Publishers / Dark Horse / Conan (2004) / #50
50May 2008
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Conan #50

Dark Horse · May 2008 · on sale 2008

First appearance: Munthassem Khan1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Conan (Dark Horse, 2004 series)
Issue
#50
Publication date
May 2008
Key date
2008-05-00
On-sale date
2008
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price
$4.99
Pages
68
Barcode
76156810373105011

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Munthassem Khan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Tony Harris; inks: Tony Harris; colors: Jim Clark, JD MettlerConan
1The Hand of Nergalcredits, title page1script: Robert E. Howard
2The Hand of Nergalcomic story40script: Robert E. Howard, Tim Truman; pencils: Tomás Giorello; inks: Tomás Giorello; colors: José Villarrubia; letters: Richard Starkings, ComicraftAtalis, Conan, Thann
3Tomas Giorello Sketch Galleryillustration1pencils: Tomás GiorelloConan
4Giving Conan a Helping Handtext article1script: Roy Thomas
5The Hand of Nergal!comic story19script: Robert E. Howard, Lin Carter, Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Ernie Chua; colors: All Thumbs Creative; letters: Sno Cone Studios; editing: Roy ThomasAtalis, General Bakra of Akif, Conan, Hildico, Munthassem Khan First, Thann
6-letters page1.5script: Philip Simon; pencils: Tomás Giorello; inks: Tomás Giorello; colors: Dave StewartConan
7-comic story0.5script: Jim Keegan, Ruth Keegan; pencils: Jim Keegan, Ruth Keegan; inks: Jim Keegan, Ruth Keegan; colors: Jim Keegan, Ruth Keegan; letters: Jim Keegan, Ruth KeeganRobert E. Howard
8-in-house column1script: Scott Allie

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099232536884

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Hand of Nergal
ISBN 1595821791; 978-1595821799		2008On eBay ›
The Hand of Nergal
ISBN 978-1-59582-178-2		2008On eBay ›
The Colossal Conan #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61655-228-2		2013On eBay ›
Return to Cimmeria
ISBN 978-1-302-91602-2		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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