Publishers / Marvel / Conan the Barbarian (1970) / #24
24March 1973
$0.20

Conan the Barbarian #24

Marvel · March 1973 · on sale December 12, 1972

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Identification plate

Series
Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#24
Publication date
March 1973
Key date
March 1973
On-sale date
December 12, 1972
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Shazam Award - Best Individual Story (Dramatic) (1973).

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
0The Song of Red Sonjacover1pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith; inks: Barry Windsor-Smith; colors: Barry Windsor-Smith; letters: Gaspar SaladinoConan; Red Sonja
1The Song of Red Sonjacomic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Barry Smith; inks: Barry Smith; colors: Barry Smith; letters: Artie SimekConan; Red Sonja; Big Jax (introduction); Eannatum; Melissandra; Kharam-Akkad
2Four or Five Phenomenal Flashes, Fitfully Fashioned to Fight Lethargy! (Or: Those Wedding Bells are Waking Up That Old Bullpen Gang of Mine!)in-house column1script: Stan Lee
3-letters page1script: Roy Thomas

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Treasury Edition #151977On eBay ›
The Savage Sword of Conan #821982On eBay ›
Essential Conan #1
ISBN 0-7851-0751-7		2000On eBay ›
Conan Saga #81987On eBay ›
The Song of Red Sonja and Other Stories
ISBN 1-59307-025-X		2004On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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