(May 1978)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1978
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860249805
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor); Archie Goodwin (consulting editor)

The Devourer of the Dead! (Table of Contents)

Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema (sourced)
Inks
John Buscema (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Job Number
C-759
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Zula; Devourer of the Dead
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Job number revealed on original art.

The Devourer of the Dead (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (writer); Ed Summer (co-plot)
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Ernie Chan
Colors
Phil Rachelson
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Belit; Conan; Zula; Ayeeda; The Devourer of the Dead
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Conan and Zula sneak into Luxor, pose as priests, battle The Devourer of the Dead and rescue Belit from death in a pyramid.
Reprints
Keywords
Luxor City

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

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

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
John Buscema (illustration)
Inks
Frank Giacoia ? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe; typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from John Evans and Ian P. Gadbois. Includes a house ad for Thor.

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

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

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Defenders: Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]
Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Samantha Parrington

Thor Meets a Glutton for Gold (Table of Contents: 4)

Hostess Twinkies; Thor / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Gudrun; Sif; Thor [Thor Odinson]
Synopsis
Obsessed with gold, Gudrun steals and hoards Asgardian gold. Thor and Sif use the "golden goodness" of Hostess Twinkies to entrap him.
Reprints
Keywords
gold
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Devourer of the Dead!
    Conan
  2. 1. The Devourer of the Dead
    Conan
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Hyborian Page
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. Thor Meets a Glutton for Gold
    Hostess Twinkies; Thor
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore