Black Colossus
| "Black Colossus" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short story by Robert E. Howard | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Fantasy | ||
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| Published in | Weird Tales | ||
| Publication type | Pulp magazine | ||
| Publisher | Rural Publishing Corporation | ||
| Publication date | July 1933 | ||
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| Series | Conan the Cimmerian | ||
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"Black Colossus" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in Weird Tales magazine, June 1933. Howard earned $130 for the sale of this story.
Set during the fictional Hyborian Age, Conan leads the army of Khoraja against an evil sorcerer named Natohk, "The Veiled One".
This story formed part of the basis for the later Conan novel, The Hour of the Dragon.