(December 1982)

Marvel, 1974 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-10-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Magazine Group
Editing
Larry Hama (editor); Christopher Priest (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #15.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jeff Easley (painting)
Inks
Jeff Easley (painting)
Colors
Jeff Easley (painting)

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Armando Gil (signed)
Inks
Armando Gil (signed)

Genre
sword and sorcery
Reprints

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

Swords and Scrolls / letters page / 1.7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

The Demon in the Dark! (Table of Contents: 3)

Conan / comic story / 31 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher
Pencils
Alfredo Alcala
Inks
Alfredo Alcala
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Bor'aqh Sharaq (villain); V'zhorr-Lok (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Continued from last issue.

Hunters and Hunted! (Table of Contents: 4)

Conan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Zelenetz
Pencils
Mary Wilshire
Inks
Mary Wilshire
Letters
Rick Parker

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Sylvana (villain, introduction); Sylvava's sister (villain, introduction); Ferus (introduction, death)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

In the Dark Horse reprint of this story, all credits are completely absent.

Red Sonja (Table of Contents: 5)

Red Sonja / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Esteban Maroto
Inks
Neal Adams; Ernie Chan
Letters
?

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Red Sonja; Amir; Lurhan; King Ghannif; Trolus; Conan; Lucrezia
Synopsis
When Red Sonja returns with a tiara she was sent for by King Ghannif she learns her "reward" is to be made a part of his harem.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Neal Adams and Ernie Chan removed from pencils and Esteban Maroto removed from inks based on information from the checklist on www.nealadams.com. [MN 9/2007]

Red Seas (Table of Contents: 6)

Solomon Kane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jo Duffy
Pencils
Danny Bulanadi
Inks
Danny Bulanadi
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Solomon Kane; Allen Stewart (introduction, death)
Synopsis
Kane comes to the rescue of a Portuguese merchant vessel.
Reprints
Keywords
the Athena; the Bianca

Indexer Notes

This story ends with Solomon Kane stuck on a ship not scheduled to touch land again until reaching the Far East, but there were no follow-ups dealing with this situation. Credit corrected from reprint.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Conan
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Conan
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Swords and Scrolls
  4. 3. The Demon in the Dark!
    Conan
  5. 4. Hunters and Hunted!
    Conan
  6. 5. Red Sonja
    Red Sonja
  7. 6. Red Seas
    Solomon Kane
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Ted Watson