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Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 143N CBCS 8.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #20-4584293-042

Newsstand Edition. "Life Among the Dead." Script by Bruce Jones, breakdowns by John Buscema, finished art by Ricardo Villamonte. Spider-Man stars in a one-page game ad, "The Mystery of the Museum Snakes!" Buscema cover. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4264713014

Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by John Verpoorten. First comic book appearance and origin of Conan. The Coming of Conan!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; Conan battles at Vanaheim and sees his future; Tara returns to her dimension 1st comic book appearance of Kull (cameo). The letters page contains a map of Conan's world of the Hyborian Age drawn by Windsor-Smith (based on Robert E. Howard's own version) and a short essay on The World of Conan. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 17 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Left Side Edge has gapping, inner well and book unaffected.

Label #18-0D72CFB-009

Cover art by Gil Kane and Frank Brunner. The Gods of Bal-Sagoth, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Ralph Reese; setting: Ship in the Vilayet Sea, Island city of Bal-Sagoth; Conan saves Kyrie and restores her as queen of Bal-Sagoth.Adapted from the non-Conan (Turlogh O'Brien) story by Robert E. Howard; Fafnir appearance. Letter to the editor from comic writer Marc DeMatteis. The letters page also contains the nominations for the 1971 Shazam awards (the Academy of Comic Book Arts, or the ACBA). Kane cover pencils, Frank Brunner cover inks. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 23 VF 8.0

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. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 150 CBCS 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #20-4584293-046

Tower of Flame - Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. Cover by John Buscema. Conan meets a mysterious female, being pursued by mysterious people for some mysterious reason -- possibly the girl's mysterious power! Buy it and be enlightened! Characters in this issue: Conan; Baron Turb'eq (first appearance). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.