The Pool of the Black One
| "The Pool of the Black One" | |||
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| Short story by Robert E. Howard | |||
The opening panel of the comic adaptation of The Pool of the Black One by Roy Thomas featuring the art of John Buscema and Sonny Trinidad. The original short story was written by Robert E. Howard and first appeared in a 1933 issue of Weird Tales magazine. | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Fantasy | ||
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| Published in | Weird Tales | ||
| Publication type | Pulp magazine | ||
| Publication date | October 1933 | ||
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| Series | Conan the Cimmerian | ||
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"The Pool of the Black One" is one of the original short stories starring the sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard. It was first published in Weird Tales in October 1933. It's set in the fictional Hyborian Age, and concerns Conan becoming the captain of a pirate vessel while encountering a remote island with a mysterious pool which has the power of transmutation.