Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #1

(December 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Esad Ribić (signed as ETR) (painting); Benjamin Dewey; Robert Atkins; Tim Conrad

Inks

Esad Ribić (signed as ETR) (painting)

Colors

Esad Ribić (signed as ETR) (painting)

Genre

sword and sorcery

Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Mike Richardson

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I first became aware of Robert E.Howard...

Indexer Notes

with indicia

Contents (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

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

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

Script

Robert E. Howard

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

My feet are set on the outward trails...

The Jewels of Hesterm, Part One (Table of Contents: 6)

Conan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Tobin

Pencils

Wellinton Alves

Inks

Wellinton Alves

Colors

Michael Atiyeh

Letters

Richard Starkings; Comicraft

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Kordor; Saris; J'Wen

Reprints

• in Conan (Panini Deutschland, 2006 series) #18 - Die scharlachrote Zitadelle (2012)
• in Conan: The People of the Black Circle and Other Stories (Marvel, 2021 series) (2021)

Sketches by Wellinton Alves (Table of Contents: 7)

Conan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Wellinton Alves

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Conan; Kordor; Saris

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

The Earthbound Dead (Table of Contents: 9)

John Silent / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Allie

Pencils

Benjamin Dewey

Inks

Benjamin Dewey

Colors

Dave Stewart

Letters

Richard Starkings; Comicraft

Characters

John Silent; Janos; Pierre Mornet

Sketches by Ben Dewey (Table of Contents: 10)

John Silent / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Benjamin Dewey

Characters

John Silent

Six Guns and Scimitars (Table of Contents: 11)

El Borak / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Finn

Pencils

Tim Bradstreet

Inks

Tim Bradstreet

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

The Fully Illustrated Library of Robert E. Howard (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Storytelling, Part One (Table of Contents: 14)

Dark Agnes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Marc Andreyko

Pencils

Robert Atkins

Inks

Rebecca Buchman

Colors

Michelle Madsen

Letters

Richard Starkings; Comicraft

Genre

adventure; historical; sword and sorcery

Characters

Dark Agnes [Agnes de Chastillon]; Etienne Villiers

Sketches by Robert Atkins (Table of Contents: 15)

Dark Agnes / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Robert Atkins

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Dark Agnes [Agnes de Chastillon]; Etienne Villiers

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Worms of the Earth (Table of Contents: 17)

Bran Mak Morn / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Robert E. Howard (original story); Roy Thomas (adaptation)

Pencils

Barry Windsor-Smith (complete pencils on first few pages, partial pencils on later pages); Tim Conrad (finishes)

Inks

Tim Conrad

Colors

Jim Campbell

Letters

?

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

historical; sword and sorcery

Characters

Valerius; Titus Sulla; Centurious Publius; Grom; Bran Mak Morn [as Partha Mac Othna]

Synopsis

Bran Mak Morn witnesses one of his people being crucified by the Romans.

Reprints

• from The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #16 (December 1976) [color]

Indexer Notes

pencil art credits from Tim Conrad interview in Worms of the Earth (Cross Plains Comics; Wandering Star, 2000 Series) #[nn]

A Ghost in the Night (Table of Contents: 18)

Bran Mak Morn / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert E. Howard (original story); Roy Thomas (adaptation)

Pencils

Tim Conrad

Inks

Tim Conrad

Colors

Jim Campbell

Letters

?

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

historical; sword and sorcery

Characters

Grom; Bran Mak Morn [as Partha Mac Othna]; Gonar; Valerius

Synopsis

Bran Mak Morn plans his revenge against the Romans.

Reprints

• from The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #16 (December 1976) [color]

Curse of the Black Stone (Table of Contents: 19)

Bran Mak Morn / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Robert E. Howard (original story); Roy Thomas (adaptation)

Pencils

Joyce Furman (layouts for 1 page); Tim Conrad (signed as Tac)

Inks

Larry Gaydos (background assistant); Joyce Furman (airbrush assistant); Tim Conrad (signed as Tac)

Colors

Jim Campbell

Letters

Tom Orzechowski

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

historical; sword and sorcery

Characters

Bran Mak Morn; Titus Sulla; Atla

Synopsis

Bran Mak Morn seeks the assistance of a witch.

Reprints

• from The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #17 (February 1977) [color]

A Toppling of Towers (Table of Contents: 20)

Bran Mak Morn / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Robert E. Howard (original story); Roy Thomas (adaptation)

Pencils

Tim Conrad (signed as Tac)

Inks

Tim Conrad (signed as Tac)

Colors

Jim Campbell

Letters

Tom Orzechowski

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

historical; sword and sorcery

Characters

Bran Mak Morn; Atla; Titus Sulla

Synopsis

Bran Mak Morn holds the sacred stone of subterranean beast-men hostage until they carry out his revenge on the Romans.

Reprints

• from The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #17 (February 1977) [color]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Savage Salutations / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Samantha Robertson

Pencils

Tim Bradstreet (painting)

Inks

Tim Bradstreet (painting)

Colors

Tim Bradstreet (painting)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

...And that's a wrap!

Characters

El Borak

Indexer Notes

Letters page without letters but with promo for next issue and other R.E.H. current comics.

The Worlds of Robert E. Howard (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Horsepower / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Set off for adventure with Robert E. Howard's most deadly, daring and dynamic characters! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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