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Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 4 GD+ 2.5

Cover and first 6 wraps detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Tower of the Elephant!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: City of Arenjun in Zamora; Conan scales Elephant tower, kills lion & giant spider, and saves Yag-Kosha by killing him at his request; adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 4 GD- 1.8

Centerfold detached. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Tower of the Elephant!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: City of Arenjun in Zamora; Conan scales Elephant tower, kills lion & giant spider, and saves Yag-Kosha by killing him at his request; adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 6 VG 4.0

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Devil-Wings Over Shadizar, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: Shadizar the Wicked; Conan kills bat-like creature worshipped as a god; Jenna saves Conans life & steals his gold; first appearance of Fafnir and Blackrat. 32 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 23 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Cover art by Gil Kane. First appearance of Red Sonja in The Shadow of the Vulture, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Wmith, inks by Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins, and Chic Stone; setting: Pah-Dishah, Makkalet; Conan delivers message from Makkalet to Pah-Disha; Red Sonja saves Conan's life twice; Conan kills Mikhal Oglu (vulture) and sends his head to Yezdigerd; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard featuring a female warrior, Red Sonya. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 24 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. First full Red Sonja story, The Song of Red Sonja, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith; setting:Makkalet; Conan and Red Sonja start a bar-fight, bathe in a fountain, scale temple walls, break in and steal a snake-tiara, and fight a magical snake; at the end Sonja tricks Conan, and leaves for Pah-Disha; the Red Sonja story continues in Savage Sword of Conan 1. Final Windsor-Smith art on this title. The art in this issue (at least on page 8, and perhaps elsewhere) was altered without Windsor-Smith's approval. See Marvel Treasury Edition 15 or Savage Sword of Conan 82 for the original version. (The reprint in Conan Saga 8 contains the altered version). In the letters column, Roy Thomas responds and announces Barry Smith's final departure as Conan the Barbarian artist; Incidentally, Roy's responses to R. Benitz and Keith Taylor are mistakenly transposed.32 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 24 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. First full Red Sonja story, The Song of Red Sonja, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith; setting:Makkalet; Conan and Red Sonja start a bar-fight, bathe in a fountain, scale temple walls, break in and steal a snake-tiara, and fight a magical snake; at the end Sonja tricks Conan, and leaves for Pah-Disha; the Red Sonja story continues in Savage Sword of Conan 1. Final Windsor-Smith art on this title. The art in this issue (at least on page 8, and perhaps elsewhere) was altered without Windsor-Smith's approval. See Marvel Treasury Edition 15 or Savage Sword of Conan 82 for the original version. (The reprint in Conan Saga 8 contains the altered version). In the letters column, Roy Thomas responds and announces Barry Smith's final departure as Conan the Barbarian artist; Incidentally, Roy's responses to R. Benitz and Keith Taylor are mistakenly transposed.32 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 84 CGC 8.5 SS Thomas

Paper: White

Signed by Roy Thomas on 9/10/21

Label #3884758003

Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Tony DeZuniga. Two Against the Hawk-City!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: city of Harakht; Conan returns to Harakht, is subdued by Zula, and imprisoned by Mer-ath. Belit & Neftha enter Luxor and turn into serpents; Zula & Conan escape and flee on giant hawks. Spider-man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, Spider-Man Spoils a Snatch. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 148 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-279A9AA-190

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The Plague of Forlek - Written by Bruce Jones. Art by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. Cover by John Buscema. A tribe fighting for survival in the wasteland; a forbidden fruit; a strange curse and a bizarre metamorphosis all add up to an exciting tale! Characters in this issue: Conan; Forlek (first appearance); Kalefan; Price Pelen; Princess Alitari; King Selt; Lamerak. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 241N FN

Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Todd McFarlane, inks by Scott Williams. All Roads Lead To Zamora, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gary Hartle, inks by Mike DeCarlo; Red Sonja is getting married, and Conan is anything but the best man when he suspects sorcery, and not love, is her motivation. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Conan the Barbarian Facsimile Edition (2021 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Second Printing

Label #4376818018

Note : Copies of the issue have a printing defect in the form of small tears on the right edge of the front cover

Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith. Over fifty years ago, legendary writer Roy Thomas teamed with visionary artist Barry Windsor-Smith for the first comic book adaptation of Robert E. Howard's pulp novel icon - introducing True Believers to swords and sorcery in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Conan comic books soon became a huge, industry-changing success story - and it all began with CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 in 1970! Join the young Cimmerian warrior as he and an Aesir raiding party invade the land of Vanaheim - setting Conan on a path of adventure leading to winged demons, a dark temple and the mysterious Star-Stone, which would offer a vision of Conan's future as a king! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1970) #1. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 1 GD+ 2.5

4.5" Interior page tear.

