Conan the Barbarian #199 [Newsstand]
(October 1987)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486024989 10
Editing
Larry Hama (editor); Pat Redding (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #199 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Geof Isherwood (signed)
Inks
Geof Isherwood (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Devourer of Souls; Dark Horse; Solaise; Sedrick
Reprints
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Revelation in the Mists (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Christopher Priest (credited as Jim Owsley)
Pencils
Val Semeiks
Inks
Geof Isherwood (finishes)
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Janice Chiang
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Red Sonja; Kobe; Keiv; Anneka; Solaise; Kaleb the Destroyer; Mad Simeon; Sedrick; General Freja (dead); Elder Gods; Brule the Spear-Slayer (flashback); Kull (flashback); Child of the Elder Gods; Council of Seven (flashback); Devourer of Souls [Wrarrl]
Synopsis
Devourer captures Solaise and removes Kaleb's enchantment which keeps him young and powerful. The origins of Solaise, Kaleb and Sedrick are revealed. Red Sonja believes her warrior strength is gone, since the demon Bahkt defeated her.
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Keywords
Bhoraji; bottomless sack of gold; Eye of Namut; Forest of the Eternal Verities; Koth; river of blood; Staff of the Elder Gods; Temple of Mitra

Indexer Notes

Storyline continues in Conan Annual (Marvel, 1973 series) #12.

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

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

Script
Larry Hama; Pat Redding
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Kevin Hall, Lanny Tucker, Rik Hunik, Steven Bock, David Tongers, Peter Stringer and Joseph Kutniewski III.

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

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Conan
  2. 1. Revelation in the Mists
    Conan
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Hyborian Page
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
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