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Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4041089001

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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) 4 CGC 9.6 SS Stan Lee

Paper: White

Signed by Stan Lee on 07/24/2009.

Label #0986341004

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) 18 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4735129012

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. The Thing in the Temple, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dan Adkins; setting: Island city of Bal-Sagoth in Vilayet Sea; Conan & Fafnir slay demons and flee from Bal-Sagoth as a volcano destroys the island; They are picked up in the Sea by Yezdigerd; adapted from the non-Conan story, The Gods of Bal-Sagoth by Robert E. Howard; Fafnir appearance. Letter to the editor from Ted White (editor of Amazing, Fantastic). Kane cover pencils, John Romita Sr. cover inks. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 24 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4608916018

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 letter's 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. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 60 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4601561009

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. Belit guest-stars in Riders of the River-Dragon, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Steve Gan; setting: Tigress & Watambi Village; Conan fights warriors on crocodiles & saves the Watambi village; Belit is kidnapped; Red Sonja cameo. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Cupcake Caper. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp Series B # 48 (Dracula by Neal Adams). 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 61 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4601561010

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita Sr. Belit guest stars in On the Track of the She-Pirate, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Steve Gan; setting: Watambi Village & Jungle; Kawaku attempts mutiny & is stopped by Conan; Belit captured by Giant Moth & saved by Amra; Conan attacks Crocodile Warriors; Red Sonja cameo. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Cupcake Caper. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 63 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4595179006

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane. Belit guest stars in Death Among the Ruins!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Steve Gan; setting: Jungle & lost city; Conan kills Amra and becomes known as Amra; Conan, Belit & Amra fight undergroud goblins; Shulo recognizes Conan as Amra. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Twinkie Takers. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 75 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #0151188004

Cover art by Ernie Chan. Belit guest stars in The Hawk-Riders of Harakht! Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: City of Khemi & river Styx; Belit is captured by hawk-riders of Harakht; Conan kills a hawk-rider, giant hawk, & crocodile; Conan prepares to rescue Belit. Captain America stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Sore Sir's Apprentices. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears in a one-page Joe Wieder ad. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 87 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0175040006

Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan. Reprint from Savage Sword of Conan 3: Demons at the Summit!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Tony DeZuniga; setting: Mountains; Conan & Jamal capture the girl Shanya; they are ambushed in the mountains; Jamal is killed, Shanya kidnapped, and Conan rescues her (and also wipes out an ancient race); adapted from the story by Bjorn Nyberg. Back-up story, The Hyborian Age, script by Roy Thomas, art by Ernie Chan; adapted from the essay by Robert E. Howard. Hyborian Age map by Barry Windsor-Smith (reprinted from Conan 1). Thor stars in a one-page Hostess ad, A Glutton for Gold. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.35.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 97 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4556212018

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Last 35-cent issue. Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan. Last 35-cent issue. Belit guest stars in The Long Night of Fang and Talon" (part 2), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: Black Coast cliff fortress; Belit saves Conan from Ajaga's altar; They kill Ajaga, free the captive women, and sack Ajaga's fortress.. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, Spider-Man Puts Himself in the Picture! 36 pgs. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 206 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4713511010

Cover pencils by Valdis Semeiks, inks by Geof Isherwood. Sands Upon the Earth (Heku Trilogy Book 1), script by Jim Owsley (plot, script) and Valdis Semeiks (plot), pencils by Val Semeiks, inks by Geof Isherwood (finishes); Master Heku seeks to return his son, Kobe, home to lead his tribe; Kobe is currently honor slave to Conan. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 206 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4713511011

Cover pencils by Valdis Semeiks, inks by Geof Isherwood. Sands Upon the Earth (Heku Trilogy Book 1), script by Jim Owsley (plot, script) and Valdis Semeiks (plot), pencils by Val Semeiks, inks by Geof Isherwood (finishes); Master Heku seeks to return his son, Kobe, home to lead his tribe; Kobe is currently honor slave to Conan. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Conan the Barbarian (2019 Marvel) 1O CGC 9.8 Blank Variant

Paper: White

Sketch Edition.

Label #2038646001

Blank Sketch Cover. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Mahmud A. Asrar. BY CROM, THE GREATEST SWORD-AND-SORCERY HERO RETURNS TO MARVEL! From an age undreamed…hither came Conan the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet… Robert E. Howard's creation returns to comics, in an epic tale as only MARVEL could bring you! Conan's travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unkown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in between. As his fighting prowess allows him to carve his way through life, so too does it attract the forces of death! The all-new ages-spanning saga begins here, by writer Jason Aaron (THE MIGHTY THOR, STAR WARS) and artist Mahmud Asrar (UNCANNY X-MEN, ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS), as Conan's destiny is forever changed! Parental Advisory Cover price $4.99.

Conan the Barbarian (2023 Titan) 28E CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Variant Cover E.

Label #4726565009

(W) Jim Zub (A) Fernando Dagnino (CA) Gerardo Zaffino THE CONQUERING CROWN: The King of Aquilonia has gone mad, or so the rumors say. A tyrant sits upon the throne and all will suffer until he is deposed or dead. Conan the Mercenary cares nothing for these royal rumors and petty politics, but the Cimmerians skill in battle is about to put him in the path of a mad monarch, and his life will be forever changed. 32 pages, full color, rated mature. Cover price $4.99.

