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Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 1 CGC 4.0

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Label #4423957011

Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by John Verpoorten. First comic book appearance and origin of Conan. The Coming of Conan!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; Conan battles at Vanaheim and sees his future; Tara returns to her dimension 1st comic book appearance of Kull (cameo). The letters page contains a map of Conan's world of the Hyborian Age drawn by Windsor-Smith (based on Robert E. Howard's own version) and a short essay on The World of Conan. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 2 CGC 4.0

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Label #4423957012

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Lair of the Beast-Men!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; Conan leads humans in a revolution against their ape-masters; Conan kills a snow-lion; Conan's 1st time in chains. Letters to the editor from writers Harlan Ellison, Dick Lupoff, August Derleth, and Ted White; comics historians Don and Maggie Thompson; and Glenn Lord. The letters page reprints the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 3 CGC 4.0

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Label #4423957013

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Twilight of the Grim Grey God!; script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: Hyperborean/Brythunian battlefield; Conan converses with God Borri Borri, participates in a great and bloody battle, and kills Malachi; adapted from the non-Conan story, The Grey God Passes by Robert E. Howard. Rumored to have had lower distribution in some areas. The letters page reprints the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 4 CGC 5.5

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Label #4423957014

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Tower of the Elephant!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: City of Arenjun in Zamora; Conan scales Elephant tower, kills lion & giant spider, and saves Yag-Kosha by killing him at his request; adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 5 CGC 4.0

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Label #4423957015

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Zukala's Daughter, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Frank Giacoia; setting: Zamorian Village; Conan frees villages of Zukala's control, saves Zephra from demon, and defeats Zukala--who disappears with his daughter Zephra; this story, though published in issue 5, was actually the third drawn by Windsor-Smith (following 1 and 2, but before 3 and 4); adapted from the poem "Zukala's Hour" by Robert E. Howard. The letters page reprints the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 6 CGC 4.0

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Label #4423957016

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Devil-Wings Over Shadizar, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: Shadizar the Wicked; Conan kills bat-like creature worshipped as a god; Jenna saves Conans life & steals his gold; first appearance of Fafnir and Blackrat. 32 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 7 CGC 5.0 Restored

Restored: C1

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Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Glue on Spine of Cover

Label #4423957017

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Lurker Within!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: Nemedian city of Numalia; Lady Aztrias betrays Conan. Conan burgles a merchant's building, is accused of murder, fights & kills a serpent-man, saves Demetrios's life and sees Thoth-Amon; adapted from the story The God in the Bowl by Robert E. Howard. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 8 CGC 5.0 Restored

Restored: C1

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Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Glue on Spine of Cover

Label #4423957018

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith and John Romita (re-touches). The Keepers of the Crypt, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Tom Sutton and Tom Palmer; setting: Lost city of Lanjau; Conan battles a giant lizard & Undead creatures; Jenna & Conan flee village on horse at end of story; adapted from a synopsis by Robert E. Howard. The letters page reprints the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 9 CGC 7.5

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Label #4423957019

Last 15-cent issue. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Last 15-cent issue. The Garden of Fear, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: primitive village & lost valley with Wooly Mammoths & man-eating flowers; Conan saves Jenna & kills sole survivor of ancient winged race; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 10 CGC 5.0

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Label #4423957020

Giant-size issue. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith and Marie Severin (Kull vignette). Giant-size issue. Beware the Wrath of Anu!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: Corinthian city; Conan teams with Burgun in thievery. Burgun is betrayed & hung; Conan avenges his death by killing Aron & a priest; Jenna leaves Conan for Igon; Red Bull is freed and becomes the stars. 5-page King Kull back-up, The King and the Oak, adapting the poem by Robert E. Howard; breakdowns by Roy Thomas, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by John Severin. Reprint: Men of the Shadows!, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely (from The Black Knight 5, April 1956). Letter to the editor from Gerald W. Page (editor of Witchcraft and Sorcery Magazine). Cover price: $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 11 CGC 4.0

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Label #4423957021

Giant-size issue. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Giant-size issue. Rogues in the House starring Thak [an ape] (villain, introduction), Nabonidus, Igon, Jenna, and Murilo (introduction), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; adapted from Rogues In the House by Robert E. Howard. Letter to the editor from cartoonist Fred Hembeck. Windsor-Smith cover. Cover price: $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 12 CGC 5.5

