Conan (Marvel Comics)

Conan
An interior panel of "The Tower of the Elephant" comic adaptation by Roy Thomas featuring the art of John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala. The original short story was written by Robert E. Howard and first appeared in a 1933 issue of Weird Tales magazine.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Conan the Barbarian #1 (Oct. 1970)
Created by	Roy Thomas Barry Smith

Conan is a fictional character based on Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian. He was introduced to the comic book world in 1970 with Conan the Barbarian, written by Roy Thomas, illustrated by Barry Smith and published by Marvel Comics.

The highly successful Conan the Barbarian series spawned the more adult, black-and-white Savage Sword of Conan in 1974 (published as part of Marvel's line of black-and-white magazines). Written by Thomas with most art by John Buscema or Alfredo Alcala, Savage Sword of Conan soon became one of the most popular comic series of the 1970s and is now considered a cult classic.

The Marvel Conan stories were also adapted as a newspaper comic strip which appeared daily and Sunday from September 4, 1978, to April 12, 1981. Originally written by Thomas and illustrated by Buscema, the strip was continued by several different Marvel artists and writers.

Marvel ceased publishing all Conan titles in 2000. In 2003, Dark Horse Comics acquired the license to publish the character.

Core appearances

Marvel Comics' Conan's core appearances include:

Title	Issues	Dates	Notes
Conan the Barbarian	#1 - 275	1970–1993
Conan the Barbarian	Annual #1-12	1973-1987
Savage Tales	#1 - 5	1971–1975	Conan only appeared in the first five issues; the final six issues featured Ka-Zar
Giant-Size Conan	#1 - 5	1974–1975
Savage Sword of Conan	#1 - 235	1974–1995	Black-and-white "mature readers" title originally published by the Marvel imprint Curtis Magazines
Savage Sword of Conan	Annual #1	1975
Conan newspaper strip	16 stories	1978–1981
Handbook of the Conan Universe	#1	1985
King Conan/Conan the King	#1 - 55	1980–1989	Title changed from King Conan to Conan the King after issue #19
Conan the Adventurer	#1 - 14	1994–1995	A "reboot" of Conan the Barbarian
Conan	#1 - 11	1995 – 1996
Conan the Savage	#1 - 10	1995–1996	A "reboot" of Savage Sword of Conan

Comic strip stories (Dailies and Sundays)

The Coming of Conan, Roy Thomas & John Buscema
(Sep 4, 1978 - Sep 9, 1978)
The Wizard's Daughter, Roy Thomas & John Buscema
(Sep 10, 1978 - Oct 21, 1978)
Red Sonja, Roy Thomas, John Buscema & Ernie Chan
(Oct 22, 1978 - Dec 24, 1978)
The Slavers, Roy Thomas & Ernie Chan
(Dec 25, 1978 - Feb 10, 1979)
The Stolen City, Roy Thomas & Ernie Chan
(Feb 11, 1979 - Mar 25, 1979)
The People of the Cataclysm, Roy Thomas & Ernie Chan
(Mar 26, 1979 - Jun 10, 1979)
The Castle of Vincenzo, Roy Thomas & Ernie Chan
(Jun 11, 1979 - Aug 26, 1979)
The Rescue of King Sohram, Roy Thomas & Ernie Chan
(Aug 26, 1979 - Oct 28, 1979)
Bride of the Black Book, Roy Thomas & Ernie Chan
(Oct 29, 1979 - Dec 22, 1979)
Red Sonja and Thulsa Doom, Roy Thomas & Ernie Chan
(Dec 23, 1979 - Mar 15, 1980)
The Jewel of the Ages, Roy Thomas & Ernie Chan
(Mar 16, 1980 - Apr 27, 1980)
Treasure Ship, Roy Thomas & Ernie Chan
(Apr 28, 1980 - Jun 22, 1980)
Island Warrior, Roy Thomas & Ernie Chan
(Jun 23, 1980 - Aug 27, 1980)
The Plague Demon, Roy Thomas & Alfredo Alcala
(Aug 28, 1980 - Oct 19, 1980)
The Tower of the Elephant, Roy Thomas, Rudy Nebres, Pablo Marcos. & Alan Kupperberg
(Oct 20, 1980 - Jan 3, 1981)
Revenge of the Son of Yara the Wizard Priest, Roy Thomas, Doug Moench, Alan Kupperberg, Pablo Marcos, & Tom Yeates
(Jan 4, 1981 - Apr 12, 1981)

Marvel graphic novels

The Witch Queen of Acheron (Marvel Graphic Novel [MGN] #19, 1985)
Conan the Reaver (MGN #28, 1987)
Conan of the Isles (MGN #42, 1988)
The Skull of Set (MGN #53, 1989)
The Horn of Azoth (MGN #59, 1990)
Conan the Rogue (MGN #69, 1991)
The Ravagers Out of Time (MGN #73, 1992)

Marvel Conan the Barbarian miniseries

Stalker of the Woods (1997), 3 issues
The Usurper (1997–1998), 3 issues
Lord of the Spiders (1998), 3 issues
River of Blood (1998), 3 issues
Return of Styrm (1998), 3 issues
Scarlet Sword (1998–1999), 3 issues
Death Covered in Gold (1999), 3 issues
Flame and the Fiend (2000), 3 issues

Marvel Universe appearances in the modern day

What If (Volume 1) #13 Conan appears in the modern-day Marvel Comics universe and in short order adapts to it before returning to his own world.
What If (Volume 1) #39 What If Thor battled Conan The Barbarian?
What If (Volume 1) #43 In the sequel (and an alternate ending) to What If? #13, Conan leads a gang of thieves and fights Captain America, who offers him a possible membership with the Avengers.
What If (Volume 2) #16 What If Wolverine Battled Conan The Barbarian? Conan fights Wolverine (in his own time) and, eventually warped to the moon at the time of the demise of Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix, throws a rock at Cyclops' head, thereby inadvertently dooming this alternate reality.
Avengers Forever #12 (1998) (pg11, final panel "A Tide of Heroes Surges Forward") This was Kurt Busiek's first writing of Conan. The Conan in this comic (1 panel) was the same Conan as the one in What If? #43.
Excalibur #47 (1992) with Saturnyne (last two panels pg 16 - no textual reference)
Fantastic Four #405 fighting Ant-Man, Iron Man 2020, and Zarrko.
Incomplete Death's Head #11 where he appears in one panel.
Green Goblin #10 What appears to be a robot of Conan fights Green Goblin in Arcade's Murderworld.
Paradise X: Heralds #1 What may be a reincarnated Conan (and Red Sonja) by Kulan Gath appears and is apparently killed by Hyperion before issue 2 begins.

The following occur in the Hyborean age:

Dr. Strange #11 (volume 3, 1989) versus Varnae
Dr. Strange #26 (volume 3, 1991) (2nd Story Legacy of the Wolf Part I, final page, 2nd panel) A figure that bears a striking resemblance to Conan, but no reference within the text to confirm.
Thor Corps #3 Conan appears with an astronaut.
Conan #249-250 with Red Sonja, he fights Varnae, the first vampire (who has fought Dr. Strange and Thor).

Note: At least some of these appearances (e.g. What If?, Avengers Forever, and Excalibur), if not all, were not of Conan from Earth-616.

Miscellaneous appearances

Conan the Barbarian Movie Special (1982), 2 issues
Conan the Destroyer Movie Special (1985), 2 issues
Marvel Age, issues 1, 2, 8 and 13

Reprints

Conan the Barbarian (1978 to 1979), six paperback-sized books published by Ace Books/Tempo Star. Reprints issues 1–3 (vol. 1); 4–6 (vol. 2); 7–9 (vol. 3); 10–11 (vol. 4); 12 (first story), 13 and 16 (vol. 5); 12 (second story), 14–17 and 87 (second story) (vol. 6).
Conan the Barbarian – Special Edition (1983), Red Nails
Conan Saga (1987–1995), 97 issues
Conan Classic (1994–1995), 11 issues
Marvel Treasury Edition, issues 4, 15, 19 and 23
Marvel Super Special, issues 2, 9, 21 and 35
Essential Conan (2000), Vol 1 (reprints issues 1-25)

Books	Conan (books)

Original works by Robert E. Howard	"Beyond the Black River" "Black Colossus" "The Black Stranger" "Cimmeria" "The Devil in Iron" "Drums of Tombalku" "The Frost-Giant's Daughter" "The God in the Bowl" "The Hall of the Dead" "The Hand of Nergal" The Hour of the Dragon "Jewels of Gwahlur" "The People of the Black Circle" "The Phoenix on the Sword" "The Pool of the Black One" "Queen of the Black Coast" "Red Nails" "Rogues in the House" "The Scarlet Citadel" "Shadows in the Moonlight" "Shadows in Zamboula" "The Slithering Shadow" "The Snout in the Dark" "The Tower of the Elephant" "The Vale of Lost Women" "A Witch Shall be Born" "Wolves Beyond the Border"

