Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) comic books graded by CGC

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 24 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4485887005

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) 78 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4511606004

Reprint from Savage Sword of Conan 1. Cover art by John Buscema. Reprint story from Savage Sword of Conan 1: Curse of the Undead-Man, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Pablo Marcos; setting: Zamora's City of Thieves; Conan & Red Sonja battle Costranno (who comes back to life when his ring and finger magically reattach to his corpse); fully adapted from the story "Mistress of Death" by Robert E. Howard. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears in a one-page Joe Weider ad. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 100N CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); See item notes

Label #3968076015

Newsstand Edition. 52-page giant. Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan. 52-page giant. The death of Belit in Death on the Black Coast!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; Belit's greed leads to her and her crew's death; She comes back from the dead to save Conan; Conan makes a funeral pyre of the Tigress and sets it adrift in the sea; adapted from the story "Queen of the Black Coast" with Robert E. Howard. The Thing (of the Fantastic Four) stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Ultimate Weapon! 52 pgs. Cover price $0.60. Cover price $0.60.