The Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1

Marvel · 1048 pages · Omnibus

Part of the Marvel Omnibus guide — every release, in reading order

Unfettered by the Comics Code, experience Conan at his most visceral in the original epic comic magazine The Savage Sword of Conan! The dark and gritty tales within are perfect for Conan fans looking for that extra bit of bloody violence!

Crom! This inaugural volume ushers in a line of definitive Savage Sword of Conan collections. Full-color covers, letters pages, pinups, extensive articles and reviews on Conan, his world and his creator — everything's included and no one is spared the vengeance of Conan! After the breakout success of Conan's color comic, the legendary sword-and-sorcery saga of Robert E. Howard's hero expanded into the oversized black-and-white magazine format. In lushly illustrated novel-length adventures with all the drama, violence and allure the comic book medium can offer, writer Roy Thomas and greatest artists of the era craft a host of Conan classics like Barry Windsor-Smith's Red Nails and John Buscema's Black Colossus and A Witch Shall Be Born featuring the infamous Tree of Death.

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1 printing · 2 variants · 2019

BACK IN PRINT FROM TITAN COMICSThe Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Comics Omnibus Vol. 1 collects most of this edition.Leaves out the non-Conan stories from Savage Tales #1, #2 and #5: Man-Thing, Ka-Zar, the Femizons, Black Brother and Dark Tomorrow.

CONTINUE THE READINGThe Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 2 picks up where this volume leaves off.

Alternate path: The Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Comics Omnibus Vol. 2

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Standard Cover — Gabriele Dell'Otto
ISBN: 978-1302915322
March 20, 2019
$125.00
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Direct Market Cover — Boris Vallejo
ISBN: 978-1302915339
March 20, 2019
$125.00

Also collected in

91% of this book is also in other books we catalog.

The Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Comics Omnibus Vol. 1Savage Tales (1971) #1–5 · The Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #1–12 · Savage Sword of Conan Special (1975) #1

Conan The Barbarian: The Original Comics Omnibus Vol. 2The Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #1, 8, 10

Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 2The Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #1, 8, 10

4 more books share a few stories

Conan The Barbarian: The Original Comics Omnibus Vol. 1 · 3% of this book

Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1 · 3% of this book

Man-Thing Omnibus · 1% of this book

Kull: Savage Sword – The Original Marvel Years Omnibus · <1% of this book

Creators

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WriterRoy Thomas +19

PencilerJohn Buscema +54

InkerAlfredo Alcala +58

ColoristPete Lijauco +9

LettererJoe Rosen +11

Percentages may exceed 100% when multiple creators share a role on the same issue.

Issues (18)

