Conan the Barbarian #1

(October 1970)

Free New Catalog 2000 Novelties (Table of Contents: 1)

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Johnson Smith Co. novelties on inside front cover.

The Coming of Conan! (Table of Contents: 2)

Conan / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Barry Windsor-Smith (credited as Barry Smith)

Inks

Dan Adkins (credited)

Colors

Mimi Gold

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Volff of Vanaheim (introduction); Olav of Aesgaard (introduction); King Kull (cameo, introduction); Sharkosh the Shaman (introduction); Star-Stone Demons (introduction)

Synopsis

Conan battles at Vanaheim and sees his future. Tara returns to her dimension.

Reprints

• in Conan (Semic, 1973 series) #2/1975 [second Swedish translation / andra svenska översättningen]
• in Conan (Carlsen/if [SE], 1978 series) #3 [third Swedish translation / tredje svenska översättningen]
• in Serie-nytt [delas?] (Semic, 1970 series) #6/1971 [first Swedish translation / första svenska översättningen]
• in Vulcano el Bárbaro (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1971 series) #1 (Agosto 31 de 1971)
• in Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #22 (January 1973)
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #42 (juin 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel UK, 1975 series) #1 (March 8, 1975)
• in Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa / Page, 1977 series) #1 ([1977] ?)
• in Conan (Ace Books, 1978 series) #1 (11692) (1978)
• in Conan (Condor, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
• in Conan de barbaar (Oberon, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
• in Conan Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #1 (1980)
• in Conan de barbaar (Oberon, 1981 series) #1 (februari 1981)
• in Conan el Bárbaro (Planeta DeAgostini, 1983 series) #1 ([enero 1983])
• in Conan the Barbarian (Federal, 1984 series) #1 ([April ?] 1984)
• in Conan el Bárbaro (Planeta DeAgostini, 1983 series) #67 ([julio 1985])
• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #1 (May 1987)
which is reprinted
• in Conan (Splitter, 1988 series) #1
• in Magnum Spesial (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1988 series) #2/1990 ([februar] 1990)
which is reprinted
• in Conan Maxi (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 2002 series) #2 - Zukalas datter ([oktober] 2002) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
which is reprinted
• in Conan (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1990 series) #1/2005 ([januar] 2005)
• in Conan Maxipocket (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 2011 series) #2 - Zukalas datter ([10. oktober] 2011)
• in Conan Le Barbare (Semic S.A., 1990 series) #27 (mai 1992)
• in Conan Saga (Comic Art, 1993 series) #1 (Luglio 1993)
• in Conan: Roy Thomas y Barry Windsor-Smith (Planeta DeAgostini, 1994 series) #1 (Mayo 1994) [Blanco y Negro]
• in Conan Classic (Marvel, 1994 series) #1 (June 1994)
• in Conan el bárbaro (Planeta DeAgostini, 1998 series) #1 (Febrero 1998)
• in Essential Conan (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (July 2000) [black and white]
• in The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #1 - Tower of the Elephant and Other Stories (2003)
• in The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (February 2010)
• in Conan el Bárbaro. Edición 35 Aniversario (Planeta DeAgostini, 2017 series) (Marzo 2017)
• in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2018 series) #1 (2018)
• in True Believers: Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 (March 2019)
• in Conan le barbare : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2019 series) #1970-1971 (août 2019) [page 4 only. N&B [B&W]], #1970-1971 (août 2019)
• in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Epic Collection (Marvel, 2020 series) #1 - The Coming of Conan (2020)
• in Conan the Barbarian No. 1 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2022 series) (February 2022)

Keywords

Vanaheim

Indexer Notes

Coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005].

Story page count is 20 (numbered) in book, but since pages 12 and 13 are half-pages (shared with adverts), the total comes to 19 pages in this index. In reprints the two halfs are normally joined back into one.

