(October 1970)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1970-07-21
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Arrival date stamp reads July 28. On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

The Coming of Conan! (Table of Contents)

Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith (signed as Smith)
Inks
John Verpoorten (signed as J. V.)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Star-Stone Demons
Reprints

Free New Catalog 2000 Novelties (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Coming of Conan! (Table of Contents: 2)

Conan / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith (credited as Barry Smith)
Inks
Dan Adkins (credited)
Colors
Mimi Gold
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; 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)
Synopsis
Conan battles at Vanaheim and sees his future. Tara returns to her dimension.
Reprints
Keywords
Vanaheim

Indexer Notes

Coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005].

Story page count is 20 (numbered) in book, but since pages 12 and 13 are half-pages (shared with adverts), the total comes to 19 pages in this index. In reprints the two halfs are normally joined back into one.

Snoopy Strikes Again! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Snoopy; Monogram models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.33 page (report information)

Super Poster Offer (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Marvelmania / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Secret Muscle-Building "Tools" (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Classified Ads] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Classified Ads] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Finish High School at Home (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now...Save Almost 50% on The Hit Records You Want! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Market Place (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1.5 pages (report information)

Sell Grit (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Pandemonious Plethora Of Perplexing Pronouncements, Passionately Prepared And Philosophically Proferred! [October 1970] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Hyborian Page / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The World of Conan
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A brief introductory outline of the World of Conan, including a map of The Hyborian Age of Conan.

We're Looking For People Who Like To Draw (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

America's Greatest Values in Science Labs And Courses! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Amazing Kit-A-Month Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

If You Need Extra Money (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Coming of Conan!
    Conan
  2. 1. Free New Catalog 2000 Novelties
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. The Coming of Conan!
    Conan
  4. 3. Snoopy Strikes Again!
    Snoopy; Monogram models
  5. 4. The Mighty Marvel Checklist
    Mighty Marvel Checklist
  6. 5. Super Poster Offer
    Marvelmania
  7. 6. Famous Name Prizes or Cash
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  8. 7. Secret Muscle-Building "Tools"
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  9. 8. [Classified Ads]
  10. 9. [Classified Ads]
  11. 10. Finish High School at Home
  12. 11. Now...Save Almost 50% on The Hit Records You Want!
    Columbia Record Club
  13. 12. Market Place
  14. 13. Sell Grit
    Grit Newspaper
  15. 14. A Pandemonious Plethora Of Perplexing Pronouncements, Passionately Prepared And Philosophically Proferred! [October 1970]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  16. 15. ["The World of Conan"]
    The Hyborian Page
  17. 16. We're Looking For People Who Like To Draw
    Famous Artists Schools
  18. 17. America's Greatest Values in Science Labs And Courses!
    Amazing Kit-A-Month Club
  19. 18. If You Need Extra Money
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
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