#conan comics

FACING DOWN HIRSUTE TERRORS IN THE BYGONE HYBORIAN AGE – WELCOME TO 1984.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on cover art to “CONAN THE BARBARIAN” Vol. 1 #161 [in a story titled “House of Skulls!”]. August, 1984. Marvel Comics. Artwork by the mighty John Buscema. Story/ script by Michael Fleisher.

MINI-SYNOPSIS: “House of the Flaming Skulls!” – “Fafnir, the man from Conan’s past returns! And there’s some sinister force afoot — to make these life-long friends battle each other to the death! But what it is, we cannot say! Written by Michael Fleischer, and penciled and inked by John Buscema!”

– MARVEL COMICS GROUP, c. summer 1984

THIS MONTH IN THE LONG, STORIED HISTORY OF THE HYBORIAN AGE -- WELCOME TO 1984.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1703x2560 -- Spotlight on cover art to "CONAN THE BARBARIAN" Vol. 1 #159 [in a story titled "Cauldron of the Doomed!"]. June, 1984. Marvel Comics. Artwork by John Buscema.

STORY/SCRIPT: John Buscema & Michael Fleisher.

"STAN LEE PRESENTS -- THE FIRST AND GREATEST SWORD-AND-SORCERY HERO!"

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1143x1634 -- Spotlight on a killer opening splash page to "King Conan" Vol. 1 #1 [story titled "The Witch of the Mists"]. March, 1980. Marvel Comics.

STORY/SCRIPT: Roy Thomas, inspired by the works of the mighty Robert E. Howard

ARTWORK: John Buscema

INKS: Ernie Chan

COLORS: George Roussos

LETTERS: Joe Rosen

THE FACE OF SAVAGE BARBARITY IN THE HYBORIAN AGE -- IN THE MIGHTY MARVEL MANNER!

PICS INFO: Resolution at 1253x1868 -- Mega spotlight on cover art & opening splash page to "Conan the Barbarian" Vol. 1 #30 ["The Hand of Nergal!"]. September, 1973. Marvel Comics. Artwork by Gil Kane & Ernie Chua, a.k.a., Ernie Chan.

PIC #2: Opening splash page to "Conan the Barbarian" Vol. 1 #30. Marvel Comics Group. Resolution at 1143x1683.

"AND SECONDS LATER, THERE ARE VOICES A-PLENTY ON THE SHORE BEFORE THE ANTIQUE CITY: CRIES OF SAVAGERY AND SLAUGHTER..."

"...snarls of sheer, unadorned, and simple hatred -- aye, and howls of soul-wrenching pain, as hardened pirates meet undisciplined warriors!"

-- "CONAN THE BARBARIAN" Vol. 1 #70

PICS INFO: Spotlight on assorted panels of Conan, Bêlit, & the Black Corsairs, making battle against the Kelkans, from "Conan the Barbarian" Vol. 1 #70 ["The City in the Storm!"]. January, 1977. Marvel Comics.

STORY/SCRIPT: Roy Thomas

PENCILER: John Buscema

INKER: Ernie Chan

COLORIST: Michele Wolfman

LETTERER: John Costanza