Snoopy Strikes Again! (Table of Contents: 3)

Snoopy; Monogram models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Snoopy

Indexer Notes

Ad for Monogram plastic model of Snoopy in his Sopwith Camel, drawn in comic style.
Appears between pages 3 and 4 of sequence 2.

The Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents: 4)

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

? (promo copy)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Checklist of Marvel titles on sale with cover date of October 1970.

Indexer Notes

Marvel checklist for comics on sale right now! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #103, Spider-Man #89, Silver Surfer #18, Thor #180, Avengers #80, Captain America #130, Hulk #132, Iron Man #30, Sub-Mariner #30, Astonishing Tales #2, Conan the Barbarian #1, Spoof #1, Daredevil #68, Chamber of Darkness #7, Special Marvel Edition #1, Marvel's Greatest Comics #29, Ka-Zar #2, Fantastic Four King-Size #8 and Spider-Man King-Size #7. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of sequence 2.

Super Poster Offer (Table of Contents: 5)

Marvelmania / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

? (promo copy)

Pencils

John Romita (signed); Jack Kirby (signed); Jim Steranko (signed); Herb Trimpe (signed)

Inks

John Romita (signed); Jack Kirby (signed); Jim Steranko (signed); Herb Trimpe (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Dr. Octopus; Dr. Doom; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky; Red Skull; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Leader

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for posters of Spider-Man, Dr. Doom, Captain America and the Hulk, with a subscription to Marvelmania also included.
Appears between pages 6 and 7 of sequence 2.

Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 6)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc. soliciting salespeople for greeting cards.
Appears between pages 6 and 7 of sequence 2.

Secret Muscle-Building "Tools" (Table of Contents: 7)

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (photos)

Inks

? (photos)

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Joe Weider muscle-building products.
Appears between pages 9 and 10 of sequence 2.

[Classified Ads] (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Classified Ads.
Appears on the lower half of pages 12 of sequence 2.

[Classified Ads] (Table of Contents: 9)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Classified Ads.
Appears on the lower half of pages 13 of sequence 2.

Finish High School at Home (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Academy for Home Study's brochure.
Appears between pages 15 and 16 of sequence 2.

Now...Save Almost 50% on The Hit Records You Want! (Table of Contents: 11)

Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (photos)

Inks

? (photos)

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Columbia Record Club. Some text is in yellow.
Appears between pages 18 and 19 of sequence 2.

Market Place (Table of Contents: 12)

advertisement / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Ads for a variety of products including comic books.

Sell Grit (Table of Contents: 13)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling Grit Publishing Co.

A Pandemonious Plethora Of Perplexing Pronouncements, Passionately Prepared And Philosophically Proferred! [October 1970] (Table of Contents: 14)

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; ? (promo copy)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Bottom 1/4 of page is "On Sale Now!" and has images of the covers of Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #8 (December 1970) and from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #30 (October 1970).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Hyborian Page / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The World of Conan

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery

Reprints

• in Giant-Size Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (December 1974)
which is reprinted
• in Conan, Barbaren (Semic Interpresse, 1993 series) #1 (15. juli 1993)
• in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 (2019)
• in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2018 series) #1 (2018), #1 (2018)
• in True Believers: Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 (March 2019)
• in Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Epic Collection (Marvel, 2020 series) #1 - The Coming of Conan (2020)
• in Conan the Barbarian No. 1 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2022 series) (February 2022)

Indexer Notes

A brief introductory outline of the World of Conan, including a map of The Hyborian Age of Conan.

We're Looking For People Who Like To Draw (Table of Contents: 16)

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Characters

Norman Rockwell

Indexer Notes

Ad for Famous Artists School.

America's Greatest Values in Science Labs And Courses! (Table of Contents: 17)

Amazing Kit-A-Month Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Ad for American Basic Science Club, Inc.
On inside back cover.

If You Need Extra Money (Table of Contents: 18)

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Wallace Brown, Inc.
On back cover.