When this series began, Marvel only had the rights to the Conan character, not Robert E. Howard's stories. But Roy Thomas and Co. struck a deal here to adapt Howard's "The Grey God Passes," changing the set from ancient Ireland to Conan's Hyborian Age. (CGC erroneously lists the source as "Spears of Clontarf.") Barry Smith drew both the story and the cover. According to Overstreet, this issue experienced low distribution in some areas of the country.