King Conan #5 [Newsstand]
(March 1981)

Marvel, 1980 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860248003
Editing
Louise Jones (editor); Roy Thomas (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of King Conan (Marvel, 1980 series) #5 [Direct].

The Sorcerer in the Realm of Madness! (Table of Contents)

King Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan

The Ring of Rakhamon! (Table of Contents: 1)

King Conan / comic story / 33 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
John Buscema (breakdowns); Danny Bulanadi (finished art)
Inks
Danny Bulanadi
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Yah Chieng; Ghandar Chen; Marinus; Barracus; Thanara; Menfa
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the novel "Conan the Avenger" by L. Sprague DeCamp and Bjorn Nyberg. Shane Foley, via the GCD Error List, disputes the printed inks credit and believes that Ernie Chan is the inker, 15 October 2008.

A Finny Doom Explodes Upon a Startled Barbarian and His Woman! (Table of Contents: 2)

An Ernie Chan Conan Portfolio / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed)
Colors
George Roussos ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan

With Full Moons Come Werewolves - and Danger for the Cimmerian! (Table of Contents: 3)

An Ernie Chan Conan Portfolio / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan

And Another One Bites the Dust! (Table of Contents: 4)

An Ernie Chan Conan Portfolio / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed)
Colors
George Roussos ?

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan

Whoops! How'd Kull Get in Here? (Table of Contents: 5)

Kull; An Ernie Chan Conan Portfolio / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed)
Colors
George Roussos ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Kull
Reprints

The Human Torch in "Blown About" (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Human Torch / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Conan and Red Sonja (Table of Contents: 7)

An Ernie Chan Conan Portfolio / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed)
Colors
George Roussos ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Red Sonja

Indexer Notes

Red Sonja mistakenly has blonde hair.

The Former X-Men (Table of Contents: 8)

X-Men / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Salicrup (signed)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sentinel
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Sorcerer in the Realm of Madness!
    King Conan
  2. 1. The Ring of Rakhamon!
    King Conan
  3. 2. A Finny Doom Explodes Upon a Startled Barbarian and His Woman!
    An Ernie Chan Conan Portfolio
  4. 3. With Full Moons Come Werewolves - and Danger for the Cimmerian!
    An Ernie Chan Conan Portfolio
  5. 4. And Another One Bites the Dust!
    An Ernie Chan Conan Portfolio
  6. 5. Whoops! How'd Kull Get in Here?
    Kull; An Ernie Chan Conan Portfolio
  7. 6. The Human Torch in "Blown About"
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Human Torch
  8. 7. Conan and Red Sonja
    An Ernie Chan Conan Portfolio
  9. 8. The Former X-Men
    X-Men
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Nuno Miranda
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Stangas