HIDILCO
HIDILCO
Real Name: Hidilco
Identity/Class: Human; Hyborian era
Occupation: Former slave
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Atalis, Conan, Tammuz, Prince Thann, the people of Yaralet;
Enemies: Munthassem Khan, Nergal
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
formerly Yaralet, Turan
First Appearance: (Conan mythos) "The Hand of Nergal,"
Conan (1967, Lancer Books)
(Marvel Universe) Conan the Barbarian I#30 (September, 1973)
Powers/Abilities: Though a slave-girl, Hidilco had enough wits to feign anguish to hide her true intent, and to hurl an amulet across the room to knock another object from a man's hands.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Light Green
History:
(Conan the Barbarian I#30 (fb) - BTS) - Munthassem Khan, the satrap of Yaralet,
was driven to cruel madness by the Hand of Nergal. He had
all wizards of Yaralet slain, but he allowed the philosopher Atalis to survive.
However, he cursed Atalis with fits of agony. In addition, Munthassem Khan cause
Prince Thann to develop fits of blindness.
(Conan the Barbarian I#30 (fb) - BTS) - Atalis joined forces
with Thann and sent their Brythunian slave-woman, Hidilco, to recruit the aid of the Cimmerian barbarian Conan
who had recently acquired the Heart of Tammuz, the counter-talisman to the Hand
of Nergal, though it could be best wielded in the hands of a woman.
Hidilco sought out Conan and was incapacitated by the
Devil-Beasts of Nergal, whom Conan unwittingly drove off with the Heart of
Tammuz.
(Conan
the Barbarian I#30) - Conan found Hililco unconscious in the grasses. After he
introduced himself, Hidilco told him that her master was seeking him out and
that he would be paid much gold if he followed her to his house. After they
arrived, Atalis told Conan of Munthassem Khan and the Hand of Nergal,
and also shared that Conan's new possession was the Heart of Tammuz, which was
the Hand's counter-talisman.
Atalis led Conan and Thann into Munthassem Khan's chamber, intending to
ambush the still-drugged Munthassem, but Munthassem suddenly awoke, announcing that he
had been expecting them (he had sensed Atalis peering at him through his mystic
crystal). Munthassem Khan swiftly dropped Atalis and Thann with their fits of
pain and blindness. Conan rushed to the attack, but as he knew not how to invoke
the Heart of Tammuz' power, Munthassem Khan struck him down as well. Hidilco
then rushed in, seemingly in anguish over Conan's injury, but she suddenly
grabbed the Heart of Tammuz and hurled it across the room, knocking the Hand of
Nergal from Munthassem Khan's clutches.
A darkly shimmering glow spread from the Hand of Nergal,
which unleashed the form of Nergal itself, while the Heart of Tammuz released
the form of Tammuz. Tammuz banished Nergal, and both the Heart and Hand vanished. Munthassem Khan was gone, as
well, leaving behind only a handful of smoldering ashes.
Atalis noted that the Heart was ever stronger than the Hand.
Conan declined a chestful of gold, instead taking a smaller sack of gold and a good strong horse. He then grabbed Hidilco and took off with her.
Comments: Created by Lin Carter and Robert E. Howard.
Adapted to the Marvel Universe by Roy Thomas, John Buscema,
and Ernie Chan.
I can't get to my comics just yet, so someone will have to tell me if Hidilco is in Conan the Barbarian I#31. If so, I'll add it...maybe next weekend.
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images: (without ads)
Conan the Barbarian I#30, p9, panel 5 (face)
p10, panel 1 (body)
Appearances:
Conan the Barbarian I#30 (September, 1973) - by Roy Thomas (writer/editor), John
Buscema and Ernie Chan (artists)
Last updated: 11/29/06
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