Savage Tales #1

(May 1971)

Contents (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Letters:

typeset

The Frost Giant's Daughter (Table of Contents)

Conan / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert E. Howard (Original prose story); Roy Thomas

Pencils:

Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]

Inks:

Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Conan; Hymdul; Horsa; Niord; Gorm; Atali; Frost Giants

Synopsis:

Setting: Snowy battlefield; Conan chases Atali across the snow, slays her two frost giant brothers, and catches her. Her father, Ymir then takes her from Conan.

Reprints:

• in Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #16 (July 1972) [pp. 2-12; modified]
which is reprinted
• in The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #1 (August 1974)
• in Conan (Semic, 1984 series) #3/1985 (uke 10 1985)
• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 (October 1987) [in this form; which was from Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #1 (May 1971) with one page added and some editing]
• in Essential Conan (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (July 2000)
• in The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #2 - Rogues in the House and Other Stories (2003)
• in Savage Sword of Conan (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #1 (December 2007)
• in The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (May 2010)
• in L'Echo des Savanes Spécial USA (Editions du Fromage, 1976 series) #8 (3e trimestre 1978)

Indexer Notes

Adapted from Robert E. Howard's short story.

The Fury of the Femizons (Table of Contents)

Femizons / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

John Romita

Inks:

John Romita

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The Sisterhood (introduction)

Reprints:

• in Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #3 (February 1974)
• in The Superhero Women (Simon and Schuster, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)
• in Warrior Women (Marvel UK, 1982 series) #[nn] (Summer 1982)

Indexer Notes

Continued in FANTASTIC FOUR #151.

Letters:
Haydn stated: Sam Rosen

The Story Behind the Scenes (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

A presentation of the characters

[The Origin of the Man-Thing] (Table of Contents)

Man-Thing / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas; Gerry Conway

Pencils:

Gray Morrow

Inks:

Gray Morrow

Letters:

Gray Morrow

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] (introduction and origin); Ellen Brandt

Reprints:

• in Monsters Unleashed (Marvel, 1973 series) #3 (November 1973)
• in Savage Action (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #4 (February 1981)
• in Book of the Dead (Marvel, 1993 series) #1 (December 1993)
• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (2011)
• in Man-Thing Omnibus (Marvel, 2012 series) #[nn] ([October] 2012)
• in Infernal Man-Thing (Marvel, 2012 series) #3 (October 2012), #3 (October 2012)
• in Essential Man-Thing (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)

Indexer Notes

Next appearance of Man-Thing in ASTONISHING TALES #12.

[Joshua's Burden] (Table of Contents)

Black Brother / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Denny O'Neil [as Sergius O'Shaughnessy]

Pencils:

Gene Colan

Inks:

Tom Palmer

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Joshua (introduction and only appearance)

Indexer Notes

Next episode, "The Return", never published.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Romita

Inks:

John Romita

Letters:

?

The Night of the Looter! (Table of Contents)

Ka-Zar / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

John Buscema

Inks:

John Buscema

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Jungle

Characters:

Ka-Zar; Zabu; Carla (Introduction, Villain, Death); Ralph (Introduction, Villain); Swamp Men

Synopsis:

Carla and Ralph come to the Savage Land with a Swamp Tank to steal Ka-Zar's vibranium, but when they force him to open the door to where it is stored the vibranium destroys the tank. Carla is carried off and killed by the Swamp Men when Ralph is not able to save her because the gun he was using only had blanks due to Carla replacing the bullets with blanks in an effort to get Ralph killed.

Reprints:

• in Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #14 (October 1972) [Minus 1 page:page 10, panels 3-8; page 11, panels 1-3 and some censoring of other panels. Dialogue alterations: page 7, panel 6; page 10, panels 1 and 2; page 11, panels 4 and 5. Redrawn panels: page 8, panel 3; page 11, panel; page 14, panel 7; page 15, panel 6.]
which is reprinted
• in Der unglaubliche Hulk (Condor, 1980 series) #3
• in Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #6 (September 1974)
• in Conan le Barbare (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #2 (juillet 1979) [original title: The Night Of The Looter, May 1971]
• in Savage Action (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #5 (March 1981)

Next Issue (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Romita

Inks:

John Romita

Letters:

?