Black Colossus

This article is about a short story. For the collection of the same title that contains this story, see Black Colossus (collection).
"Black Colossus"
Short story by Robert E. Howard
Cover of Weird Tales, July 1933.
Art by Margaret Brundage
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Fantasy
Publication
Published inWeird Tales
Publication typePulp magazine
PublisherRural Publishing Corporation
Publication dateJuly 1933
Chronology
SeriesConan the Cimmerian
 
The Tower of the Elephant 		 
The Slithering Shadow

"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.[1] Howard earned $130 for the sale of this story.[2]

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.

  1. ^ Publication history of Black Colossus retrieved 23 December 2007
  2. ^ REHupa Fiction Timeline Archived December 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine retrieved 23 December 2007