CONAN

Conan Annual (1973-1987)

UPC: 0-71486-02923

The title given on the cover of issue #1 is "King-Size Special Issue! Conan the Barbarian".

11973CCA$0.35
Front coverBarry Windsor-Smith
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Ti:Lair of the beast-men!19
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Sal Buscema   L-Samuel Rosen   C-[N.G.]   Ed-Stan Lee
Rp:Reprint from Conan the Barbarian (I) #2, Reprinted in ...
W#:304Z
Ti:The tower of the elephant!20
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Sal Buscema   L-Samuel Rosen   C-[N.G.]   Ed-Stan Lee   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:"The Tower of the Elephant" (Robert Ervin Howard)
Rp:Reprint from Conan the Barbarian (I) #4, Reprinted in ...
21976CCA$0.50
Front coverJohn Buscema?
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Ti:The Phoenix on the sword! / Ring of evil!34
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Vicente Alcazar, John Buscema   I/F-Yong Montano   L-James R. Novak   C-[N.G.]   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:Adapted from the story by Robert Ervin Howard
Rp:Reprinted in ...
31977CCA$0.60
Front coverJohn Buscema, Ernie Chan
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Ti:At the mountain of the moon-god / Where dark death soars24 (17-7)
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-John Buscema   I/F-Pablo Marcos   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.A.]
Rp:Reprint from The Savage Sword of Conan (I) #3
Ti:The beast from the abyss10
Cr:W-Steve Englehart   P/L-Howard Chaykin   I/F-Neal Adams, Crusty Bunkers, Dick Giordano, Russ Heath, Alan Weiss   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.A.]   Base-Lin Carter, Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:"Black Abyss" (Robert Ervin Howard/Lin Carter)
Ch:Brule (HyborT), King Kull (Kull) (HyborT)
Rp:Reprint from The Savage Sword of Conan (I) #2
41978CCA$0.60
Front coverJohn Buscema
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Ti:The return of the conqueror! / The mark of the Manotaur! / Siege and slaughter!34 (12-11-11)
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-John Buscema   I/F-Ernie Chan   L-Joe Rosen   C-George Roussos
Rp:Reprinted in ...
51979CCA$0.75
Front coverJohn Buscema, Ernie Chan
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Ti:Bride of the conqueror33
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-John Buscema   I/F-Ernie Chan   L-Joe Rosen   C-George Roussos
Rm:Sequel to Conan Annual #4: "Return of the conqueror"
Ch:King Conan (Conan) (HyborT)
Rp:Reprinted in ...
61981CCA$0.75
Front coverGil Kane1
Ti:King of the forgotten people38
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Gil Kane   I/F-Gil Kane   L-Joe Rosen   C-George Roussos   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:Adapted from the story by Robert Ervin Howard
Rp:Reprinted in ...
71982CCA$1.00
Front coverJohn Buscema1
Ti:Red shadows and black kraken!33
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-John Buscema   I/F-Dan Bulanadi, Armando Gil, Ricardo Villamonte   L-Joe Rosen   C-George Roussos   Base-Lin Carter, Lyon Sprague de Camp
Rm:This story is a sequel to "Conan the Conqueror" by Robert Ervin Howard; Adapted from the novel "Conan of the Isles" by L.Sprague De Camp and Lin Carter.
Rp:Reprinted in ...
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Pin-up/PosterConan vs. a giant hunchback carrying a man-sized axeFrank Reyes1
Pin-up/PosterConan and a woman terrified from a monsterFrank Reyes1
Pin-up/PosterConan pinning a green ape-like monster to the groundFrank Reyes1
81983CCA$1.00
Front coverVal Mayerik1
Ti:Dark night of the white queen38
Cr:W-James Christopher Owsley   P/L-Val Mayerik   I/F-Val Mayerik   L-Richard Parker   C-Steve Mellor
Rp:Reprinted in ...
91984CCA$1.25
Front coverErnie Chan1
Ti:Wrath of the shambling god!38
Cr:W-Michael Fleisher   P/L-Ernie Chan   I/F-Ernie Chan   L-Richard Parker   C-Christie Scheele
Rp:Reprinted in ...
101985CCA$1.50
Front coverErnie Chan1
Ti:Scorched earth40
Cr:W-James Christopher Owsley   P/L-Ernie Chan   I/F-Ernie Chan   L-Diana Albers   C-Steve Mellor
Rp:Reprinted in ...
111986CCA$1.25
Front coverErnie Chan1
Ti:Bride of the oculist!40
Cr:W-James Christopher Owsley   P/L-Ernie Chan   I/F-Ernie Chan   L-Richard Parker   C-Julianna Ferriter   Ed-Larry Hama   E-i-C-James Charles Shooter
Rp:Reprinted in ...
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Other art/photosThe Amazing Spider-Man (Peter Parker) in Free the Cap'n Mystery (Ad for Cap'n Crunch)?1
121987CCA$1.25
Front coverVincent Giarrano?1
Ti:Legion of the dead40
Cr:W-James Christopher Owsley, Val Semeiks   P/L-Vincent Giarrano   I/F-Ernie Chan   L-John Morelli   C-Julianna Ferriter   Ed-Michael Higgins   E-i-C-Tom DeFalco
Rm:Story continues in Conan the Barbarian (I) #200
Rp:Reprinted in ...