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1. #1 Savage Tales (1971)60pp
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The Frost Giant's Daughter · 11pp
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The Fury of the Femizons · 10pp
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Man-Thing · 11pp
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Black Brother! · 11pp
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The Night of the Looter! · 15pp
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The Story Behind the Scenes · 1pparticle
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2. #2 Savage Tales (1971)52pp
🖼️Cover — John Buscema · 1pp
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Conan [Recap] · 1pprecap
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Red Nails · 21pp
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Dark Tomorrow · 11pp
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Cimmeria · 5pp
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The Hyborian Rage · 2pparticle
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Robert E. Howard: Lone Star Fictioneer · 5pparticle
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A Probable Outline of Conan's Career · 6pparticle
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"The Crusader!"5pp
"Tower of Shadows #10 - alternate cover [Illustration]"1pp
"The Skull of Silence!"7pp
3. #3 Savage Tales (1971)47pp
🖼️Cover — Pablo Marcos · 1pp
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Conan [Recap] · 1pprecap
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The Lurker From the Catacombs · 25pp
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He Comes From the Dark · 12pp
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To the Memory of Robert E. Howard [Illustration] · 1pp
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An Age Undreamed Of · 2pparticle
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Red Nails in the Sunset · 3pparticle
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A Probable Outline of Roy Thomas' Career · 1pparticle
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An Informal History of Barry the Barbarian · 1pparticle
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Not included — 5 stories
"Red Sonja - She-Devil of the Turanian Steppes [Illustration]"2pp
"The Crimson Bell"7pp
"The Fury of the Femizons"10pp
"Talon [Illustration]"1pp
"The Once and Future Talon"2pp
4. #4 Savage Tales (1971)55pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
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Conan [Illustration] · 2pp
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Conan [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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Night of the Dark God · 21pp
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Conan [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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The Dweller in the Dark · 16pp
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Star-Crossed Swords · 2pparticle
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Jason and His Electric Argonauts · 6pparticle
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The Hour of the Gnome · 5pparticle
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"The Crusader [Foreword]"1pp
"Origin of the Crusader, Part 2"5pp
5. #5 Savage Tales (1971)47pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
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Conan [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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The Secret of Skull River! · 20pp
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Ka-Zar [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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The Legend of the Lizard Men! · 16pp
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Savage Mails [Letters] · 2ppletters
Savage Tales is Dead! Long Live Savage Tales! · 2pparticle
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The Legacy of Greenberg, Part II of The Hour of the Gnome · 4pparticle
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Not included — 2 stories
"Brak the Barbarian [Foreword]"1pp
"Spell of the Dragon!"8pp
6. #1 The Savage Sword of Conan (1974)40pp
🖼️Cover — Boris Vallejo · 1pp
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Conan [Illustration] · 1pp
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[Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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Curse of the Undead-Man · 18pp
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Conan [Illustration] · 1pp
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Red Sonja [Illustration] · 1pp
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Conan [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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The Frost Giant's Daughter · 12pp
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A Hyperborean Oath · 1pparticle
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Conan's Women Warriors · 3pparticle
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Not included — 6 stories
"Red Sonja [Foreword]"1pp
"Red Sonja"10pp
"Blackmark [Illustration]"2pp
"[Blackmark] Preface"13pp
"FDR Sat Here [PSA]"1pp
"An Atlantean In Aquilonia"4pp
7. #2 The Savage Sword of Conan (1974)45pp
🖼️Cover — Neal Adams · 1pp
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[Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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Black Colossus [Part I] · 4pp
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[Black Colossus] Part II Hordes of the Veiled One · 13pp
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[Black Colossus] Part III Chariot of the Man-Demon · 19pp
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Swords and Scrolls [Letters] · 2ppletters
Chapter 1 Kingdoms of the Dawn · 4pparticle
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"[Blackmark] Chapter II"14pp
"[Foreword]"1pp
"The Beast from the Abyss"10pp
8. #3 The Savage Sword of Conan (1974)44pp
🖼️Cover — Michael Wm. Kaluta · 1pp
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[Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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At the Mountain of the Moon-God [Chapter One] · 16pp
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[At the Mountain of the Moon-God] Chapter Two: Where Dark Death Soars · 7pp
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Conan [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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Demons of the Summit · 12pp
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Swords and Scrolls [Letters] · 2ppletters
The First Barbarian (Part 2) · 3pparticle
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Not included — 2 stories
"[Blackmark] Chapter III, The Testing of Blackmark"14pp
"Kull of Atlantis"8pp
9. #4 The Savage Sword of Conan (1974)49pp
🖼️Cover — Boris Vallejo · 1pp
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Conan [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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Iron Shadows in the Moon [Chapter I] · 15pp
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[Iron Shadows in the Moon] Chapter II: What Dreams May Come... · 15pp
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[Iron Shadows in the Moon] Chapter III: The Haunting And The Horror · 15pp
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Swords and Scrolls [Letters] · 2ppletters
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Not included — 3 stories
"Conan [Illustration]"1pp
"The Corben Conan [Illustration]"3pp
"Blackmark Triumphant! Chapter IV"14pp
10. #5 The Savage Sword of Conan (1974)62pp
🖼️Cover — John Buscema · 1pp
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Conan [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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A Witch Shall Be Born [Chapter I] · 7pp
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter II: A People Betrayed · 4pp
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter III: The Tree of Death · 9pp
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter IV: A Letter to Nemedia · 5pp
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter V: ...and Dwell in Darkness · 4pp
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter VI: Wolves of the Desert · 5pp
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter VII: The Voice in the Crystal · 8pp