Painted cover art by Boris Vallejo. Conan and Red Sonja star in "Curse of the Undead-Man," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Pablo Marcos; Conan and Red Sonja put an end to the undead sorcerer Costranno; Adapted from the story "Mistress of Death" by Robert E. Howard and Gerald Page; continued in part from Conan the Barbarian 42. "Red Sonja" (3rd appearance), script by Thomas, art by Esteban Maroto, Neal Adams, and Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua); When Red Sonja returns with a tiara she was sent for by King Ghannif she learns her "reward" is to be made a part of his harem. "Blackmark," script and art by Gil Kane (reprinting chapter 1 from the Bantam Books paperback); a Conan reprint from Savage Tales 1 (plus the additional splash page from Conan the Barbarian 16). "The Frost Giant's Daughter," script by Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith (adapted from the Howard story); Conan chases Atali across the snow, slays her two frost giant brothers, and catches her; Her father, Ymir then takes her from Conan. "Conan's Women Warriors," an article by Fred Blosser illustrated by Esteban Maroto, Steve Gan, Hugh Rankin (original Weird Tales art), and Roy Krenkel; and "An Atlantean in Aquilonia," a Kull article by Glenn Lord illustrated by John Severin and Ross Andru. Alfredo Alcala pin-up. Maroto frontispiece. 84 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.00.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 2 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3936706001

Conan stars in "Black Colossus." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Alfredo Alcala. Adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard. Also in this issue: "Blackmark," script and art by Gil Kane (reprinting chapter 2 from the Bantam Books paperback); a King Kull/Brule story, "The Beast From the Abyss," script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by the Crusty Bunkers (Neal Adams, Russ Heath, and others, probably including Dick Giordano, Ralph Reese, and Alan Weiss); and "Chronicles of the Sword," an article by Lin Carter with illustrations by Alan Weiss, Al Milgrom, and Joe Staton. Letter to the editor from comic writer Ralph Macchio. (Letters page illustrations include Gil Kane/Adams and Barry Windsor-Smith reprinted panels). Mike Zeck frontispiece. Neal Adams cover. Cover price $1.00.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 28 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4384140001

Conan stars in "the Blood of the Gods." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Alfredo Alcala. Adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard. Red Sonja photo feature, "Banned in Boston," by Alison Scott. Earl Norem cover. Cover price $1.00.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 31 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4384140002

Conan stars in "The Flame Knife." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Tony DeZuniga. Adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp. "A Gazetteer of the Hyborian World of Conan" (part 2) by Lee Falconer. Illustrations by Buscema and David Wenzel/Duffy Vohland. Howard Chaykin cover. Cover price $1.00.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 34 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4384140005

Conan stars in "Lair of the Ice Worm." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Alfredo Alcala. Adapted from the story by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter. King Kull stars in "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune." Script by Roy Thomas, art by Mike Ploog. Adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard. Solomon Kane stars in "The Moon of Skulls." Script by Don Glut, pencils by David Wenzel, inks by Bill Wray. Adapted from the story by Howard. Illustration by Bob Gould/Duffy Vohland. Preview of the Conan syndicated comic strip by Thomas and John Buscema. Ron Wilson/Joe Rubinstein frontispiece. Ernie Chan cover. Cover price $1.00.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 35 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4384140006

Conan stars in "Black Tears." Script by Roy Thomas, art by Ernie Chan. Adapted from the story by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter. "A Gazetteer of the Hyborian World of Conan" (part 4) by Lee Falconer. Illustrations by Don Maitz/Duffy Vohland and John Buscema/Chan.The poems of Robert E. Howard: "The Singer in the Mist," "A Song of the Race" (art by Michael Moyle), and "The Ghost Kings" (art by Buscema/Chan). Dino Castrillo frontispiece. Ernie Chan cover. Cover price $1.00.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 37 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4384140008

