Conan the Barbarian #158 [Direct]
(May 1984)

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
1984-01-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Larry Hama (editor); Christopher Priest (credited as Jim Owsley) (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #40, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-02-07.
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
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Kahlima
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Night of the Wolf (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher; John Buscema
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Rudy Nebres
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Janice Chiang
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Sheik Ali Maksoud; Kahlima (dies); Sheik Abdul Zu Fadh; Abdul's son (dead, mentioned); Kutchemes (mentioned); Akhmehd; Fuwadh; Hanuman (mentioned); Ashtoreth (mentioned); Dark Goddess of the Desert Moon (mentioned)
Synopsis
Conan saves Kahlima from captivity. Conan helps Sheik Ali Maksoud fight Abdul Zu Fadh's troops after they recapture Kahlima. Maksoud is forced to kill Kahlima after she is revealed as a werewolf.
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Keywords
Djubala Oasis; Kharamun

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

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

Script
Jim Shooter (signed); ?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Jim Shooter; Mickey Mouse

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Byrne (signed)
Inks
John Byrne (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Alpha Flight [Guardian; Northstar; Snowbird; Shaman; Marrina; Aurora; Sasquatch]

Special 1984 Low Price Offer (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin (signed as Sev)
Inks
Marie Severin (signed as Sev)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Conan
  2. 1. Night of the Wolf
    Conan
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Alpha Flight
  5. 4. Special 1984 Low Price Offer
    Marvel Subscriptions
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  • Josh Blair
  • Daniel Block
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Michel Maillot
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Thomson
  • Terry Vraspir
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