Non-Howard works (some based on non- Conan Howard works)	"Black Sphinx of Nebthu" "Black Tears" "The Blood-Stained God" "The Castle of Terror" "The City of Skulls" Conan and the Amazon Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza Conan and the Emerald Lotus Conan and the Gods of the Mountain Conan and the Grim Grey God Conan and the Manhunters Conan and the Mists of Doom Conan and the Shaman's Curse Conan and the Sorcerer Conan and the Spider God Conan and the Treasure of Python Conan at the Demon's Gate Conan, Lord of the Black River Conan of the Isles Conan of the Red Brotherhood Conan of Venarium Conan, Scourge of the Bloody Coast Conan the Barbarian (1982) Conan the Barbarian (2011) Conan the Bold Conan the Buccaneer Conan the Champion Conan the Defender Conan the Defiant Conan the Destroyer Conan the Fearless Conan the Formidable Conan the Free Lance Conan the Gladiator Conan the Great Conan the Guardian Conan the Hero Conan the Hunter Conan the Indomitable Conan the Invincible Conan the Liberator Conan the Magnificent Conan the Marauder Conan the Mercenary Conan the Outcast Conan the Raider Conan the Rebel Conan the Relentless Conan the Renegade Conan the Rogue Conan the Savage Conan the Triumphant Conan the Unconquered Conan the Valiant Conan the Valorous Conan the Victorious Conan the Warlord "The Curse of the Monolith" "Death-Song of Conan the Cimmerian" "The Flame Knife" "The Gem in the Tower" "Hawks over Shem" "The Ivory Goddess" "The Lair of the Ice Worm" "Legions of the Dead" "Moon of Blood" "The People of the Summit" "Red Moon of Zembabwei" The Return of Conan The Road of Kings "The Road of the Eagles" "Shadows in the Dark" "Shadows in the Skull" "The Star of Khorala" The Sword of Skelos "The Thing in the Crypt" "The Witch of the Mists"

Collections	Black Colossus The Bloody Crown of Conan The Coming of Conan The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian The Complete Chronicles of Conan Conan The Conan Chronicles (Howard et al) The Conan Chronicles (Jordan) The Conan Chronicles, 1 The Conan Chronicles 2 The Conan Chronicles, 2 The Conan Chronicles II Conan of Aquilonia Conan of Cimmeria Conan the Adventurer Conan the Avenger Conan the Barbarian (1954) Conan the Barbarian (2011) Conan the Freebooter Conan the Swordsman Conan the Usurper Conan the Wanderer Conan the Warrior The Conquering Sword of Conan The Devil in Iron The Essential Conan The Further Chronicles of Conan Jewels of Gwahlur King Conan The People of the Black Circle The Pool of the Black One Queen of the Black Coast Red Nails Rogues in the House Sagas of Conan The Sword of Conan Tales of Conan The Tower of the Elephant The Treasure of Tranicos

Scholarship	The Blade of Conan The Conan Grimoire The Conan Reader The Conan Swordbook The Spell of Conan

Authors

Creator	Robert E. Howard

Later authors	Poul Anderson Leonard Carpenter Lin Carter L. Sprague de Camp Roland J. Green John C. Hocking Robert Jordan Sean A. Moore Björn Nyberg Andrew J. Offutt Steve Perry John Maddox Roberts Michael A. Stackpole Roy Thomas Harry Turtledove Karl Edward Wagner

Other media

Television	Conan the Adventurer (animated series) Conan and the Young Warriors Conan the Adventurer (TV series)

Film	Conan the Barbarian (1982) Conan the Destroyer (1984) Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Comics	Conan (comics) Conan (Marvel Comics) Conan (Dark Horse Comics) Savage Sword of Conan

Games	Age of Conan (Rise of the Godslayer) Conan (2004) Conan (2007) Conan: Hall of Volta Conan: The Mysteries of Time Conan Against Darkness! Conan Collectible Card Game Conan Role-Playing Game Conan: The Roleplaying Game Conan the Buccaneer Conan the Mercenary Conan Triumphant Conan Unchained!

Setting

Characters	Bêlit Conan the Barbarian Kulan Gath Queen Taramis Red Sonja Serpent Men Thoth-Amon Thulsa Doom Valeria Vammatar Xaltotun Zenobia

Deities	Crom Mitra Set

World	Hyborian Age Aquilonia Cimmeria Acheron Empire

Chronology	The Hyborian Age Conan Chronologies

Kull	Thurian Age

Red Sonja	"The Shadow of the Vulture"

References	Cohen the Barbarian Conan the Librarian

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