’s shadowy underbelly as we break a five‑month silence with our wildest, most chaotic Conan adventure yet! In Episode 55, we go live—complete with real‑time Q&A interruptions—and storm the fabled Flame Tower to face down seven sinister sorcerers and Death herself.

After attempting to steal into the mystical Flame Tower, the beefy barbarian is captured and forced to face three trials in the area.

Conan’s first trial pits him against a ferocious tiger—its fate sealed by a sword‑turned‑serpent strike that shatters the arena’s torchlit calm. Next, he confronts the dreaded Gauntlet of Seven Deaths: a legion of color‑coded champions whose combined might would fell armies… were it not for our Cimmerian’s unmatched steel and savage wit. With brutal flips, bone‑crushing throws, and a thunderous knee to the throat, Conan wipes the floor with every would‑be executioner, earning the promise of a veiled prize.

But when he tears away her mask, the sultry temptress is revealed as Death incarnate—promising him a third, final battle beyond imagination. Will our barbarian hero stand triumphant… or crumble beneath Oblivion’s icy grip?

This issue was published by Marvel Comics in September of 1973.

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