Conan the Barbarian #171 [Direct]
(June 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
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This cover was censored by Marvel, the original art piece do have blood on the sword.
art and additional infos by Michel Maillot and the John Buscema checklist.

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Barbarian Death Song (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Armando Gil
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Janice Chiang
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Tasmara; Tasmara's father; King of Nemedia; Nemedian Army [Anton; General Vargue]; Nemedian Honor Guard; priests; Aquilonian Army; Serena; Brotherhood of the Falcon; Raptor (mentioned); Baron Gerdeg (dies); tavern keeper; Hyperborean Snow-Falcon
Synopsis
A girl with a special jewel foretells Conan's impending entombment in a Nemedian sarcophagus.
Reprints
Keywords
Belverus; Black Lotus; gem; goats; Nemedia; Numalia

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

The Hyborian Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Conan

Indexer Notes

Letters from Clint Hamilton, Steve Fuller, Chuck Bost, Rhea Jones, Sandra Heyward, Allen Johnson, Albert De Groeve, Mark Allmen, Craig Lloyd and Bryan Bresler.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Conan
  2. 1. Barbarian Death Song
    Conan
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Hyborian Page
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Josh Blair
  • Daniel Block
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michel Maillot
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Terry Vraspir
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