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Label #4423957022

First 20-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Vince Colletta. First 20-cent cover price. The Dweller in the Dark, script by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith; setting: Corinthinan city of Zahmahn; Conan becomes Fatima's lover; Fatima throws Conan & Yaila to monster in dungeon; Conan escapes, throws Fatima to monster and makes Yaila the new Queen. This story was originally intended for Savage Tales 2 before it was canceled (the first time). The art was altered so that it would pass the Comics Code and published here. See Savage Tales 4 for the original, unaltered version. (The muddy reprint in Conan Saga 5 is from the altered version.) Back-up story, The Blood of the Dragon, script by Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Kane, Tom Palmer, and Berni Wrightson. Cover price: $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 13 CGC 5.5

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Label #4423957023

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Web of the Spider-God, plot by John Jakes, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: desert east of Ophir & city of Yezud; Conan is delirous in desert, Thanix saves his life; Conan fights Omm (giant spider), Tork destroys Yezud and leaves for Shadizar with Lea. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 14 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4423957024

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. First comic book appearance of Elric of Melnibone in A Sword Called Stormbringer, plot by Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: Koth grasslands; Conan saves Zephra's life, fights against and later with Elric; Conan fights to save Hyborea and Melnibone from Queen Xiombarg. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 15 CGC 8.0

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Label #4423957025

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Elric guest-stars in The Green Empress of Melnibone, plot by Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; Conan and Elric have an un-easy truce while they ride to the sunken city known as Yagala; Once there they have to face Xiombarg, Prince Gaynor the Damned, Kulan-Gath and Terhali; When their combined power is not enough to defeat them Arkyn must join the fight to help them. Letter to the editor from artist William Stout. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 16 CGC 7.5

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Label #4423958001

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Frost Giant's Daughter, script by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith; 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. This story originally appeared in Savage Tales 1, but for its publication here Windsor-Smith added another page (a new splash page), and some panels and dialogue were altered for Comics Code approval. Back-up reprint story: The Sword and the Sorcerers (from Chamber of Darkness 4), script by Roy Thomas, art by Windsor-Smith. Also in this issue: a full-page reprint of the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 19 CGC 4.0

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Small Amount of Dried Glue on Spine.

Label #4423958002

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Hawks From the Sea, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks (pages 1-9) by Dan Adkins. (Pages 10-20 were reproduced directly from the pencils); setting: Ship, City of Makkalet; Conan works for Turanian military and lays seige to Makkalet; Legend of the Living Tarim is told; Conan makes enemy of Balthaz; Fafnir is wounded by flaming arrow. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 20 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4423958003

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Black Hound of Vengeance, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; setting: Ship, City of Makkalet; Fafnir loses his arm and is thrown overboard by Balthaz to drown; Conan infiltrates the Temple of Tarim and kills a black hound; Conan kills Balthaz and flees Yezdigerd's ship. The letters page reprints the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. The page also announces the winners of the 1971 Academy of Comic Book Arts. (Best Continuing Feature, Conan the Barbarian; Best Individual Story, "Snowbirds Don't Fly" by Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams from Green Lantern 85; Best Dramatic Penciler, Neal Adams; Best Dramatic Inker, Dick Giordano; Best Writer, Roy Thomas.) 32 pgs.Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 21 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4423958004

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Monster of the Monoliths, script by Roy Thomas, breakdowns by Barry Windsor-Smith, pencils by Craig Russell and Val Mayerik; inks by Dan Adkins and Sal Buscema; setting: Makkalet; Conan is taken captive in Makkalet when he defects from the Turanian army; Conan joins and is betrayed by Makkalet forces; Conan fights giant toad-god; adapted in part from the story "The Black Stone" by Robert E. Howard. Letters to the editor from Dean Mullaney (Eclipse Comics) and comics artist Duffy Vohland. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 22 CGC 4.0

Paper: White

Label #4423958005

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Despite the new Barry Windsor-Smith cover, this issue actually reprints The Coming of Conan from issue 1, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Windsor-Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; setting: Vanaheim, Conan battles at Vanaheim and sees his future; Tara returns to her dimension. Also in this issue: previously unpublished Windsor-Smith pin-up. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 23 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #2008626002

