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Robert E. Howard Collection: Comics/Graphic Novels

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Comics

Back when they were still called comics, Marvel ran several series based on Robert E. Howard heroes.  In standard comics, we have a quite a collection of Conan, Kull, and Red Sonja as well as a stray Iron Man.  We also have several items which fall into the graphic novel category.  In all instances, the publisher is Marvel, so it is not listed individually. 

They are sorted numerically by hero and broken into two categories – Conan and not Conan - It is a fun collection to browse.

Non-Conan

Cover Red Sonja July 1977

The Lake of the Unknown

Roy Thomas and Clara Noto

July 1977     Red Sonja

Red Sonja She Devil with a Sword #4

Cover Red Sonja Sept 1977

Master of the Bells

Roy Thomas and Clara Noto

September 1977     Red Sonja

Red Sonja She Devil with a Sword #5

Cover Red Sonja May 1978

Chariot of the Fire Stallions

Roy Thomas and Clara Noto

May 1978     Red Sonja

Red Sonja She Devil with a Sword #9

Cover Red Sonja Red Lace 1

Red Lace (Part I of IV) Angels from Hell

Roy Thomas and Clara Noto

July 1978     Red Sonja

Red Sonja She Devil with a Sword #10

Cover Red Sonja Red Lace 2

Red Lace (Part II of IV) Sightless in a Strange Land

Roy Thomas and Clara Noto

September 1978     Red Sonja

Red Sonja She Devil with a Sword #11

Cover Red Sonja Red Lace 3

Red Lace (Part III of IV) Ashes and Emblems

Roy Thomas and Clara Noto

November 1978     Red Sonja

Red Sonja She Devil with a Sword #12;  Two copies

Cover Red Sonja Red Lace 4

Red Lace (Part IV of IV) Shall Skranos Fall?

Roy Thomas and Clara Noto

January 1979     Red Sonja

Red Sonja She Devil with a Sword #13;  Two copies

Cover Red Sonja March 1979

An Evening on the Border

Roy Thomas and Clara Noto

March 1979     Red Sonja

Red Sonja She Devil with a Sword #14; Two copies

Cover Red Sonja May 1979

Tomb of the Three Dead Kings

Roy Thomas and Clara Noto

May 1979     Red Sonja

Red Sonja She Devil with a Sword #15;  Two copies

Cover Kull 19

The Crystal Menace

Doug Moench

February 1977     Kull

Kull the Destroyer #19

Cover Kull June 1977

City of the Crawling Dead

Don Glut

June 1977     Kull

Kull the Destroyer #21

Cover Kull December 1977

Screams in the Dark

Don Glut

December 1977     Kull

Kull the Destroyer #24

Cover Kull February 1978

A Lizard's Throne

Don Glut

February 1978     Kull

Kull the Destroyer #25

Cover Kull June 1978

The World Within

Don Glut

June 1978     Kull

Kull the Destroyer #27

Cover Kull October 1978

To Sit the Topaz Throne

Don Glut

October 1978     Kull

Kull the Destroyer #29

cover The Mark of Kane December 1976 Premiere #33

The Mark of Kane

Roy Thomas

December 1976     Solomon Kane

Marvel Premiere #33

Cover Invincible Iron Man #152

Escape from Heaven's Hand

David Michelinie and Bob Layton

November 1981     Iron Man

The Invincible Iron Man #152

Conan

Conan the Barbarian

Conan is, by far, the most popular of all the Howard characters.  Marvel has done several series.  The majority of our collection comes from Conan the Barbarian, Volume 1, which ran during the 1970s.

Cover Conan the Barbarian 47

The Goblins in the Moonlight

Roy Thomas

February 1975     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #47

Cover Conan the Barbarian 49

Wolf Woman

Roy Thomas

April 1975     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #49

Cover Conan the Barbarian 51

Man Born of Demon

Roy Thomas

June 1975     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #51

Cover Conan the Barbarian 52

The Altar and the Scorpion

Roy Thomas

July 1975     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #52

Cover Conan the Barbarian 54

The Oracle of Ophir

Roy Thomas

September 1975     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #54

Cover Conan the Barbarian 56

The Strange High Tower in the Mists!

