Conan the Barbarian #143 [Direct]
(February 1983)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-11-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Louise Simonson (credited as Louise Jones) (editor); Danny Fingeroth (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #16.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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A Cracker Jack Story (Table of Contents: 1)

Scottie; Cracker Jack / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
children; sports
Characters
Scottie; Coach

Indexer Notes

Ad for Cracker Jacks on inside front cover.

Life among the Dead (Table of Contents: 2)

Conan / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bruce Jones (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited) (breakdowns)
Inks
Ricardo Villamonte (credited) (finishes)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Theta; Valen Triafer; Johell; Rhiken; Boras; Graven (dead, mentioned); Captain Johell; Lieutenant Skey; Old Nikolas [Nicholas]; Dragon of Solvanthia
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Dragon of Solvanthia awakes after the Sword of Graven is stolen. Conan finds the Sword and Valen Triafer and the villagers of Solvanthia trick him into being a sacrifice for the Dragon. Valen changes his mind about betraying Conan and jumps into a pit after him, bringing the Sword of Graven to him. The Dragon confronts them.
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Keywords
Butania; Cimmeria; Solvanthia; Statue of Graven; Sword of Graven

Spider-Man and the Mystery of the Museum Snakes! (Table of Contents: 3)

Magic Snake Puzzle; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Magna Mind

Indexer Notes

Comic strip ad for the Magic Snake Puzzle from Hirschco, Inc..

Behind the Candy Counter (Table of Contents: 4)

Bubble Yum / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
children

Indexer Notes

Ad for Bubble Yum from Nabisco Brands Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter (signed as Shooter); ? (The Hype Box)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stan Lee... ... fearless publisher, presenter and creative director of mighty Marvel ...
Feature Logo
Bullpen Bulletins

And Now... The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Conan
  2. 1. A Cracker Jack Story
    Scottie; Cracker Jack
  3. 2. Life among the Dead
    Conan
  4. 3. Spider-Man and the Mystery of the Museum Snakes!
    Magic Snake Puzzle; Spider-Man
  5. 4. Behind the Candy Counter
    Bubble Yum
  6. 5. ["Stan Lee... ... fearless publisher, presenter and creative director of mighty Marvel ..."]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  7. 6. And Now... The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones
    Indiana Jones
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