Giant-Size Conan (the Barbarian) (1974-1975)

Series is named "Giant-Size Conan" in the imprint and "Giant-Size Conan the Barbarian" on the cover.

11974/09CCA$0.50
Front cover?
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Ti:Conan the Conqueror 1/6: The hour of the dragon / The stranger from Hell! / When mountains reel!26 (12-8-6)
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Gil Kane   I/F-Thomas F. Sutton   L-L.P. Gregory   C-Glynis Oliver-Wein   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:Adapted from the novel "The Hour of the Dragon" by Robert Ervin Howard first published in five parts in Weird Tales (1935-36), the book that later reprinted the parts was named "Conan the Conqueror"
Rp:Reprinted in ...
Ti:The twilight of the grim grey god!19
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Sal Buscema   L-Samuel Rosen   C-[N.G.]   Recol-Barry Windsor-Smith   Ed-Stan Lee   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:"The Grey God Passes!" (Robert Ervin Howard)
Rp:Reprint from Conan the Barbarian (I) #3, Reprinted in ...
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
TextAcheron: A revisionary theoryRobert L. Yaple2
Infos and statsThe high point of the Empire of Acheron circa 13000 BC.?2
Text with art/photosConan the UnconqueredRoy Thomas2
21974/12CCA$0.50
Front coverJohn Buscema, Ernie Chan
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Ti:Conan the Conqueror 2/6: Conan bound! / The haunter of the pits!29 (10-19)
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Gil Kane   I/F-Thomas F. Sutton   L-G.P. Lisa   C-Glynis Oliver-Wein   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:Adapted from the novel "The Hour of the Dragon" by Robert Ervin Howard
Rp:Reprinted in ...
Ti:Zukala's daughter19
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Frank Giacoia   L-Samuel Rosen   C-Mimi Gold   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:"Zukala's Hour" (Robert Ervin Howard); M. Gold credited in Giant-Size Conan (the Barbarian) #3
Rp:Reprint from Conan the Barbarian (I) #5, Reprinted in ...
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Infos and statsThe Hyborian Age of Conan?2
31975/04CCA$0.50
Front coverNeal Adams
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Ti:Conan the Conqueror 3/6: To Tarantia -- and the tower! / The trial in the temple!30 (15-15)
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Gil Kane   I/F-Thomas F. Sutton   L-John Costanza   C-Phil Rachelson   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:Adapted from the novel "The Hour of the Dragon" by Robert Ervin Howard
Rp:Reprinted in ...
Ti:Devil-wings over Shadizar20
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Sal Buscema   L-Mike Stevens   C-[N.G.]   Ed-Stan Lee
Rp:Reprint from Conan the Barbarian (I) #6, Reprinted in ...
41975/06CCA$0.50
Front cover?
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Ti:Conan the Conqueror 4/6: Swords of the south!30
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Gil Kane   I/F-Vincent Colletta, Frank Springer   L-Joe Rosen   C-Phil Rachelson   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:Adapted from the novel "The Hour of the Dragon" by Robert Ervin Howard
Rp:Reprinted in ...
Ti:The lurker within!19
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Dan Adkins, Sal Buscema   L-Samuel Rosen   C-[N.G.]   Ed-Stan Lee   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:"The God in the Bowl" (Robert Ervin Howard)
Rp:Reprint from Conan the Barbarian (I) #7, Reprinted in ...
W#:507Z
51975CCA$0.50
Front coverJack Kirby, John Romita Sr., Joe Sinnott
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Ti:A sword called Stormbringer!21
Cr:W-James Cawthorn, Michael Moorcock, Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Sal Buscema   L-John Costanza   C-[N.G.]   Ed-Stan Lee
Rp:Reprint from Conan the Barbarian (I) #14
W#:791Z
Ti:The green empress of Melniboné21
Cr:W-James Cawthorn, Michael Moorcock, Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Sal Buscema, Barry Windsor-Smith   L-Samuel Rosen   C-[N.G.]
Rp:Reprint from Conan the Barbarian (I) #15
W#:845Z
Ti:The blood of the dragon!7
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Gil Kane   I/F-Many Hands   L-Art Simek   C-[N.G.]   Ed-Stan Lee
Rp:Reprint from Conan the Barbarian (I) #12
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Cover galleryConan the Barbarian (I) #14Barry Windsor-Smith1
Cover galleryConan the Barbarian (I) #15Barry Windsor-Smith1