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter VIII: The Shadow from the Temple · 12pp
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Epilogue · 1pp
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Swords and Scrolls [Letters] · 2ppletters
Kingdoms and Caravans: A Look at Trade Routes in the Hyborian Age · 3pparticle
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Not included — 2 stories
"Frontispiece [Illustration]"1pp
"The Kline Conan [Illustration]"5pp
11. #6 The Savage Sword of Conan (1974)67pp
🖼️Cover — Alex Niño · 1pp
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Conan [Illustration] · 1pp
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Conan [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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The Sleeper beneath the Sands · 25pp
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People of the Dark · 30pp
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Swords and Scrolls [Letters] · 2ppletters
Gods of the Hyborian Age Part One: The Homes of the Gods · 4pparticle
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Can Any Good Thing Come Out of Cimmeria? · 3pparticle
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12. #7 The Savage Sword of Conan (1974)63pp
🖼️Cover — Boris Vallejo · 1pp
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Conan [Illustration] · 1pp
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Conan [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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The Citadel at the Center of Time [Part One] · 8pp
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[The Citadel at the Center of Time] Part Two: In the Shadow of Fear · 7pp
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[The Citadel at the Center of Time] Part Three: Sorcerer's Trove · 11pp
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[The Citadel at the Center of Time] Part IV: Into Time's Abyss · 18pp
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Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die · 1pptext
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The Hyborian Age, Chapter 1: The Pre-Cataclysmic Age · 6pp
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Swords and Scrolls [Letters] · 2ppletters
The Gods of the Hyborian Age, Part II: Crom and Mitra: Gods to Swear By · 4pparticle
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The King Is Dead - Part IV of Chronicles of the Sword: An Informal History of Sword-and-Sorcery Fiction · 3pparticle
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13. #8 The Savage Sword of Conan (1974)58pp
🖼️Cover — Frank Brunner · 1pp
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Frontispiece [Illustration] · 1pp
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Conan [Recap] · 1pprecap
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The Forever Phial · 10pp
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The Gods Of The Hyborian Age Part III: The Elder Gods · 4pptext
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Death Song of Conan the Cimmerian · 10pp
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Sorcerer's Summit · 9pp
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The Hyborian Age, Chapter 2: The Rise of the Hyborians · 6pp
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Conan the Conqueror [Recap] · 1pprecap
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Corsairs Against Stygia [Conan the Conquerer, Part 5] · 13pp
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Swords and Scrolls [Letters] · 2ppletters
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14. #9 The Savage Sword of Conan (1974)28pp
🖼️Cover — Boris Vallejo · 1pp
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Frontispiece [Illustration] · 1pp
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Conan [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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The Curse of the Cat-Goddess · 15pp
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The Hyborian Age [Illustration] · 2pp
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Swords and Scrolls [Letters] · 2ppletters
The Gods of the Hyborian Age, Part IV: Demi-Gods and Demons · 4pparticle
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The Conjurer from Cross Plains · 2pparticle
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"A Fabian Portfolio of Conan [Illustration]"6pp
"Kull [Foreword]"1pp
"When a Tiger Returns to Atlantis"29pp
15. #10 The Savage Sword of Conan (1974)69pp
🖼️Cover — Boris Vallejo · 1pp
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Frontispiece [Illustration] · 1pp
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Conan [Recap] · 1pprecap
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[Conan the Conqueror, Part 6]: Part One, The Sacred Serpent of Set · 10pp
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[Conan the Conqueror, Part 6]: Part Two, In the Halls of the Dead (Part 2) · 16pp
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[Conan the Conqueror, Part 6]: Part Three, Out of the Dust Shall Acheron Arise · 6pp
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[Conan the Conqueror, Part 6]: Part Four, Drums of Peril · 12pp
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[Conan the Conqueror, Part 6]: Part Five, The Road to Acheron · 14pp
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Swords and Scrolls [Letters] · 2ppletters
Conan the Cannibal · 3pparticle
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Portrait of the Cimmerian as a Middle-Aged King · 3pparticle
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16. #11 The Savage Sword of Conan (1974)61pp
🖼️Cover — Ken Barr · 1pp
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Conan [Foreword] · 1ppforeword
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The Abode of the Damned [Part I] · 4pp
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[The Abode of the Damned] Part II: The Country of the Knife · 9pp
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[The Abode of the Damned] Part III: Swords in the City · 12pp
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[The Abode of the Damned] Part IV: The Jewel from Beyond · 5pp
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[The Abode of the Damned] Part V: Slaves-- and Slaughter! · 9pp
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The Scribes of Hyboria · 4pptext
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[The Abode of the Damned] Part VI: When the Sun Fell · 11pp
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Swords and Scrolls [Letters] · 2ppletters
Conan and the Tower of Vinyl · 2pparticle
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"El Borak and the Barbarians"3pp
17. #12 The Savage Sword of Conan (1974)64pp
🖼️Cover — Boris Vallejo · 1pp
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The Haunters of Castle Crimson [Part I] · 7pp
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[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part II: Heritage of Horror · 6pp
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[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part III: A Bargain Betwixt Devils · 5pp
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[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part IV: The Testing of Zuleika · 6pp
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[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part V: A Falling-Out among Thieves · 3pp
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[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VI: The Foe Within · 5pp
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[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VII: Sword and Skulls · 9pp
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[The Haunters of Castle Crimson] Part VIII: A Night of Bones · 7pp
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The Hyborian Age, Chapter 3: The Hyborian Kingdoms · 7pp
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Swords and Scrolls [Letters] · 2ppletters
Chivalry Is Alive and Well and Living in Berkeley among Others · 5pparticle
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"Conan [Foreword]"1pp
18. #1 Savage Sword of Conan Special (1975)1pp
🖼️Cover — Ángel Badía Camps · 1pp
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Not included — 7 stories
"An Age Undreamed Of [Illustration]"1pp
"Conan [Foreword]"1pp
"Beware the Wrath of Anu!"23pp
"Kull [Foreword]"1pp
"The Forbidden Swamp"10pp
"The Death-Dance of Thulsa Doom!"19pp
"Web of the Spider-God"22pp

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