Kull and the Barbarians #1 - First Appearance of Bran Mak Morn, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Kull and the Barbarians (Marvel, 1975 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: May 1975
Key date: May 1975
On-sale date: March 18, 1975
Indicia publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price: $1.00
Pages: 84

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bran Mak Morn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Niord.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Michael Whelan; inks: Michael Whelan; colors: Michael Whelan	Kull
1	-	illustration	1	pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin	Kull
2	Stan Lee Presents Kull and the Barbarians	table of contents	1	pencils: Ross Andru, Gil Kane; inks: Wally Wood, Ernie Chan	Kull
3	Hail the Barbarians!	text article	3	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams	Brule, Solomon Kane, Kull, Bran Mak Morn First, Red Sonja
4	A King Comes Riding!	comic story	19	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee	Alecto, Kaanuub, Brule, Ducalon, Enaros, Khor-Nah, King Borna, Kull, Om-Ra, Ridondo, Sareeta, Councilor Tu
5	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Bob Kline; inks: Bob Kline
6	The Shadow Kingdom	comic story	19	script: Roy Thomas, Robert E. Howard; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: John Severin; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee	Brule, King Eallal, Ka-Nu, Kull, Councilor Tu
7	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: John Buscema, Boris Vallejo; inks: Boris Vallejo	Conan
8	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams
9	Niord, the Slayer of the Worm	illustration	1	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Arthur Rackham; inks: Arthur Rackham	Niord
10	The Valley of the Worm!	comic story	21	script: Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Robert E. Howard; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Ernie Chua; letters: John Costanza	James Allison, Niord Death
11	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Barry Smith; inks: Barry Smith; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Conan
12	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Mike Whelan; inks: Mike Whelan
13	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Don Maitz; inks: Duffy Vohland	Brule, Kull
14	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Roger Kastel; inks: Roger Kastel	Doc Savage
15	King Kull a Retrospective Review	text article	2	script: Fred Blosser; pencils: Roy G. Krenkel; inks: Roy G. Krenkel	Kull

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Saga of Solomon Kane #[nn] ISBN 1595823174; 978-1595823175	2009	On eBay ›
The Chronicles of Kull #3 ISBN 978-1-59582-585-8	2010	On eBay ›
The Savage Sword of Kull #1 ISBN 978-1-59582-593-3	2010	On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #2 ISBN 978-0-7851-6381-7	2012	On eBay ›
Solomon Kane: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-92514-7	2020	On eBay ›
Kull the Savage: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-92680-9	2021	On eBay ›
Kull the Destroyer: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-92919-0	2021	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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