The Savage Sword of Conan #1
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- August 1974
- Page count
- 84
- Cover price
- 1.00 USD
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/27659
Credits
- Editing
- Roy Thomas, editor
- Marv Wolfman, Consulting Editor
- Tony Isabella, Consulting Editor
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Conan)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan; Red Sonja
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Boris Vallejo, painter [signed]
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
1Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Art
- Esteban Maroto, line art [signed]
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Heritage Portfolio 1973
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Characters
- Conan; Red Sonja
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Barry Windsor-Smith, line art [as Barry Smith]
- Esteban Maroto, line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Table of contents and indicia.
3"Know, O prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities…"
Featuring
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
Credits
- Writing
- Robert E. Howard, scripter
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Excerpt from The Nemedian Chronicles, photograph and introduction.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Berthilda; Conan; Costranno; Red Sonja; Rikko
Credits
- Writing
- Roy Thomas, scripter
- Art
- John Buscema, penciller
- Pablo Marcos, inker
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Conan The Barbarian (Newton, 1975 series) #10 (December 1975) — Curse of the Undead-Man
-
Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #78 (September 1977)
-
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa/Page, 1978? series) #1 ([1978?]) — Curse of the Undead-Man
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The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa, 1982 series) (1982) — Curse of the Undead-Man
-
Savage Sword of Conan (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #1 (December 2007) — Curse of the Undead-Man
- From GCD
- from Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #1.
Synopsis
Conan and Red Sonja put an end to the undead sorcerer Costranno.
Notes
Freely adapted from the short story "Mistress of Death" by Robert E. Howard.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Marvel Magazine Group
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- Alfredo Alcala, line art [signed as Alfredo P. Alcala]
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Subscription offer for Marvel monster titles.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Art
- Alfredo Alcala, line art [as Alfred Alcala]
- Text
- , typeset
7"There really isn't all that much I can say about The Savage Sword of Conan #1, is there?"
Credits
- Writing
- Roy Thomas, author
- Text
- , typeset
8"When the plundering hordes of Yezdigerd, scourge of Hyrkania, hammered at the doors of thrice-doomed Makkalet…"
Featuring
- Feature
- Red Sonja
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
Credits
- Writing
- Robert E. Howard, scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
The Song of Red Sonja from Tarantella, photograph, and introduction.
9"After the last rust-colored glow of sunset, no one may enter or leave the teeming city-state called Pah-Dishah."
Featuring
- Feature
- Red Sonja
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Red Sonja; Conan; Amir; Lurhan; King Ghannif; Trolus; Lucrezia
Credits
- Writing
- Roy Thomas, scripter
- Art
- Esteban Maroto, penciller
- Neal Adams, inker
- Ernie Chan, inker [as Ernie Chua]
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Conan The Barbarian (Newton, 1975 series) #11 (December 1975) — Untitled
-
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa, 1982 series) (1982) — Untitled
Synopsis
When Red Sonja returns with a tiara she was sent for by King Ghannif, she learns her "reward" is to be made a part of his harem.
10"The greatest movie series of them all…"
Featuring
- Feature
- Planet of the Apes
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- Bob Larkin, painter
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
House ad for Planet of the Apes (Marvel, 1974 Series) #1 (August 1974). Near full-size b&w cover reproduction.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Red Sonja
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Red Sonja
Credits
- Art
- Esteban Maroto, line art [signed]
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
12"Among the most vivid of colorful of all the characters in the saga of Conan are those ladies..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Bêlit; Red Sonya; Salome; Yasmina
Credits
- Writing
- Fred Blosser, author
- Art
- Steve Gan, line art [signed]
- Hugh Rankin, line art [signed]
- Roy G. Krenkel, line art
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Conan The Barbarian (Newton, 1975 series) #11 (December 1975) — Conan's Women Warriors
-
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa/Page, 1978? series) #1 ([1978?]) — Conan's Women Warriors
-
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa, 1982 series) (1982) — Conan's Women Warriors
Notes
Includes illustrations: Salome by Steve Gan (signature dated 1974), Yasmina and Bêlit by Hugh Rankin and Red Sonya of Rogatine by Roy G. Krenkel.
13"In 1971 Bantam Books published what was destined to be the most ambitious attempt..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Blackmark
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Characters
- Blackmark
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, line art [signed]
Notes
Illustration from the book with the addition of a small, introductory block of text.
14"Old Earth is dead, devastated by the nuclear holocausts."
Featuring
- Feature
- Blackmark
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Amarix; Marnie; Zeph the Tinker; Balzamo; Blackmark
Credits
- Writing
- Gil Kane, scripter
- Archie Goodwin, scripter (uncredited, script)
- Art
- Gil Kane, line art [signed]
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
15Featuring
- Feature
- Crazy
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Stan Lee (photos)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Photo-story promotional advertisement for Crazy magazine.