Cover art by Gil Kane. First appearance of Red Sonja in The Shadow of the Vulture, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Wmith, inks by Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins, and Chic Stone; setting: Pah-Dishah, Makkalet; Conan delivers message from Makkalet to Pah-Disha; Red Sonja saves Conan's life twice; Conan kills Mikhal Oglu (vulture) and sends his head to Yezdigerd; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard featuring a female warrior, Red Sonya. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 23 CGC 3.5

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Label #4423958006

Cover art by Gil Kane. First appearance of Red Sonja in The Shadow of the Vulture, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Wmith, inks by Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins, and Chic Stone; setting: Pah-Dishah, Makkalet; Conan delivers message from Makkalet to Pah-Disha; Red Sonja saves Conan's life twice; Conan kills Mikhal Oglu (vulture) and sends his head to Yezdigerd; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard featuring a female warrior, Red Sonya. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 24 CGC 4.0

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Label #4423958007

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. First full Red Sonja story, The Song of Red Sonja, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith; setting:Makkalet; Conan and Red Sonja start a bar-fight, bathe in a fountain, scale temple walls, break in and steal a snake-tiara, and fight a magical snake; at the end Sonja tricks Conan, and leaves for Pah-Disha; the Red Sonja story continues in Savage Sword of Conan 1. Final Windsor-Smith art on this title. The art in this issue (at least on page 8, and perhaps elsewhere) was altered without Windsor-Smith's approval. See Marvel Treasury Edition 15 or Savage Sword of Conan 82 for the original version. (The reprint in Conan Saga 8 contains the altered version). In the letters column, Roy Thomas responds and announces Barry Smith's final departure as Conan the Barbarian artist; Incidentally, Roy's responses to R. Benitz and Keith Taylor are mistakenly transposed.32 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 55 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4419868010

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. A Shadow on the Land, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Tom Palmer; setting: City of Ronnoco, Plain of Shamu; Conan battles Shadow and Scorpion and saves the city of Ronnoco. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 72 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4384602015

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Ernie Chan. Belit guest stars in Vengeance in Asgalun, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: Tigris & city of Asgalun; Belit confronts Nim-Karrak and discovers her father is still alive; Kawaku disobeys Belit. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Champ. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears in a Joe Weider ad. Letters to the editor from comic writer Mike Barr and comics historian Peter Sanderson. Cover price $0.30.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 77 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4393925004

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Ernie Chan. Belit guest stars in When Giants Walk the Earth!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: City of Harakht; Conan fights the giant Gol-Thir and saves Belits life in an arena. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, Madam Web. Jack Davis art in a one-page Spalding ad on the back cover. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 80 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4393926020

Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan. Trial By Combat!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: city of Attalus; Conan defeats Ptolemy and Becomes King of Attalus; Stygians attack Attalus; Aristo dies; adapted from the non-Conan story "The Lost Valley of Iskander" by Robert E. Howard. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, Legal Eagle. Jack Davis art on a Spalding back-cover ad. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 86 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4393928001

Cover art by John Buscema. The Devourer of the Dead!, script by Roy Thomas, co-plot by Ed Summer, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting : Luxor City; Conan & Zula sneak into Luxor, pose as priests, battle the devourer of the dead and rescue Belit from death in a pyramid. Thor stars in a one-page Hostess ad, A Glutton For Gold. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 90 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4386967024

Cover art by John Buscema. Belit guest stars in The Diadem of the Giant-Kings!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: Long sealed Cavern in Stygia countryside; Conan, Belit & Zula battle an undead Giant-King in a cavern opened by an earthquake. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) Mark Jewelers 28MJ CGC Coverless

Paper: White

COVERLESS. "Mark Jewelers" Insert. "Mennen" Insert.

Label #3948005007

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Moon of Zembabwei." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan (as "Ernie Chua"). Adapted from the non-Conan story, "Moon of Zambebwei" (or "Moon of Zembabwei"; sources vary) by Robert E. Howard. Gil Kane cover pencils, Chan cover inks. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (2019 Marvel) 1COMICMINT.A CGC 9.8 Zaffino Comic Mint Virgin Variant

Paper: White

Zaffino "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4358110004

Comic Mint exclusive virgin variant by Gerardo Zaffino. The Life and Death of Conan: Part 1 - Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Mahmud A. Asrar. BY CROM, THE GREATEST SWORD-AND-SORCERY HERO RETURNS TO MARVEL! From an age undreamed…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 sandaled feet… Robert E. Howard's creation returns to comics, in an epic tale as only MARVEL could bring you! Conan's travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unkown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in between. As his fighting prowess allows him to carve his way through life, so too does it attract the forces of death! The all-new ages-spanning saga begins here, by writer Jason Aaron (THE MIGHTY THOR, STAR WARS) and artist Mahmud Asrar (UNCANNY X-MEN, ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS), as Conan's destiny is forever changed! 56 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $4.99.

