([April ?] 1984)

Federal, 1984 Series
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Price
0.99 AUD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
1984-04 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Federal Publishing Company Proprietary Limited
Brand
Marvel Australian Edition
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane (signed as GK)
Inks
Gil Kane (signed as GK)
Colors
?
Editing
Louise Simonson (original editor); Danny Fingeroth (original assistant editor); Jim Shooter (original editor-in-chief)
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan
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Cover Thumbnail for Conan the Barbarian (Federal, 1984 series) #1
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The Coming of Conan (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks
Dan Adkins
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)
Genre
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)
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The Ring of Rhax (Table of Contents: 2)

Conan / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bruce Jones
Pencils
Gil Kane (breakdowns); Ernie Chan (finished art)
Inks
Ernie Chan
Letters
Jack Morelli
Editing
Louise Simonson (original editor); Danny Fingeroth (original assistant editor); Jim Shooter (original editor-in-chief)
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; wench; Picts (several die); wine seller (dies); King Jukas (dies); Queen (dies); Aged One; brigand (dies); Set (behind the scenes); farmer; thief (dies); Beast (dies); Rhax the Unconquerable (dies)
Synopsis
Conan is tricked by the wine merchant into taking the Ring of Rhax. A "wench" that Conan meets tries it on and gets burdened with the ring. Conan and the "wench" encounter Rhax, eventually freeing themselves when Rhax and his Beast die.
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Games of Gharn (Table of Contents: 3)

Conan / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bruce Jones
Pencils
Gil Kane (breakdowns); Danny Bulanadi (finished art)
Inks
Danny Bulanadi
Letters
Janice Chiang (pages 1-17), John Morelli (pages 18-31)
Editing
Louise Simonson (original editor); Danny Fingeroth (original assistant editor); Jim Shooter (original editor-in-chief)
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Gharn; Mira; Palla Jhet; Jhara-An (dies); Loka (dies); Uras of Tholeus (dies); Roc (dies)
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Conan
  2. 1. The Coming of Conan
    Conan
  3. 2. The Ring of Rhax
    Conan
  4. 3. Games of Gharn
    Conan
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