Conan stars in "Sons of the White Wolf." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Rudy Nebres. Adapted from the non-Conan Robert E. Howard story. Solomon Kane stars in "Moon of Skulls" (part 2), script by Don Glut, art by David Wenzel. Ernie Chan frontispiece. Earl Norem cover. Cover price $1.00.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 40 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4384140011

Conan stars in "A Dream of Blood." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Tony DeZuniga. This begins an adaptation of the novel "Conan the Buccaneer" by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter. Fred Blosser reviews the Conan Power Records album in "The (Almost) Forgotten Tales of Conan" with illustrations by Neal Adams and Buscema/Adams. Conan newspaper strips with art by Ernie Chan. "A Gazetteer of the Hyborian World of Conan" (part 8) by Lee Falconer. Anton Caravana frontispiece. Buscema cover. Cover price $1.00.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 42 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4384140013

Conan stars in "The Devil-Tree of Gamburu." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Tony DeZuniga. The adaptation of "Conan the Buccaneer" by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter continues. Bran Mak Morn and King Kull star in "Kings of the Night." Script by Thomas, art by David Wenzel. Adapted from the Robert E. Howard story. "A Gazetteer of the Hyborian World of Conan" (part 9) by Lee Falconer. Illustrations by Tom Yeates and Buscema. DeZuniga frontispiece. Bob Larkin cover. Cover price $1.00.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 44 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4384140015

Conan stars in "The Star of Khorala." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Tony DeZuniga. Conan pin-ups by DeZuniga, Marshall Rogers, and Ernie Chan; Red Sonja pin-ups by Joe Jusko and Will Meugniot. "Notes on Hyborian Heraldry and Cartography," article by Lee Falconer. "Conan the Conquistador," article by Douglas Menville. DeZuniga frontispiece. Bob Larkin cover. Cover price $1.00.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 80 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4384140016

Conan stars in "The Colossus of Argos." Script by Michael Fleisher, art by Alfredo Alcala. Bront stars in "The Pact." Plot and art by John Buscema,. script by Bruce Jones. Two pin-ups by John Totleben. Alcala frontispiece. Earl Norem cover. Cover price $1.50.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 81 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4384140017

Conan stars in "The Palace of Pleasure." Script by Michael Fleisher, breakdowns by John Buscema, finished art by Ernie Chan. Bront stars in "Come Into My Parlor." Plot and art by Buscema, script by Bruce Jones. Greg LaRocque/Bill Anderson frontispiece. Joe Chiodo cover. Cover price $1.50.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 82 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4384140018

Conan stars in "Devil in the Dark." Script by Michael Fleisher, art by Alfredo Alcala. Ernie Chan portfolio. Non-Conan back-up story, "Swamp Gas." Script by Bruce Jones, art by Joe Chiodo. Reprint (from Conan the Barbarian 24): "The Song of Red Sonja." Script by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The art here on page 30 is Barry's original version before it was altered for publication in Conan 24. Armando Gil frontispiece. Bob Larkin cover. Cover price $1.50.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 83 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4384140019

Conan stars in "Devil in the Dark." Script by Michael Fleisher, art by Alfredo Alcala. A youthful Conan stars in "Hunters and the Hunted." Script by Alan Zelenetz, art by Mary Wilshire. Solomon Kane stars in "Red Seas." Script by Mary Jo Duffy, art by Danny Bulanadi. Reprint (from SSOC 1): "Red Sonja." Script by Roy Thomas, art by Esteban Maroto, Neal Adams, and Ernie Chan (as "Ernie Chua"). Armando Gil frontispiece. Jeff Easley cover. Cover price $1.50.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 84 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4384140020

Conan stars in "The Darksome Demon of Rabba Than!" Script by Michael Fleisher, art by Val Mayerik. Pin-ups: Toth (double-page spread), Joe Chiodo, and Pablo Marcos. Marcos frontispiece. Chiodo cover. Cover price $1.50.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) Annual 1 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Label #23-11CBD69-063

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Summer 1975. Conan reprints: "Beware the Wrath of Anu" (script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; from Conan the Barbarian 10) and "The Web of the Spider-God" (also by Thomas/Windsor-Smith/Buscema, from a plot by John Jakes; from Conan the Barbarian 13). Kull reprints: "The Forbidden Swamp" (script by Thomas, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by John Severin) and "The Death-Dance of Thulsa Doom!" (also by Thomas/Severin/Severin). Windsor-Smith frontispiece (reprint). Badia cover. Cover price $1.25.