Conan the Barbarian #169 [Direct]
(April 1985)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.65 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Larry Hama (editor); Pat Redding (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Kx'ulthuum's undead servants
Reprints
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Cloak and Dagger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rick Leonardi
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cloak; Dagger

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

Tomb of the Scarlet Mage! (Table of Contents: 2)

Conan / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Bob Camp
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Janice Chiang
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Scarlet Mage; Arnasto; demon wench; Kx'ulthuum (mentioned); Kx'ulthuum's undead servants
Synopsis
Conan is led to a demon-blade to defend himself. Then visions guide Conan to where the wizard who led him to the blade is entombed.
Reprints
Keywords
Dark Sanctum; Death-Sword

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter (signed)
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Hyborian Page / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Mark Nicholson, Eddie O'Donnell, David Leigh, Jay Weinman, the "Ninja", Tim Webb, Greg Owen, Thomas Pasquenza, Alan Pinion, Aaron Wunderlich and Rob Knox.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total Number Copies Printed (net press run): Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 410,058. Single issue nearest to filing date: 361,370.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Conan
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Cloak and Dagger
  3. 2. Tomb of the Scarlet Mage!
    Conan
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    The Hyborian Page
  6. 5. Statement of Ownership
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