Conan is a fictional character created by Robert E. Howard in the 1930s. Conan appeared in the pulp magazines of the time in short stories. Conan has appeared in comics nearly non-stop since 1970. These are arguably, apart from the books, the vehicle that has made the greatest influence on the character. Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet. ...

Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics introduced a fairly faithful version of Conan in 1970 with Conan the Barbarian, written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by Barry Windsor-Smith. He was succeeded after several issues by penciller John Buscema, while Thomas continued to write for many years. Later writers included J.M. DeMatteis, Bruce Jones, Michael Fleisher, Doug Moench, Jim Owsley, Alan Zelenetz, Chuck Dixon, and Don Kraar. Although many artists worked on the different Marvel Conan comic-books at one time or the other, only a few apart from Windsor-Smith and Buscema produced more than a handful of stories. The most prolific include Ernie Chan, Alfredo Alcala, Gil Kane, Rafael Kayanan, Mike Docherty, Val Semeiks and Gary Kwapisz. It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... Roy Thomas (born November 22, 1940, Missouri, United States) is a comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lees first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. ... Unity #0 for Valiant Comics cover by Barry Windsor-Smith // Biography Barry Windsor-Smith (formerly known as Barry Smith), born 1949 in Forest Gate, London, is a British cartoonist, comics-author, and painter best known for his work in American comic books. ... In the collaborative method of producing a comic book used to create the majority of the comics published by major US publishers, the penciller (or penciler) is the artist who interprets the story created by the writer as comics pages drawn in pencil. ... John Buscema (December 11, 1927- January 10, 2002) was an American comic book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics in its 1960s and 1970s heyday. ... John Marc DeMatteis is an American writer of comic books. ... Bruce Jones (a. ... Doug Moench, born February 23, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, is a comic book writer. ... Christopher James Priest, born James Christopher Owsley in 1961, is a writer of comic books. ... Alan Zelenetz is an American film producer and comic-book writer best known for co-creating the series Alien Legion for the Marvel Comics imprint Epic Comics and a founder of Ovie Entertainment. ... Chuck Dixon is an American comic book writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the 1990s. ... Ernesto Ernie Chan is a Filipino comic book artist. ... Eli Katz (April 6, 1926–January 31, 2000), who worked under the name Gil Kane and in a few instances Scott Edwards, was a comic book illustrator whose career spanned the 1940s to 1990s. ... Rafael Kayanan (born September 13, 1962, Manila) is a Filipino-born naturalised American artist of comic books. ...

John Buscema, in a 1994 interview, spoke of being Marvel's first-choice for Conan artist: "I was approached by Roy Thomas with the project to do Conan. He mailed a couple of the paperbacks to me and I read 'em and I loved 'em. I told Roy, 'THIS is what I want, something that I can really sink my teeth into....' [A]t the time, Marvel was owned by Martin Goodman, and he felt that my rate was too high to take a gamble [with] on some new kind of [project]. It wasn't a superhero or anything that had been done before. The closest thing to that would be Tarzan. Anyway, he had no confidence in spending too much money on the book, and that's where Barry Smith came in — [he was] very cheap. I know what he got paid, and I'd be embarrassed to tell you how much it was, because I'd be embarrassed for Marvel."^[1] Martin Goodman (born 1910, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States; died June 6, 1992, Palm Beach, Florida) was an American publisher of pulp magazines, paperback books, mens adventure magazines, and comic books, launching the company that would become Marvel Comics. ... Superman and Batman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ... James H. Pierce and Joan Burroughs Pierce starred in the 1932-34 Tarzan radio series Tarzan, a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ...

Awards

• 1971 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards

Best Continuing Feature: Conan the Barbarian

• 1971 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards

Best Writer (Dramatic): Roy Thomas

• 1973 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards

Best Individual Story (Dramatic): Song of Red Sonja

• 1974 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards

Best Continuing Feature: Conan the Barbarian

Best Penciller (Dramatic): John Buscema

Superior Achievement by an Individual: Roy Thomas

Core appearances

• Conan the Barbarian (1970-1993), 275 issues
• Savage Tales (1971-1975), first 5 issues
• The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (1974-1995), 235 issues
• Conan the Barbarian Annual (1973-1987), 12 issues
• Giant-Size Conan (1974-1975), 5 issues
• The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian Annual (1975), 1 issue
• Newspaper Strip (1978-19??), ?? strips.
• King Conan/Conan the King (1980-1989), 55 issues
• Handbook of the Conan Universe (1985), 1 issue
• Conan the Adventurer (1994-1995), 14 issues
• Conan (1995-1996), 11 issues
• Conan the Savage (1995-1996), 10 issues
• Conan vs Rune (1995) 1 issue

Marvel Graphic Novels

• The Witch Queen of Acheron (Marvel Graphic Novel [MGN] #19, 1985)
• Conan the Reaver (MGN #28, 1987)
• Conan of the Isles (MGN #42, 1988)
• The Skull of Set (MGN #53, 1989)
• The Horn of Azoth (MGN #59, 1990)
• Conan the Rogue (MGN #69, 1991)
• The Ravagers Out of Time (MGN #73, 1992)

Marvel Conan the Barbarian Miniseries

• Stalker in the Woods (1997), 3 issues
• The Usurper (1997-1998), 3 issues
• Lord of the Spiders (1998), 3 issues
• River of Blood (1998), 3 issues
• Return of Styrm (1998), 3 issues
• Scarlet Sword (1998-1999), 3 issues
• Death Covered in Gold (1999), 3 issues
• Flame and the Fiend (2000), 3 issues

Marvel Universe appearances

• Avengers Forever #12 (1998)
• Dr. Strange #11 (volume 3, 19??)
• Dr. Strange #26 (volume 3, 19??)
• Excaliber #47 (19??)
• Fantastic Four #411 (19??)
• Tomb of Dracula #27 (19??)
• Incomplete Death's Head #11 (19??)

Miscellaneous appearances

• What If...?, issues 13, 39, 43 and 16 (volume 2)
• Conan the Barbarian – Movie Special (1982), 2 issues
• Conan the Destroyer – Movie Special (1985), 2 issues
• Marvel Age, issues 1, 2, 8 and 13

Reprints

• Conan the Barbarian – Special Edition (1983), Red Nails
• Conan Saga (1987-1995), 97 issues
• Conan Classic (1994-1995), 11 issues
• Marvel Treasury Edition, issues 4, 15, 19 and 23
• Marvel Super Special, issues 2, 9, 21 and 35
• Essential Conan (2000), 1 issue

Footnotes

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Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics began their take on Conan in 2003. Currently publishing the comic series Conan, written by Kurt Busiek and pencilled by Cary Nord. This series is a fresh interpretation, based solely on the works of Robert E. Howard, with no connection to the large Marvel run. Dark Horse Comics is also publishing digitally re-coloured compilations of the 1970s Marvel Comics Conan the Barbarian series in graphic-novel format. By Roy Thomas (writer), Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Ernie Chan (artists) and others. Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book publisher, one of the largest independent publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics. ... Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. ...

Awards

• 2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards

Best Single Issue or One-Shot: Conan #0: The Legend

• 2004 Eagle Awards

Favourite new comicbook: Conan

Core appearances

• Conan #0: The Legend (2003)
• Conan (2004+), 30+ issues
• Conan and the Daughters of Midora (2004), 1 issue
• Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur (2005), 3 issues
• Conan and the Demons of Khitai (2005-2006), 4 issues
• Conan: Book of Thoth (2006), 4 issues
• Conan: Free Comic Book Day Edition, 1 issue
• Conan and the Songs of the Dead, 5 issues

Collections

• The Chronicles of Conan
  • Volume 1: Tower of the Elephant and Other Stories (2003). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 1-8.
  • Volume 2: Rogues in the House and Other Stories (2003). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 9-13,16.
  • Volume 3: The Monster of the Monoliths and Other Stories (2003). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 14,15,17-21.
  • Volume 4: The Song of Red Sonja and Other Stories (2004). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 23-26, and Red Nails, originally published in Savage Tales.
  • Volume 5: The Shadow in the Tomb and Other Stories (2004). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 27-34.
  • Volume 6: The Curse of the Golden Skull and Other Stories (2004). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 35-42.
  • Volume 7: The Dweller in the Pool and Other Stories (2005). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 43-51.
  • Volume 8: The Tower of Blood and Other Stories (2006). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 60 - 63, 65, 69 - 71.
  • Volume 9: Riders of the River-Dragons and Other Stories (2005). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 52-60.
  • Volume 10: When Giants Walk the Earth and Other Stories (2006). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 72 - 77, 79-82.
• Conan
  • Volume 1: The Frost Giant's Daughter and Other Stories (2005). Collects issues 0-6 and fourteen pages from issue 7 of the ongoing series Conan.
  • Volume 2: The God In The Bowl And Other Stories (2005). Collecting issues 7, 9-14 of the Dark Horse series.
  • Volume 3: The Elephant Tower and Other Stories (2006). Collecting issues 16-17, 19-22 of Dark Horse series.

Creative Teams

• Kurt Busiek (writer-2003-2006) & Cary Nord (artist-2003+)
• Tim Truman (writer-2006) & Cary Nord (artist-2003+)

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Miscellaneous or parody appearances

• National Lampoon (May 1972)
• Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! (DC, 1982), issue 7. Written by Roy Thomas.
• UHF in a dream sequence titled Conan the Librarian (1989).

External links

• Wikia has a wiki about: Conan
• Conan official website