Publishers / Marvel / The Savage Sword of Conan (1974) / #96

96January 1984
$1.50

The Savage Sword of Conan #96

Marvel · January 1984 · on sale November 1, 1983

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Identification plate

Series: The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue: #96
Publication date: January 1984
Key date: January 1984
On-sale date: November 1, 1983
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $1.50
Pages: 68
Barcode: 0714860292901

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Joe Jusko; inks: Joe Jusko; colors: Joe Jusko	Conan
1	-	illustration	2	pencils: Ernie Chan; inks: Ernie Chan
2	-	letters page	2	letters: typeset
3	The Ape-Bat of Marmet Tarn	comic story	50	script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Rudy Nebres; letters: Jack Morelli	Conan; Starn; Simon; Wrarrl the Devourer of Souls; Meldark (in flashback); Lia; Zvevo; Tupol (in flashback, dies); Wrarrl's people
4	The Gary Kwapisz Portfolio	illustration	1	pencils: Gary Kwapisz; inks: Gary Kwapisz	Conan
5	The Gary Kwapisz Portfolio	illustration	1	pencils: Gary Kwapisz; inks: Gary Kwapisz	Conan
6	The Gary Kwapisz Portfolio	illustration	1	pencils: Gary Kwapisz; inks: Gary Kwapisz	Conan
7	The Gary Kwapisz Portfolio	illustration	1	pencils: Gary Kwapisz; inks: Gary Kwapisz	Belit
8	The Gary Kwapisz Portfolio	illustration	1	pencils: Gary Kwapisz; inks: Gary Kwapisz	Conan
9	The Gary Kwapisz Portfolio	illustration	1	pencils: Gary Kwapisz; inks: Gary Kwapisz	Conan

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Direct	price 1.50 USD; 1.75 CAD
Canadian	price 1.75 CAD

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Collection	Year
Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #7 ISBN 978-1-302-93430-9	2021	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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

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