(June 2008)

Dark Horse, 2008 Series
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Price
0.99 USD
Pages
24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Brand
Dark Horse Comics; Robert E. Howard Official License
Barcode
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Editing
Philip R. Simon; Scott Allie (consulting editor); Ryan Jorgensen (assistant editor); Patrick Thorpe (assistant editor); Joshua Elliott (designer); Jason Hvam (digital production)

Issue Notes

This issue takes place after Conan #50.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tomás Giorello
Inks
Tomás Giorello
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
?

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan
Reprints

[Conan] (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert E. Howard (quotation)
Pencils
Tomás Giorello
Letters
typeset

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan

Indexer Notes

This page contains the indicia and credits for this issue with an accompanying quotation and illustration.

Cimmeria (Table of Contents: 2)

Conan / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Timothy Truman
Pencils
Tomás Giorello
Inks
Tomás Giorello
Colors
José Villarrubia
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan
Synopsis
On his way home to Cimmeria, Conan confronts a group of Vanir raiders.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This story was inspired by Robert E. Howard's poem of the same name. The title appears on the credits page only. The first line of the story reads: "I remember--".

Next Month: Conan the Cimmerian #1 -- A July Scorcher! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[Lockbox 313] (Table of Contents: 4)

Lockbox 313 / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Philip Simon
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

An introduction to the series from the editor.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Adventures of Two-Gun Bob / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Robert E. Howard; Jim Keegan (adaptation); Ruth Keegan (adaptation)
Pencils
Jim Keegan; Ruth Keegan
Inks
Jim Keegan; Ruth Keegan
Colors
Jim Keegan; Ruth Keegan
Letters
Jim Keegan; Ruth Keegan

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For months I had been absolutely barren of ideas...
Genre
biography
Characters
Robert E. Howard
Synopsis
Howard discusses the creation of the character Conan.

Indexer Notes

The story comes from a December 14, 1933 letter from Robert E. Howard to Clark Ashton Smith.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Conan
  2. 1. [Conan]
    Conan
  3. 2. Cimmeria
    Conan
  4. 3. Next Month: Conan the Cimmerian #1 -- A July Scorcher!
    Conan
  5. 4. [Lockbox 313]
    Lockbox 313
  6. 5. ["For months I had been absolutely barren of ideas..."]
    The Adventures of Two-Gun Bob
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Enrico Menin
  • Nuno Miranda
  • Ramon Schenk