Roy Thomas

November 1975     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #56

Cover Conan the Barbarian 61

On the Track of the She-Pirate

Roy Thomas

April 1976     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #61

Cover Conan the Barbarian 63

Death Among the Ruins

Roy Thomas

June 1976     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #63

Cover Conan the Barbarian 64

The Secret of Skull River

Roy Thomas

July 1976     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #64

Cover Conan the Barbarian 65

Roy Thomas

August 1976     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #65

Cover Conan the Barbarian 67

Talons of the Man-Tiger

Roy Thomas

October 1976     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #67

Cover Conan the Barbarian 68

Of Once and Future Kings

Roy Thomas

November 1976     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #68

cover conan the barbarian 69

The Demon out of the Deep

Roy Thomas

December 1976     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #69

cover Conan the Barbarian 71

The Secret of Ashtoreth

Roy Thomas

February 1977     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #71

cover Conan the Barbarian 72

Vengeance in Asgalun

Roy Thomas

March 1977     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #72

cover Conan the Barbarian 74

The Battle at the Black Walls

Roy Thomas

May 1977     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #74

cover Conan the Barbarian 77

When Giants Walk the Earth

Roy Thomas

August 1977     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #77

cover Conan the Barbarian 85

The Eye of the Serpent

Roy Thomas

December 1977     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #81

cover Conan the Barbarian 85

Of Sorcerers and Swordsment

Roy Thomas

April 1978     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #85; origin story of Zula, the black Barbarian

cover conan 87 demons of the summit

Demons of the Summit

Roy Thomas

June 1978     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #87

cover Conan the Barbarian 88

The Queen and the Corsairs

Roy Thomas

July 1978     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #88

cover Conan the Barbarian 89

The Sword and the Serpent

Roy Thomas

August 1978     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #89

cover Conan the Barbarian 90

The Diadem of the Giant Kings

Roy Thomas

September 1978     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #90

cover Conan the Barbarian 91

Savage Doings in Shem

Roy Thomas

October 1978     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #91

Cover Conan the Barbarian 92

The Thing in the Crypt

Roy Thomas

November 1978     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #92

Cover Conan the Barbarian 93

Of Rage and Revenge

Roy Thomas

December 1978     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #93; Two copies

Cover Conan the Barbarian 94

The Beast King of Abombi

Roy Thomas

January 1979     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #94; Two copies

Cover Conan the Barbarian 95

The Return of Amra

Roy Thomas

February 1979     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #95; Two copies

Cover Conan the Barbarian 96

The Long Night of Fang and Talon, Part One

Roy Thomas

March 1979     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #96; Two copies

Cover Conan the Barbarian 98

The Long Night of Fang and Talon, Part Two

Roy Thomas

April 1979     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #97; Two copies

Cover Conan the Barbarian 98

Sea Woman

Roy Thomas

May 1979     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #98; Two copies

Cover Conan the Barbarian 100

Death on the Black Coast

Roy Thomas

July 1979     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #100

Cover Conan the Barbarian 101

The Devil has Many Legs

Roy Thomas

August 1979     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #101

Cover Conan the Barbarian 102

The Men who Drink Blood

Roy Thomas

September 1979     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #102

Cover Conan the Barbarian 104

Vale of Lost Women

Roy Thomas

November 1979     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #104; Four copies

Cover Conan the Barbarian 105

Whispering Shadows

Roy Thomas

December 1979     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #105

Cover Conan the Barbarian 106

Chaos in the Land Called Kush

Roy Thomas

January 1980     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #106

Cover Conan the Barbarian 107

Demon of the Night

Roy Thomas

February 1980     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #107

Cover Conan the Barbarian 109

Sons of the Bear God

Roy Thomas

April 1980     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #109

Cover Conan the Barbarian 128

And Life Sprang Forth From These

J.M. DeMatteis

November 1981     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #128

Cover Conan the Barbarian 133

The Witch of Windsor

Bruce Jones

April 1982     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Comic #133

The Savage Sword of Conan

The Savage Sword of Conan series ran from 1974 through 1995.  While we do not have all the issues, ours run from #4 (February 1975) to #50 (March 1980).  Many Savage Sword of Conan issues have crossovers with other popular Howard characters such as Kull and Red Sonja.

