Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) comic books

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) 9 FN- 5.5

Signed by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith (splash). Certification is not included.

Last 15-cent issue. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Last 15-cent issue. The Garden of Fear, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: primitive village & lost valley with Wooly Mammoths & man-eating flowers; Conan saves Jenna & kills sole survivor of ancient winged race; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 14 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3916385002

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. First comic book appearance of Elric of Melnibone in A Sword Called Stormbringer, plot by Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: Koth grasslands; Conan saves Zephra's life, fights against and later with Elric; Conan fights to save Hyborea and Melnibone from Queen Xiombarg. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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) 110N FN

Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Al Milgrom. Beware the Bear of Heaven! Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: Hidden dwarven city within grass sea of Buryat: Conan is captured by dwarves, taken to the city, fights and kills a giant bear; Tossa the Golden claims Conan as her husband; adapted from the novel "Sons of the Bear God" by Norvell Page. Thor stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Richochet Monster! 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 197 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4348712002

Cover art by Geof Isherwood. Stand starring Conan, Red Sonja, Kobe, Anneka, Shapur, Mad Simeon, Keiv, Kaleb, Solaise, Sedrick, General Freja, Bahkt, Devourer of Souls, and Prince Irham, script by Jim Owsley, pencils by Val Semeiks, inks by Geof Isherwood; General Freja rouses the local people against Conan; The demon Bahkt ravages Red Sonja; Devourer captures Solaise. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

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

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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 (1970 Marvel) 242N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4436017003

Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Jim Lee. They Came To Castle Zukala, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gary Hartle, inks by Mike DeCarlo; Conan, Red Sonja and Karanthes arrive at El-Ron's castle for the wedding of El-Ron and Red Sonja; El-Ron's past is revealed and Conan is taken by Jagga-Nota to his home dimension; "The Sorceror and the She-Devil" part 2. Letters page has information on Robert E. Howard's Hyborian lands. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00. Cover price $1.00.