Conan the Barbarian (2019 Marvel) 5C CGC 9.8 Guice Variant

Paper: White

Guice Variant Cover

Label #4431557004

Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Mahmud A. Asrar. Cover by Butch Guice. SET SAIL ON A SHIP OF THE DEAD! CONAN leaves the land for the life of a pirate! How did he survive disaster during the most ominous voyage of his life on a ship surrounded by dead men? And the CRIMSON WITCH's dark plans for KING CONAN become grimly clear! PLUS: The fifth chapter in the ALL-NEW Conan novella 'BLACK STARLIGHT,' begun in issue #1 of CONAN THE BARBARIAN! 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Conan the Barbarian (2019 Marvel) 25C CGC 9.8 Momoko Variant

Paper: White

Momoko Variant Cover.

Label #3940017024

Cover by Peach Momoko. Written by Jim Zub, Larry Hama, Dan Slott and Priest (formerly known as Jim Owsley). Art by Cory Smith, Paul Davidson, Marcos Martín, Roberto De La Torre and Roberto Poggi. CELEBRATING 300 ISSUES OF CONAN THE BARBARIAN...AND THE RETURN OF BÊLIT! By Crom and Mitra, it's been 300 issues since Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith first brought the Barbarian to comics in 1970's CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1! CONAN's oversized 300th-issue spectacular kicks off with Jim Zub, Cory Smith and Roberto Poggi's ongoing saga, as we return to Conan's much-lauded days sailing with the queen of the seas herself, BÊLIT! But - past, present and future will collide in ways unexpected and strange! Sharpen your blade for three additional, all-new tales from across Conan history! Dan Slott enters the Hyborian Age with Marcos Martín, for an untold NIGHT OF OBLIVION from Conan's thieving days. Larry Hama and Priest at last return to the saga with their own new stories - from a hotheaded young barbarian in battle to an aged KING CONAN, who must defend his kingdom from the re-emergence of WRAARL, the DEVOURER OF SOULS! Featuring: "Until Our Stories End" by Jim Zub, Cory Smith and Roberto Poggi; "A Civilized Man" by Larry Hama and Paul Davidson; "Night of Oblivion" by Dan Slott and Marcos Martín; and "Black Orchid" by Priest and Roberto De La Torre. 36 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $4.99.

Conan the Barbarian (2023 Titan) 5LCSD CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Local Comic Shop Day Edition

Label #4374343014

Local Comic Shop Day Foil Edition. Written by Jim Zub. Art by Doug Braithwaite, Diego Rodriguez. Cover by Mike Deodato. A BRAND NEW CONAN THE BARBARIAN ARC BEGINS! WARRIOR. THIEF. PIRATE... After adventures on the high seas, CONAN returns to shore to find himself haunted by his memories of BELIT, captain of the Tigress and Queen of the Black Coast. Can a high-stakes heist draw him out of his tortured past, or will it plunge him deeper into the chaos that has always been waiting for him? 32 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $13.99.

Conan the Barbarian (2023 Titan) 7C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover C.

Label #4412719003

Written by Jim Zub. Art by Doug Braithwaite. Cover by Jessica Fong. WARRIOR. THIEF. PIRATE... After adventures on the high seas, CONAN returns to shore to find himself haunted by his memories of BELIT, captain of the Tigress and Queen of the Black Coast. Can a high-stakes heist draw him out of his tortured past, or will it plunge him deeper into the chaos that has always been waiting for him? 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Conan The Reaver GN (1987 Marvel Graphic Novel) 1-1ST CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4384667002

Marvel Graphic Novel Volume 28 - 1st printing.

Written by Don Kraar. Art by John Severin.

Softcover, 64 pages, 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., full color.

Cover price $6.50.