Savage Sword of Conan Annual • Savage Sword of Conan Special (1975)

Covers gives the names as "Savage Sword of Conan Annual", while the imprint give it as "Savage Sword of Conan Special".

11975  
Front cover?
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Ti:Beware the wrath of Anu!23
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Sal Buscema   L-Samuel Rosen   C-[N.A.]   Ed-Stan Lee
Rp:Reprint from Conan the Barbarian (I) #10
W#:698Z
Ti:The forbidden swamp10
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Marie Severin   I/F-John Severin   L-Art Simek   C-[N.A.]
Rm:Story takes place between Kull the Conqueror (I) #2 and 3. (Many thanks to Daniel Sanders for the tip.)
Ch:Kull (HyborT)
Rp:Reprint from Monsters on the Prowl #16, Reprinted in ...
Ti:The death-dance of Thulsa Doom!19
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Marie Severin   I/F-John Severin   L-John Costanza   C-[N.A.]
Rp:Reprint from Kull the Conqueror (I) #3, Reprinted in ...
W#:912
Ti:Web of the spider-god22
Cr:W-John Jakes, Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Sal Buscema   L-Samuel Rosen   C-[N.A.]
Rp:Reprint from Conan the Barbarian (I) #13
W#:768Z
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Frontispiece?Barry Windsor-Smith1
Infos and statsA quote from the Nemedian Chronicles and a map of the Hyborian Age?1
Infos and statsA quote from the Nemedian Chronicles and a map of the Thurian continent?1

Conan the Barbarian Movie Special (1982)

11982/10CCA$0.60
Front coverJohn Buscema1
Ti:Conan the Barbarian24
Cr:W-Michael Fleisher   P/L-John Buscema   I/F-John Buscema   L-Joe Rosen   C-George Roussos   Base-John Milius, Oliver Stone
Rm:Based on a screen play by John Milius and Oliver Stone
Lk:Internet Movie DB
21982/11CCA$0.60
Front coverJohn Buscema1
Ti:Conan the Barbarian24
Cr:W-Michael Fleisher   P/L-John Buscema   I/F-John Buscema   L-Joe Rosen   C-George Roussos   Base-John Milius, Oliver Stone
Rm:Based on a screen play by John Milius and Oliver Stone
Lk:Internet Movie DB

Conan Winter Special • A Marvel Super Special! The Savage Sword of Conan co-starring Red Sonja (Marvel UK) (1982)

Title on cover is "A Marvel Super Special! The Savage Sword of Conan co-starring Red Sonja", in imprint it is "Conan Winter Special".

11982Not Rated£1.00
BkCr:EdIntAsi-Dan Crespi, Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, Nora Maclin, Christy Marx, Jim Neal, Don Thompson, Maggie Thompson   Ed-Roy Thomas   ConsEd-Richard Marschall, James Charles Shooter   ArtCon-John Romita Jr.   Dsgn-Davida Lichter-Dale   ProdMan-Len Grow   Technical Advisor-Glenn Lord
Front coverJohn Buscema
Reprints cover of A Marvel Super Special #9
1
Ti:The trail of the bloodstained god / The idol and the abyss34 (21-13)
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-John Buscema   I/F-Tony DeZuniga   L-Joe Rosen   C-Klaus Nordby, George Roussos, Marie Severin   Base-Lyon Sprague de Camp, Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:Adapted from the story by Robert Ervin Howard and Lyon Sprague de_Camp
Ch:Conan (HyborT)
Rp:Reprint from A Marvel Super Special #9
Ti:Day of the red judgment15
Cr:W-Christy Marx, Roy Thomas   P/L-Howard Chaykin   I/F-Howard Chaykin   L-Joe Rosen   C-Klaus Nordby, George Roussos, Marie Severin
Ch:Red Sonja (Sonja) (HyborT)
Rp:Reprint from A Marvel Super Special #9
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
FrontispieceConan defending a woman against man-brutes in a foggy cave (inner front cover)
Reprint from A Marvel Super Special #9.FT
John Buscema1
Infos and statsThe Hyborian age of Conan (map)
Reprint from A Marvel Super Special #9.FT
?2
Text with art/photosA quote from the Nemedian Chronicles introducing the story "The trail of the bloodstained god".?1
Pin-up/PosterConan with axe and shield defending a woman against a magician?2
Text with art/photosA quote from the Nemedian Chronicles introducing the story "Day of the red judgment".?1