Conan the Barbarian Movie Special (1982) 1D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4604976005

Direct Edition. Cover by John Buscema. Conan the Barbarian, script by John Buscema and Michael Fleisher, art by John Buscema; Conan is sold into slavery after his parents are killed by Thulsa Doom. Becoming a mighty warrior and freeing himself, Conan allies with Valeria and Subotai to rob the Tower of the Serpent; Conan recognizes the Cult's symbol as the same one that Thulsa Doom had worn; Conan kills the Great Guardian Serpent and flees the Cult. Adapted from the film. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Conan the Barbarian Movie Special (1982) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4604976006

John Buscema art Cover price $0.60.

Conan the Barbarian Scourge of the Serpent (2025 Titan) 4B CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Variant Cover B.

Label #4726564001

(W) Jim Zub (A) Ivan Gil (CA) Lucio Parrillo THE NEW CONAN EPIC EVENT CONCLUDES! WRITTEN BY MODERN CONAN GREAT JIM ZUB! CONAN OF CIMMERIA has encountered Stygian sorcery and snake-sent creatures many times in his grand adventures, but he has never faced the true unspeakable power of SET...until NOW. The serpent god's influence coils around the Hyborian Age and every other age linked to it. Three stunning supernatural stories will weave together to answer a chilling question of past and present - What is Set's grand plan for humanity and, now that it's begun, can it be stopped?" 32 pages, full color, rated mature. Cover price $4.99.

Marvel Feature (1975 2nd Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4410605014

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. "The Temple of Abomination!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Dick Giordano (figures) and Terry Austin (backgrounds); Red Sonja enters a temple and is attacked by a race of Satyrs. Continued from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #3. "Red Sonja," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Esteban Maroto, inks by Neal Adams and Ernie Chan; 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; from The Savage Sword of Conan #1. Of Swords and She-Devils article about Red Sonja by Roy Thomas. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Feature (1975 2nd Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4410605015

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. "The Temple of Abomination!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Dick Giordano (figures) and Terry Austin (backgrounds); Red Sonja enters a temple and is attacked by a race of Satyrs. Continued from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #3. "Red Sonja," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Esteban Maroto, inks by Neal Adams and Ernie Chan; 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; from The Savage Sword of Conan #1. Of Swords and She-Devils article about Red Sonja by Roy Thomas. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Feature (1975 2nd Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4061073019

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. "The Temple of Abomination!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Dick Giordano (figures) and Terry Austin (backgrounds); Red Sonja enters a temple and is attacked by a race of Satyrs. Continued from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #3. "Red Sonja," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Esteban Maroto, inks by Neal Adams and Ernie Chan; 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; from The Savage Sword of Conan #1. Of Swords and She-Devils article about Red Sonja by Roy Thomas. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Feature (1975 2nd Series) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white

Label #4700891002

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. "The Temple of Abomination!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Dick Giordano (figures) and Terry Austin (backgrounds); Red Sonja enters a temple and is attacked by a race of Satyrs. Continued from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #3. "Red Sonja," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Esteban Maroto, inks by Neal Adams and Ernie Chan; 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; from The Savage Sword of Conan #1. Of Swords and She-Devils article about Red Sonja by Roy Thomas. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Feature (1975 2nd Series) 7 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4643158002

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Cover art by Frank Thorne. "The Battle of the Barbarians!", script by Roy Thomas, art by Frank Thorne; Red Sonja delivers a stolen page from the Book of Skelos to Karanthes, but Conan has tracked her there and wants the page for himself. Hostess snack cakes ad featuring Spider-Man. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Marvel Feature (1975 2nd Series) 7 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4700891021

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Cover art by Frank Thorne. "The Battle of the Barbarians!", script by Roy Thomas, art by Frank Thorne; Red Sonja delivers a stolen page from the Book of Skelos to Karanthes, but Conan has tracked her there and wants the page for himself. Hostess snack cakes ad featuring Spider-Man. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Official Handbook of the Conan Universe (1986 Marvel) 1A CGC 8.5 Kaluta

Paper: White

Label #4715503024

Wraparound Cover by Mike Kaluta. Written by Alan Zelenetz. Artwork by John Buscema, Bob Camp, Ernie Chan, Vince Colletta, Mike Docherty, Armando Gil, Geof Isherwood, Andy Kubert, Gary Kwapisz, Dave Simons, Vincent Waller and Mary Wilshire. Featuring encyclopedia-style entries for the people and places of the world of Conan the Barbarian, from Aesgaard to Zingara. Plus: 1-page introduction and tribute to Robert E. Howard. Also: 1-page Hyborian Age Index. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.25.

Red Sonja (1983 2nd Marvel Series) She-Devil with a Sword 2N CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #3930466002

Newsstand Edition. "The Sea That Steals!" Written by Christie Marx and Roy Thomas. Art by Ernie Colon and Alan Kupperberg. Cover by Dave Simons and Steve Mitchell. Death and betrayal await Sonja and her companions. In the thrilling conclusion to their journey, two will fall and one shall rise. Witness the birth of Valeria! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.