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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) 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.

Conan The Barry Windsor-Smith Archives HC (2010 Dark Horse) 1C-REP FN 6.0

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Conan the Barbarian (1970-1993 Marvel) #1-11.

Written by Roy Thomas. Art and cover by Barry Windsor-Smith.

In 1970, Barry Windsor-Smith burst onto the comic-book scene with his dynamic portrayal of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian, altering the course of the blue-eyed Cimmerian forever, and cementing himself as one of the greatest artists to touch pencil to paper.

Nearly forty years later, Dark Horse Comics, in the tradition of the Dark Horse Archives collections, reprints Barry Windsor-Smith's entire run on Marvel's Conan the Barbarian in two fine hardcover volumes!

The first volume of The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives includes such classic tales as Rogues in the House and The Tower of the Elephant, adapted by Roy Thomas and fully illustrated by Barry Windsor-Smith. This volume collects the first half of Barry Windsor-Smith's run on Conan the Barbarian.

o The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives are the definitive collections of the historic and influential Conan the Barbarian comics drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith!

Hardcover, 200 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.95.

Marvel Feature (1975 2nd Series) 1 NM- 9.2

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) 5 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Label #22-0FD3AC2-017

Cover art by Frank Thorne and John Romita (alterations). "The Bear God Walks!", script by Bruce Jones, art by Frank Thorne; Red Sonja is after the Bear-God to collect a village's reward. Red Sonja pinup by Frank Thorne. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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) 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) 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) 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) 132 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4348667009

Conan stars in "Master of the Broadsword." Script by Larry Yakata, pencils by Gary Kwapisz, inks by Ernie Chan. King Kull stars in "The Sea King." Script by Charles Dixon, pencils by Val Semeiks, inks by Mark Schultz. Two Ernie Chan pin-ups. Terry Tidwell/Dave Simons pin-up. Henri Bismuth/Walt Simonson frontispiece. Rey Garcia back cover. Joe Jusko front cover. Cover price $1.50.