Conan Barbarian Comics by Marvel: Price Guide. Issue by Issue Conan Barbarian Comics Price Guideby Christopher Tanis and Ashley Cotter- Cairns. Conan the Barbarian is not your typical Marvel Comics superhero. There is some question about whether he should be called a superhero at all, since he has no . Conan, in other words, is self- contained. Roy Thomas was, by 1. Marvel. He received many letters from readers asking for comic adaptations of classic fantasy novels. Of course, that list would include Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan, Doc Savage, and Conan. After some financial dithering with Martin Goodman, then still the head honcho of Marvel, a Conan adaptation was planned. Thomas wanted John Buscema, who would later go on to become very associated with Conan, to do the pencils. Goodman said no, citing Buscema's (justifiably) high rate and Conan's untested sales potential. Thomas went with Barry Smith (later Windsor- Smith) instead, a move which helped catapult him to comics stardom. Smith would stay with the series through #2. With #2. 5, it was decided that Marvel could, after all, risk John Buscema's rate on Conan. Sales had been up and down, but were now steadily rising, and Buscema would stay with the title for a very long time, penciling most of the issues between #2. Conan the Barbarian (1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Heroes; Career; Friends; 61 Arthok. 61 (28) Barbarian Arthok. Great Cimmerian warrior Conan goes on a long journey to take revenge for the blood of his. Conan the Barbarian - Queen of the Black.
Although Conan settled in to be a steady seller, it ran as a bimonthly for most of its run. Its popularity, along with the success of . The films had little to do with the comics' success, in general, but are occasionally entertaining. Conan remains popular with collectors, although he has had no title of his own since 1. Have Your Conan Barbarian Comics Valued! If you've got some copies of Bronze Age comics featuring Conan, (especially), then click here to have them valued FREE by Sell My Comic Books! Conan the Barbarian #1 (October 1. Robert E. Howard's Cimmerian Comes to Comics. Conan the Barbarian #1 does not so much present us with Conan's origin as his first adventure. Conan, then an unknown 2. Cimmerian, joins an Aesir raiding party invading Vanaheim. Conan distinguishes himself as a great fighter (for a barbarian) in battle with some winged monsters who are powered by the Star Stone, a magical stone in the possession of Sharkosh, an old Shaman. Conan destroys the stone, which kills Sharkosh and sends the winged monsters back to their home dimension. Written by Roy Thomas as an adaptation of a Robert E. Howard short story, and illustrated by Barry Smith (who also did the iconic cover), Conan the Barbarian #1 is incredibly valuable to collectors, and one of the most sought- after comics of the early Bronze Age. Record sale: $4,1. Minimum value (poor but complete): $1. Check Values . Howard adaptation by Roy Thomas, this time placing Conan in conflict with the Beast Men, who are anthropomorphic, ape- like, covered in white fur, and savage. Conan is captured by the Beast Men and forced to compete in gladiator- style combat in their arena, alongside other captured . After encountering a grey man on the road who prophesies war and doom, Conan gets embroiled in a conflict between the Hyperboreans and the Brythunians. Visions of the Grey God haunt some of the soldiers, and Conan is caught in the middle of treachery, revealed later to be the machinations of the Grey God, now revealed as the God Borri. Conan, it should be noted, was not squeamish about killing. In fact, Conan Barbarian comic was quite full of killing. Most supporting characters who were introduced were killed in the same issue. Of course, Conan Barbarian only killed those who deserved it, and any villains who killed were themselves either punished severely or killed outright. After all, this was still the days of the Comics Code, although Conan pushed the boundaries quite a bit. The creative team of Thomas and Smith works their usual magic on Conan #3, making it quite valuable to collectors. Record sale: $1,5. Minimum value (poor but complete): $5. Check Values . So can you. Make more than your money back with your first successful trade (or by NOT buying a losing book!). If you are not completely satisfied, we have a 3. Click to read more, or order your copy today! Savage Tales #1 (May 1. First Non- Code Compliant Conan Barbarian Publication. Savage Tales #1 is the first appearance of Conan in a Marvel black- and- white magazine. It took place without full co- operation from Marvel honcho Martin Goodman. He'd never wanted to publish a non- Code magazine, but had been convinced to by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. Goodman feared recriminations from the Comics Code Authority, even though magazines weren't subject to the code. He'd helmed Marvel when it was still Atlas, in the dark years after Seduction of the Innocent was published, and he was unconvinced that the changing times would save him if the Code got on Marvel's case. So Goodman, by now at loggerheads with Lee over most editorial decisions, looked for any reason to cancel Savage Tales, and did so after the first issue, citing poor sales. The series wouldn't return until after Goodman's departure and the transition to Lee as top man a few years later. Nonetheless, the sole issue of Savage Tales' first run featured a fine Conan story by Thomas and Smith, a Ka- Zar story, the first appearance of Stan Lee's ill- fated Femizons, and the origin and first appearance of the Man- Thing. All this, wrapped in a mind- blowing John Buscema painted cover, makes this one- off a very valuable magazine/comic book indeed. Record sale: $1,5. Minimum value (poor but complete): $1. Check Values . She might be more popular than Conan, at least among the fanboys who lust after her enjoy her comics. Whether she is or she isn't, this is her first appearance, and one of the last for Barry Smith's art. In the story, titled The Shadow of the Vulture, Conan is rescued by the warrior- woman Sonja from certain doom at the hands of The Vulture (Mikhal Oglu). This begins a pattern of rescues by Sonja, who gained the Red portion of her name from her flame- colored hair. Notably, this issue features an implied beheading by Conan. When the Vulture's head arrives in a package at the Turanian camp, we can assume little else. Roy Thomas adapted a Howard short story for this issue, and Barry Smith did the pencils for almost the last time. Journeyman Gil Kane handed in a fabulous cover as he always did. Record sale: $6. 50. Minimum value (poor but complete): $1. Check Values . Perhaps it was that Martin Goodman, who had opposed the black- and- white magazine format, had recently been succeeded by Stan Lee. Perhaps it was the success of other black- and- white . We may never know. But what we do know is that in 1. Marvel returned to the magazine- style, black- and- white format with a vengeance with Savage Sword of Conan #1. Savage Sword would go on to be incredibly successful, perhaps because of its immunity from the Comics Code, which did not control magazines, only comics, which were defined quite rigidly. What did all this mean? It meant that Conan could appear in a comic with no restrictions on it. Marvel (under its Curtis imprint) could have filled the Conan stories that ran in this title with nudity (which they once in a while slipped in), gory violence (ditto), and storylines in which the bad guy doesn't get punished. Oh sure, that's not big news now. But in 1. 97. 4, it was something to write home about. More importantly, it would be the first Marvel product that didn't have to dance around zombies by saying . Ironically, it would significantly outlast the Conan Barbarian comic book series, sticking around until 1. The inaugural issue featured three stories written by Roy Thomas and one by Gil Kane and Archie Goodwin. Kane illustrated his own story, but the Thomas script were penciled by Barry Smith, John Buscema, and Esteban Maroto. The whole affair was announced with a painted cover by Boris Vallejo, depicting Conan and Sonja wading through a platoon of hapless warriors. Record sale: $4. 30. Minimum value (poor but complete): $1. Check Values . We'll back up our valuation with a Dollar offer. More of our Comic Price Guides. Find out what your comics are worth with a FREE comic book appraisal from Sell My Comic Books! Please share this page using the social icons on the left!
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