Conan the Barbarian #121 [Direct]
(April 1981)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Louise Simonson (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

To Slay a Goddess! (Table of Contents)

Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; the Goddess of Mreead-zza
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover credits added 2005 by Steven Tice.

The Price of Perfection (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils
John Buscema (breakdowns); Bob McLeod (finished art)
Inks
Bob McLeod
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Michael Higgins

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan [Kalna-Fakir]; Princess Prem (dies); King Pragma (dies); Atreah; Jenna (flashback); Thugra Khotan (flashback); General Imbalayo (flashback); Siddhia (dies); Court Eunuchs (die); Goddess of Mreead-zza (dies); Demons of the Goddess (die)
Synopsis
Princess Prem entraps Conan and gives him amnesia. Then tells Conan he is Kalna-Fakir. When Prem tries to sacrifice Atreah, Conan rebels and kills a goddess which destroys Mreead-zza. Conan and Atreah alone survive.
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Keywords
Asgalun; cavemen (flashback); City of Khorshemish; dinosaurs (flashback); flying carpets; Khoraja; Khorshemish; Mreead-zza (cloud-city); Mreead-zza (destroyed); Royal Palace of Mreead-zza; Temple of History; Temple of Medicine; Temple of Meditation; Temple of the Body; winged horses (die)

Indexer Notes

Story takes place after Savage Sword of Conan #26 and #2 (both of which took place after Conan the Barbarian #120).

Spider-Man in The Rescue (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 3)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total Number Copies Printed (net press run): Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 402,906. Single issue nearest to filing date: 389,150.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. To Slay a Goddess!
    Conan
  2. 1. The Price of Perfection
    Conan
  3. 2. Spider-Man in The Rescue
    Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man
  4. 3. Statement of Ownership
This issue was modified by, among others
  • ge.org.e
  • Katie
  • Daniel Block
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore