Auctions: comic books in 'Conan', graded by CBCS

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 4 CBCS 6.5

Paper: White

Label #17-07CB749-010

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) 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) 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) 155 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #20-4584293-049

Cover art possibly by Paul Smith or Gary Kwapisz. The Anger of Conan, script by Michael Fleisher, plot and pencils by John Buscema, inks by Steve Leialoha; In the border trading town of Ramuda, Conan easily triggers the anger of a local Baron who fancies himself a wizard. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60.