THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Reprints: Savage Tales #1-5, Savage Sword of Conan #1-12, Savage Sword of Conan Special #1
First Print
Release Date: March 20, 2019
GABRIELE DELL’OTTO COVER (REGULAR EDITION) ISBN: 978-1-302-91532-2 • List Price: $125.00
BORIS VALLEJO COVER (DIRECT MARKET EDITION) ISBN: 978-1-302-91533-9 • List Price: $125.00
Printed by Leo Paper Group, Heshan, China
1040 Pages
Written by Roy Thomas with Stan Lee, Gerry Conway, Dennis O’Neil, John Jakes, Steve Englehart, Bruce Jones & Doug Moench
Penciled by Barry Windsor-Smith & John Buscema with Gil Kane, Neal Adams, Jim Starlin, Estaban Maroto, Tony DeZuniga, Sonny Trinidad, Alex Niño, Tim Conrad, Pablo Marcos, Gray Morrow, Gene Colan, Val Mayerik, Howard Chaykin, Walter Simonson, Jess Jodloman & Bruce Jones
Cover by Gabriele Dell’Otto
Direct Market Cover by Boris Vallejo
Introduction by Roy Thomas
Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Art Reconstruction: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration
Color Reconstruction: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration
BONUS CONTENT:
• Marvel Bullpen Bulletins from May 1971-December 1974 charting the progress of Savage Tales and Savage Sword of Conan
• F.O.O.M. #2 article by Dwight R. Decker
• House ad for Savage Tales #2 from Monsters Unleashed #2
• House ad for Savage Tales #2 from Monsters Unleashed #3
• House ad for Savage Tales #3 from Tales of the Zombie #3
• House ad for Savage Tales #3 from Vampire Tales #3
• House ads for Savage Tales #2-4
• House ad for Savage Sword of Conan #1-6
• “Marvel Goes Ape!” house ad from December 1974
• “A World of Excitement” house ad from January 1976
• Savage Tales #1, “The Frost Giant’s Daughter”, pg. 3 original art by Barry Windsor-Smith
• Savage Tales #3 cover original art by Pablo Marcos
• Savage Sword of Conan #2 cover original art by Neal Adams
• Savage Sword of Conan #2, “Black Colossus”, pg. 2 original art by John Buscema & Alfredo Alcala
• Savage Sword of Conan #4 printer guide
• Savage Sword of Conan #4, “Iron Shadows in the Moon”, pg. 31 original art by Buscema & Alcala
• Savage Sword of Conan #5 cover original art by Boris Vallejo
• Savage Sword of Conan #5, “A Witch Shall Be Born”, pg. 1 & 30 original art by Buscema & The Tribe
• Savage Sword of Conan #9, “The Curse of the Cat-Goddess”, pg. 10 original art by Marcos
• Savage Sword of Conan #10 cover original art by Boris Vallejo
• Savage Sword of Conan #10 frontispiece by Tim Conrad
• Savage Sword of Conan #12, “The Haunters of Castle Crimson”, pg. 1 & 42 original art by Buscema & Alcala
• Robert E. Howard’s Conan record, front and back cover art by Tim Conrad
• Robert E. Howard’s Conan record, vinyl LPs, liner notes
• Marvel Treasury Edition #4 front and back cover by Windsor-Smith
• Essay by Roy Thomas from Marvel Treasury Edition #4
• House ad for Marvel Treasury Edition #4
• Conan the Barbarian #78, pg. 1, redrawn single page of Buscema’s double-page spread from “Curse of the Undead-Man” in Savage Sword of Conan #1
• Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian #1 front and back cover
• Introduction to Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian #1 by Alan Zelenetz
• Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1 cover art by Gabriele Dell’Otto
ON SALE:
• MARVEL OMNIBUS STOREFRONT
DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 DISCUSSION
PREVIEW IMAGES
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CONAN AND MARVEL MAKE THE MOST SAVAGE OMNIBUS OF ALL TIME!
Crom! This inaugural volume ushers in Marvel’s line of definitive Savage Sword of Conan collections. Full-color covers, letters pages, pinups, extensive articles and reviews on Conan, his world and his creator — everything’s included and no one is spared the vengeance of Conan! After the breakout success of Conan’s color comic, Marvel brought the legendary sword-and-sorcery saga of Robert E. Howard’s hero to its black-and-white magazine line. In lushly illustrated novel-length adventures with all the drama, violence and allure the comic book medium can offer, writer Roy Thomas and Marvel’s greatest artists craft a host of Conan classics like Barry Windsor-Smith’s “Red Nails” and John Buscema’s “Black Colossus” and “A Witch Shall Be Born” featuring the infamous Tree of Death are just the beginning!
ISSUES REPRINTED
Savage Tales #1-5, Savage Sword of Conan #1-12