16"Kull of Atlantis. Kull of Valusia. King Kull!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Kull
- Characters
- Baron Kaanuub; Ducalon; Enaros; King Kull; Ridondo the Mistrel
Credits
- Writing
- , author (introduction)
- Glenn Lord, author
- Art
- John Severin, line art [signed as Severin]
- John Severin, penciller [signed as Severin]
- Ross Andru, penciller
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa/Page, 1978? series) #1 ([1978?]) — An Atlantean in Aquilonia
-
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa, 1982 series) (1982) — An Atlantean in Aquilonia
- Original
- Kull Portfolio
Notes
Includes two illustrations of King Kull by John Severin (signed) and pencil sketches of Kull, Enaros, Baron Kaanuub of Komahar and of Ridondo the Minstrel by Ross Andru.
17"Aesgaard! Vanaheim! In Norse myth, two lands where twin races of warring gods make their mist-shrouded home."
Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Drawn image of Conan on a photograph background, introduction for The Frost Giant's Daughter.
18"The clangor of the swords has died away..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Conan
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Atali; Conan; Frost Giants; Gorm; Horsa; Hymdul; Niord
Credits
- Writing
- Robert E. Howard, original scripter (prose short story)
- Roy Thomas, scripter
- Art
- Barry Windsor-Smith, line art [as Barry Smith]
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #16 (July 1972)
-
The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #1 (August 1974)
-
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa/Page, 1978? series) #1 ([1978?]) — The Frost Giant's Daughter
-
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (Yaffa, 1982 series) (1982) — The Frost Giant's Daughter
-
Essential Conan (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (July 2000) — The Frost Giant's Daughter
-
The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #2 (2003)
-
Savage Sword of Conan (Dark Horse, 2007 series) #1 (December 2007) — The Frost Giant's Daughter
- From GCD
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #16.
- from Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #1.
Synopsis
Setting: Snowy battlefield. Conan chases Atali across the snow, slays her two frost giant brothers, and catches her. Her father, Ymir then takes her from Conan.
Notes
Adapted from the short story "The Frost Giant's Daughter" by Robert E. Howard.
19Featuring
- Feature
- American Circle Corp.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art (thumbnail product illustrations)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Page 75. Novelty products. First ad: Magic Brain Calculator.
20Featuring
- Feature
- Monsters of the Movies
- Characters
- Frankenstein's Monster
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- Bob Larkin, painter
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Page 75. House ad for Monsters of the Movies (Marvel, 1974 Series) #2 (August 1974). B&W thumbnail cover reproduction.
21Featuring
- Feature
- Dracula Lives
- Characters
- Dracula
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- Gene Colan, penciller
- , inker
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Page 76. House ad for Dracula Lives (Marvel, 1973 Series). Half-page illustration of Dracula.
22"Warning! You won't want to be alone when you look at these full color reproductions from the Night Gallery Television series."
Featuring
- Feature
- Night Gallery Graphics
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Page 77. Full-color lithographed art reproductions for $2.00 each. B&W thumbnail illustrations.
23Featuring
- Feature
- Marvel Monster Group
- Characters
- Frankenstein's monster (photo)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art (cover thumbnails)
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Page 78. Back issue ad for Marvel monster titles. B&W cover thumbnails; photo of Frankenstein's monster.
24Featuring
- Feature
- Savage Sword of Conan
- Characters
- Conan; King Kull
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Page 80. Planned contents for issue #2. B&W illustrations of Conan and King Kull.
25Featuring
- Feature
- Honor House
- Characters
- Frankenstein's monster; Barney the skeleton
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Page 81. Ad for 7-foot tall polyethylene monsters with glow-in-the-dark eyes for $1.00 each.
26Featuring
- Feature
- The U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Page 81. Advises you to try to stop thinking of disabled people as ‘handicapped’. Wheelchair photo.
27"Invite your friends over for a haunting"
Featuring
- Feature
- Gayle House
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Page 81. Ad for a 7" 33? rpm LP of haunted house sound effects for $1.00. Also a small thumbnail ad for an "eerie skull flashlight" for $1.25 from Interverse.
28Featuring
- Feature
- Broadway Bookfinders
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Page 82. Ad for Frederick Drimmer's book "Very Special People" about people who were born with challenging abnormalities, $5.95 each.
29Featuring
- Feature
- Demaru, Inc.
- Characters
- Toyotaro Miyazaki (photo)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover. Ad for "complete audiovisual home study course in dynamic kung fu & karate", $4.98.
30Featuring
- Feature
- La Salle Extension University
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover. Ad for training courses..
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.