Conan the Barbarian Special: Red Nails • Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian (1983)

Title in the imprint is "Robert Ervin Howard's Conan the Barbarian".

11983  
Front coverBarry Windsor-Smith1
Variant cover(s)

TypeRemarksCreditsPagesPrice
Back coverBarry Windsor-Smith1?
Ti:Red Nails 1/321
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Barry Windsor-Smith   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.A.]   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:Adapted from the story "Red Nails" by Robert Erwin Howard; Recolored
Ch:Conan (HyborT)
Rp:Reprint from Savage Tales (I) #2
Ti:Red Nails 2/3: The lurker from the catacombs25
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Barry Windsor-Smith   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.A.]   Recol-[N.G.]   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:Adapted from the story "Red Nails" by Robert Erwin Howard
Ch:Conan (HyborT)
Rp:Reprint from Savage Tales (I) #3
Ti:Red Nails 3/3: He comes from the dark12
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Barry Windsor-Smith   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.A.]   Base-Robert Ervin Howard
Rm:Adapted from the story "Red Nails" by Robert Erwin Howard; Recolored
Ch:Conan (HyborT)
Rp:Reprint from Savage Tales (I) #3
Ti:Cimmeria5
Cr:W-Robert Ervin Howard   P/L-Barry Windsor-Smith   I/F-Tim A. Conrad   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Rm:(Not really a story but a visualized poetic monologue); Recolored
Rp:Reprint from Savage Tales (I) #2
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
?Wind chimes in Hyboria (inside front and back cover)Alan Zelenetz2
Pin-up/PosterTo the memory of Robert E. HowardBarry Windsor-Smith1

Conan the Destroyer Movie Special (1985)

11985/01Not Rated$0.75
Front coverBob Camp1
Ti:Conan the Destroyer pt.124
Cr:W-Michael Fleisher   P/L-John Buscema   I/F-Bob Camp, Pat Redding, Charles Vess   L-Richard Parker   C-George Roussos
Rm:The official comics adaptation of the movie
Rp:Reprint from A Marvel Super Special #35 (1/2)
Lk:Internet Movie DB
21985/03Not Rated$0.75
Front coverBob Camp1
Ti:Conan the Destroyer pt.223
Cr:W-Michael Fleisher   P/L-John Buscema   I/F-Bob Camp, Pat Redding, Charles Vess   L-Richard Parker   C-George Roussos
Rm:The official comics adaptation of the movie
Rp:Reprint from A Marvel Super Special #35 (2/2)
Lk:Internet Movie DB

Conan of the Isles (Graphic Novel) (1988)

11988Not Rated$8.95
BkCr:AsiEd-Susan Flaxman   Ed-Craig Anderson   ConsEd-Louise Jones   E-i-C-Tom DeFalco   Log-Ken Lopez   Dsgn-Cindy Kruhm
Front coverDoug Beekman
ISBN: 0-8713-5483-7
1
Ti:Red shadows and black kraken!33
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-John Buscema   I/F-Dan Bulanadi, Armando Gil, Ricardo Villamonte   L-Joe Rosen   C-George Roussos   Base-Lin Carter, Lyon Sprague de Camp
Rm:This story is a sequel to "Conan the Conqueror" by Robert Ervin Howard; Adapted from the novel "Conan of the Isles" by L.Sprague De Camp and Lin Carter.
Rp:Reprint from Conan Annual #7
Ti:Dragons from an unknown sea! / Gods of light and darkness!60 (29-31)
Cr:W-Roy Thomas   P/L-John Buscema   I/F-Dave Simons   L-Joe Rosen   C-George Roussos   Base-Lin Carter, Lyon Sprague de Camp
Rm:Adapted from the novel "Conan of the Isles" by Lyon Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter.
Rp:Reprinted in ...

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