Cover Savage Sword of Conan 4

Savage Sword of Conan 4

Roy Thomas

February 1975     Conan and Blackmark

Cover Savage Sword of Conan 9

Savage Sword of Conan 9

Roy Thomas

December 1975     Conan and Kull

Cover Savage Sword of Conan 17

Savage Sword of Conan 17

Roy Thomas

February 1977     Conan and Bran Mak Morn

Special academy award issue featuring Devil-Wings over Shadizar

Cover Savage Sword of Conan 18

Savage Sword of Conan 18

Roy Thomas

April 1977     Conan, Kirby O'Donnell, and Solomon Kane

Cover Savage Sword of Conan 29

Savage Sword of Conan 29

Roy Thomas

May 1978     Conan and Red Sonja

Cover Savage Sword of Conan 30

Savage Sword of Conan 30

Roy Thomas

June 1978     Conan and Bran Mak Morn

Cover Savage Sword of Conan 31

Savage Sword of Conan 31

Roy Thomas

July 1978     Conan and Kozaki

Cover Savage Sword of Conan 32

Savage Sword of Conan 32

Roy Thomas

August 1978     Conan and Kozaki

Cover Savage Sword of Conan 33

Savage Sword of Conan 33

Roy Thomas

September 1978     Conan and Solomon Kane

Cover Savage Sword of Conan 34

Savage Sword of Conan 34

Roy Thomas

October 1978     Conan and Solomon Kane

Three copies, one has upper corner bent

Cover Savage Sword of Conan 35

Savage Sword of Conan 35

Roy Thomas

November 1978     Conan

Cover Savage Sword of Conan 36

Savage Sword of Conan 36

Roy Thomas

December 1978     Conan and Amra the Lion

Cover Savage Sword of Conan No 37 February 1979

Savage Sword of Conan #37

Roy Thomas

February 1979     Conan and Solomon Kane

Cover Savage Sword of Conan No 38 April 1979

Savage Sword of Conan #38

Roy Thomas

March 1979     Conan and Kozak

Two copies; one is very light colored the other is bright

Cover Savage Sword of Conan No 39 April 1979

Savage Sword of Conan #39

Roy Thomas

April 1979     Conan and Solomon Kane

Cover Savage Sword of Conan No 40 May 1979

Savage Sword of Conan #40

Roy Thomas

May 1979     Conan

Two copies; One is greyish the other is greenish

Cover Savage Sword of Conan No 42 July 1979

Savage Sword of Conan #42

Roy Thomas

July 1979     Conan

Cover Savage Sword of Conan No 44 Sept 1978

Savage Sword of Conan #44

Roy Thomas

September 1979     Conan and Red Sonja

Cover Savage Sword of Conan No 45 October 1978

Savage Sword of Conan #45

Roy Thomas

October 1979     Conan and Red Sonja

Cover Savage Sword of Conan No 46 Nov 1978

Savage Sword of Conan #46

Roy Thomas

November 1979     Conan

Three copies, two are bright orange, one is more red.

Cover Savage Sword of Conan No 48 January 1980

Savage Sword of Conan #48

Roy Thomas

January 1980     Conan

Cover Savage Sword of Conan No 49 February 1980

Savage Sword of Conan #49

Roy Thomas

February 1980     Conan

Cover Savage Sword of Conan No 50 March 1980

Savage Sword of Conan #50

Roy Thomas

March 1980     Conan

Other Conan

Cover Conan the Barbarian annual 1-3 giant size

To Tarantia -- and the Tower! and The Trial in the Temple

Roy Thomas

April 1975     Conan

Conan the Barbarian Giant-Size Annual 3

Cover Conan the Barbarian annual 1-4 giant size

Return of the Conqueror

Roy Thomas

1978     Conan

Conan the Barbarian King Size Annual 4

Cover Stan Lee Presents Conan the Barbarian 1

Stan Lee Presents Conan the Barbarian Volume 1

Roy Thomas and Barry Smith

1978     Conan

Paperback sized comic book

Cover Stan Lee Presents Conan the Barbarian 2

Stan Lee Presents Conan the Barbarian Volume 2

Roy Thomas and Barry Smith

1978     Conan

Paperback sized comic book

Cover Stan Lee Presents Conan the Barbarian 3

Stan Lee Presents Conan the Barbarian Volume 3

Roy Thomas and Barry Smith

1978     Conan

Paperback sized comic book

Conan the Cimmerian: The Coming of Conan

1970 - 1972, compiled in 2020.

Oversized paperback; graphic novel

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