Cosmic Ghost Rider (2018 Marvel) 1G CGC 9.6 SS Cates Burnett Variant 3rd Printing

Paper: White

Signed by Donny Cates on 3/14/19 Third Printing

Label #2489751002

3rd Printing. Written by Donny Cates. Art and Cover by Dylan Burnett. EXPLODING FROM THE PAGES OF THANOS! Frank Castle was the Punisher. A deal with the devil made him Ghost Rider. A deal with Galactus made him cosmic. A deal with Thanos made him…DEAD?!? Not to worry, he's coming back, and he's got a plan to make the universe a better place that's going to lead him into an even CRAZIER adventure than he's ever been in! Join hot new comic (and cosmic?) writer Donny Cates (THANOS, DOCTOR STRANGE) as he pushes his wildest creation past the breaking point! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Cosmic Ghost Rider (2018 Marvel) 1UNKNOWN.A CGC 9.8 Dell'Otto Unknown C Variant

Paper: White

Dell'Otto Variant Cover.

Label #4165762005

Unknown Comics exclusive Variant Cover by Gabriele Dell'Otto. Written by Donny Cates. Art by Dylan Burnett.. EXPLODING FROM THE PAGES OF THANOS! Frank Castle was the Punisher. A deal with the devil made him Ghost Rider. A deal with Galactus made him cosmic. A deal with Thanos made him…DEAD?!? Not to worry, he's coming back, and he's got a plan to make the universe a better place that's going to lead him into an even CRAZIER adventure than he's ever been in! Join hot new comic (and cosmic?) writer Donny Cates (THANOS, DOCTOR STRANGE) as he pushes his wildest creation past the breaking point! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Crack Comics (1940) 51 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4292637007

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Werewolf War, art by Reed Crandall; In a strange town, Kim is kidnapped by a man named Raffrey, who, in reality, is a werewolf; Captain Triumph shows no remorse for the evil creature by delivering a fatal blow to it, even after he had reverted back into human form. The Shrunken Crooks starring Inkie, script and art by Al Stahl. Trouble! starring Hack O'Hara. The Substitute Strips starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Magic Tree starring Floogy the Fiji. Insurance, Injuries, and Marriage Prospects starring Beezy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Crackajack Funnies (1938-1942 Western) 3 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4427656025

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crackajack Funnies (1938-1942 Western) 34 CGC 4.5

Paper: Slightly britle

Label #4427656024

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Creatures on the Loose (1971) 28 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #3906730008

New story: Thongor stars in "Mountain of Thunder!" Script by Steve Gerber, art by Vicente Alcazar (adapted from the Lin Carter novel "The Wizard of Lemuria"). Reprint: "No Sign of Life" with script by Stan Lee and art by Steve Ditko. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 15 (Iron Man by John Buscema). John Romita Sr. cover. Cover price $0.20.

Creepshow (2023 Image) Volume 2 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4368892005

Written by Garth Ennis, Phil Hester. Art by Becky Cloonan, Phil Hester. Cover by Guillem March. MINISERIES PREMIERE The smash-hit horror anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series is back and CREEPIER than ever!   In the debut issue, master of the macabre GARTH ENNIS (Preacher, The Boys) and superstar creator BECKY CLOONAN (Wonder Woman) team up for the very first time to deliver a disturbing tale of the unborn!  Then, freaky PHIL HESTER (Gotham City: Year One) tells the story of a grieving son who bends the laws of nature to see his mother one last timeâ€this canâ€t end well!   Each issue of CREEPSHOW, VOL. 2 will feature different creative teams with uniquely horrifying standalone stories and a 1:10 connecting cover from iconic horror artist SKINNER! 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Crime Illustrated (1955) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4378731002

Cover by Joe Orlando. Stories by Al Feldstein, Jack Oleck, John Larner, and Richard Smith. Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring tales of law and outlaws in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. A private eye investigating a woman's disappearance finds a vital clue in a mystery novel, but fails to notice the title, "Fall Guy For Murder," adapted from a story that originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #18. In a noirish story, a chance encounter on the street gets Ben involved with the dangerous lives of Myra and her sister. Another historic moment occurs in Mother's Day (adapted from a story that originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #21), when writer Al Feldstein uses the soon-to-be-famous moniker "Alfred E. Neuman." Vivid cover by Joe Orlando definitely would not have passed muster with the new Comics Code. Fall Guy For Murder; The Sisters; Fools Gold; Farewell To Arms; Mothers Day 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Crime Illustrated (1955) 2 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4378731003

Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Al Feldstein, Jack Oleck, John Larner, and Maxwell Williams. Art by Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, Graham Ingels and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring tales of law and outlaws in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. A movie stand-in plots to permanently replace a famous movie star, in a story adapted from "Cut!" which originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #9. Condemned man Arnold tells the priest who's come for last rites why and how he murdered his wife. Norman and Sally conspire to kill Norman's wife in Pieces of Hate (adapted from "In Each and Every Package" in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #22, written by Al Feldstein using the soon-to-be-famous moniker "Alfred E. Neuman." Ax-wielding maniac cover by Reed Crandall is actually kind of tame for EC. Motive; Fair Trade; Clean Sweep; Screenplay For Murder; Pieces Of Hate. Final issue of the series; a third issue was planned, but not printed until the modern era, in EC Picto-Fiction HC Set (2006 Gemstone) #1. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) 19 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4386574004

Cover art by Al Feldstein. "The Killer," script and art by Reed Crandall; Jonathan worked hard at his work, never wanting to follow in the footsteps of his father. Then he met Elsie, whom he intended to marry after he had established himself; However, because Jonathan's father was not a member of a guild, Jonathan was denied his opportunity to make a living, and reluctantly accepted doing his father's line of work. "Wined-Up!", script by Bill Gaines (plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (plot, script), art by George Evans; Charles, in a wheelchair since an auto accident, learns that the accident was no accident at all, and that his wife Laura wanted to kill him because she was sick and tired of living with him; She now informs him that is going to try again by wheeling him out on a pier, attaching a wire to it so that she can pull the chair into the lake as she goes swimming. "Rendezvous!" text story, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. "Murder May Boomerang," script and art by Johnny Craig; Nearly inseparable, a father and son did everything in life together until that one day when a prisoner from a nearby penitentiary discovers the pair's cabin, where he steals clothing and nearly beats the father to death. "About Phase," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Syndicate (2021 DC) 3B CGC 9.8 Tarr Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #3908061005

Written by Andy Schmidt. Art by Kieran McKeown and Bryan Hitch. Cover by Babs Tarr. With the Crime Syndicates forces combined for the first time, seeds are sown to change the world forever. But before that can happen, Ultraman, Superia, Johnny Quick, Atomica, and Emerald Knight must survive a final battle with the biggest Starro of them all—and each other! Plus: Earth-3s Alexander Luthor makes his debut! Question of the month: On Earth-3, are Starros friends or foes? And in the backup story, witness the origin of Superwoman in tale illustrated by superstar artist Bryan Hitch! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Crime Syndicate (2021 DC) 3B CGC 9.8 Tarr Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #3986538003

Written by Andy Schmidt. Art by Kieran McKeown and Bryan Hitch. Cover by Babs Tarr. With the Crime Syndicates forces combined for the first time, seeds are sown to change the world forever. But before that can happen, Ultraman, Superia, Johnny Quick, Atomica, and Emerald Knight must survive a final battle with the biggest Starro of them all—and each other! Plus: Earth-3s Alexander Luthor makes his debut! Question of the month: On Earth-3, are Starros friends or foes? And in the backup story, witness the origin of Superwoman in tale illustrated by superstar artist Bryan Hitch! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Crime Syndicate (2021 DC) 3B CGC 9.8 Tarr Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #3986538002

Written by Andy Schmidt. Art by Kieran McKeown and Bryan Hitch. Cover by Babs Tarr. With the Crime Syndicates forces combined for the first time, seeds are sown to change the world forever. But before that can happen, Ultraman, Superia, Johnny Quick, Atomica, and Emerald Knight must survive a final battle with the biggest Starro of them all—and each other! Plus: Earth-3s Alexander Luthor makes his debut! Question of the month: On Earth-3, are Starros friends or foes? And in the backup story, witness the origin of Superwoman in tale illustrated by superstar artist Bryan Hitch! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Crime Syndicate (2021 DC) 3B CGC 9.8 Tarr Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #3986538001

Written by Andy Schmidt. Art by Kieran McKeown and Bryan Hitch. Cover by Babs Tarr. With the Crime Syndicates forces combined for the first time, seeds are sown to change the world forever. But before that can happen, Ultraman, Superia, Johnny Quick, Atomica, and Emerald Knight must survive a final battle with the biggest Starro of them all—and each other! Plus: Earth-3s Alexander Luthor makes his debut! Question of the month: On Earth-3, are Starros friends or foes? And in the backup story, witness the origin of Superwoman in tale illustrated by superstar artist Bryan Hitch! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.