Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) UK Edition comic books

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. 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.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. Brothers of the Blade, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Frank Springer; setting: City of Ronnoco & countryside; Conan fights the blade brothers & kills Slicer & Steel-Skull; Tara kills Clawfoot. Captain Marvel stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Big Bang! 36 pgs.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Ernie Chan. Belit guest stars in The Secret of Ashtoreth!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: Island city of Kelka; Conan & Belit escape & free Astarta; City of Kelka is destroyed by a sea-god. Kawaku betrays Conan & Belit. Belit kills Akkheba; adapted from the non-Conan story "The Marchers of Valhalla" by Robert E. Howard. Spider-Man and Captain America star in a one-page Ricochet Racers ad. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Green Thumb. 36 pgs.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Ernie Chan. Belit guest stars in When Giants Walk the Earth!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: City of Harakht; Conan fights the giant Gol-Thir and saves Belits life in an arena. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, Madam Web. Jack Davis art in a one-page Spalding ad on the back cover. 32 pages, full color.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan. Trial By Combat!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: city of Attalus; Conan defeats Ptolemy and Becomes King of Attalus; Stygians attack Attalus; Aristo dies; adapted from the non-Conan story "The Lost Valley of Iskander" by Robert E. Howard. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, Legal Eagle. Jack Davis art on a Spalding back-cover ad. 36 pgs.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. "The Creation Quest!" Script by J.M. DeMatteis, art and cover by Gil Kane. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Spider-Man's Dream Girl!"