Marvel Super Special #21 - Conan the Barbarian
(Summer 1982)

Marvel, 1978 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.50 USD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
1982-04-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
A Marvel Super Special Magazine
Barcode
0714860286321
Editing
Louise Simonson (credited as Louise Jones) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief); Danny Fingeroth (credited) (associate editor); Danny Crespi (credited) (art/production coordinator); Nora Maclin (credited) (design); Barry Shapiro (credited) (design)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Conan the Barbarian (Table of Contents)

Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Renato Casaro (painting)
Inks
Renato Casaro (painting)
Colors
Renato Casaro (painting)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The official Marvel Comics adaptation of the adventure film of the century
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan the Barbarian; Valeria
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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[Credits and Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema; ? (photo)
Inks
John Buscema; ? (photo)
Colors
Lynn Varley; Deborah Pedler; ? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Characters
Conan; Valeria; Conan (photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger); Conan (photo of Jorge Sanz) [as Young Conan]; Subotai; King Osric

Indexer Notes

Credits for the movie and the comic with pictures from the movie and illustrations from the comic. Table of contents. Indicia.

[Introduction] (Table of Contents: 2)

Conan / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert E. Howard
Pencils
John Buscema; ? (photo)
Inks
John Buscema; ? (photo)
Colors
? (photo); ?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Know, O Prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of.
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan (photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger); Conan; Valeria; Subotai
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Indexer Notes

Introduction with a common quote from Howard's books, a photo from the movie and an illustration from the story (page 19, panel 1, recolored).

Conan the Illustrated Story (Table of Contents: 3)

Conan / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
John Milius (credited) (movie script); Oliver Stone (credited) (movie script); Ed Summer (movie script, uncredited); John Buscema (credited) (adaptation); Michael Fleisher (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
John Buscema (credited)
Colors
Deborah Pedler (credited as D. Pedler); Lynn Varley (credited as L. Varley)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You are my son, Conan! And thus is it fitting that this sword, the greatest work of my life, should be yours!
Feature Logo
Conan the Barbarian [Movie]
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan (origin) (featured) (first appearance); Thulsa Doom (death) (antagonist) (first appearance); Valeria (death) (supporting) (first appearance); Corin (Conan's father) (dies); Gresham (Conan's mother) (dies); Vanir; Subotai; Yasimina; Yaro; King Osric; Rexor (dies)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Conan kills Thulsa Doom and destroys his Cult.
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Keywords
Hyrkania; Set; Shadizar; Tree of Woe; Vanaheim; Wheel of Pain; Zamora

Indexer Notes

Origin: Conan (alternate from Marvel's Conan); adapted from movie John Milius' movie "Conan the Barbarian".

From Hyboria to Hollywood: The Making of Conan (Table of Contents: 4)

Conan / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited)
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Conan!
Genre
non-fiction; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan (photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger)
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to a series of articles and interviews about the movie.

Out of the Depths: The Creation of Conan the Barbarian (Table of Contents: 5)

Conan / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited) (signed as DAK)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Before we rush headlong into the glittering world of film magic, it would be negligent if we did not look back at the beginnings which made it all possible.
Genre
sword and sorcery
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Indexer Notes

Article about the creation of Conan.

Milius (Table of Contents: 6)

Conan / text article / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (signed as DAK) (interviewer); John Milius (interviewee)
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
John Milius is widely ackownledged as one of Hollywood's finest storytellers, whose films are characterized by a spirit of rugged individualism which harks to men like John Ford.
Genre
non-fiction; sword and sorcery
Characters
John Milius; Conan (photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger)
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Indexer Notes

Interview with movie's writer and director.

The Man Who Would Be Conan... Arnold Schwarzenegger (Table of Contents: 7)

Conan / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited) (signed as DAK) (interviewer); Arnold Schwarzenegger (interviewee)
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Perhaps the most monumental problem that might have arisen in doing a film version of Conan could have been casting the title role.
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan (photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger); Valeria (photo of Sandahl Bergman); Subotai (photo of Gerry Lopez)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Interview with Conan's protagonist, with photos of the movie.

He Designed an Age... Ron Cobb (Table of Contents: 8)

Conan / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited) (signed as DAK) (interviewer); Ron Cobb (interviewee)
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ron Cobb's art career did not seriously begin until after he was discharged from the Army.
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Ron Cobb (photo); Thulsa Doom (photo of James Earl Jones); Valeria (photo of Sandahl Bergman); Subotai (photo of Gerry Lopez); Conan (photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Interview with Conan's production designer.

From Darth to Doom... James Earl Jones (Table of Contents: 9)

Conan / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Anthony Kraft (credited) (signed as DAK) (interviewer); James Earl Jones (interviewee)
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ironically, James Earl is perhaps most famous not for what he has done on stage and screen, but for what he has done in the sound studio.
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Thulsa Doom (photo of James Earl Jones); Rexor (photo of Ben Davidson)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Interview with Conan's antagonist.

Immerse youself in Marvel madness! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's only the only place to be!
Characters
Man-Thing; She-Hulk; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Conan; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Shang-Chi; Valkyrie [Brunnhilde]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Wolverine [Logan]; Howard the Duck; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; The Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Ant-Man [Scott Lang]

Indexer Notes

Call for subscriptions.

[Pit Fighting] (Table of Contents: 11)

Conan / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan (photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Illustration from the pit fitching scene from the movie, and a photo solo of Conan.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Conan the Barbarian
    Conan
  2. 1. [Credits and Table of Contents]
  3. 2. [Introduction]
    Conan
  4. 3. Conan the Illustrated Story
    Conan
  5. 4. From Hyboria to Hollywood: The Making of Conan
    Conan
  6. 5. Out of the Depths: The Creation of Conan the Barbarian
    Conan
  7. 6. Milius
    Conan
  8. 7. The Man Who Would Be Conan... Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Conan
  9. 8. He Designed an Age... Ron Cobb
    Conan
  10. 9. From Darth to Doom... James Earl Jones
    Conan
  11. 10. Immerse youself in Marvel madness!
  12. 11. [Pit Fighting]
    Conan
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