By Crom! In this episode, we finally cover Marvel's Conan the Barbarian, with a LOT of help from Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarian, Savage Sword of Conan), who has forgotten more about fantasy's favorite Cimmerian than we've ever learned!
Marvel fans will recognize Jim Zub as the writer of Thunderbolts, Uncanny Avengers, Invincible Iron Man, and The Avengers. And for the past five years, he’s been writing Savage Sword of Conan and Conan the Barbarian, first for Marvel, and now for Titan Comics. He's also got a first-rate newsletter that you should subscribe to at jimzub.substack.com.
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Stories Covered in this Episode:
"The Coming of Conan!” - Conan the Barbarian #1, written by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Smith and Dan Adkins, letters by Sam Rosen, colors by Mimi Gold, ©1970 Marvel Comics
“The Tower of the Elephant!” - Conan the Barbarian #4, written by Robert E. Howard and Roy Thomas, art by Barry Smith and Sal Buscema, letters by Sam Rosen, colors by Mimi Gold, ©1971 Marvel Comics
“The Frost Giant’s Daughter” - Conan the Barbarian #16, written by Robert E. Howard and Roy Thomas, art and colors by Barry Smith, letters by Artie Simek, ©1972 Marvel Comics
"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3 written by Robb Milne and performed by Robb Milne and Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.
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