Conan the Barbarian #196 [Newsstand]
(July 1987)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486024989 07
Editing
Larry Hama (editor); Pat Redding (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #196 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Conan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Geof Isherwood (signed)
Inks
Geof Isherwood (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Red Sonja
Reprints
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The Beast (Table of Contents: 1)

Conan / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Christopher Priest (credited as Jim Owsley)
Pencils
Val Semeiks
Inks
Geof Isherwood (finishes)
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Andy Kubert
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Conan; Red Sonja; Kobe; Anneka; Shapur; Mad Simeon; Keiv; Kaleb; Solaise; Sedrick; General Freja; Bahkt; Devourer of Souls
Synopsis
Devourer gives Bahkt power to battle Conan; Sonja returns to harass Conan. A dinosaur wanders into the village and stirs things up.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

The Hyborian Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Noah D. Henson, Chad Butler, Ken Ferguson, C. C. C. C., Marie Hendren, Edward C. Aselman Jr.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Conan
  2. 1. The Beast
    Conan
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Hyborian Page
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  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
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