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Issue: Savage Sword of Conan #8

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Publication Date: April 1975

Issue #8
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- #2
- #3
- #4
- #5
- #6
- #7
- ✔ #8
- #9
- #10
- #11
- #12
- #13
- #14
- #15
- #16
- #17
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Issues: #8 of 18 Issues

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Publisher: Flag

Marvel UK

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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics International Ltd.

On Sale Date: 04/26/1975

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: £0.08 GBP

Indicia Frequency: none

Content Items: 9 (2 stories, 1 cover)

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Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Black and White interiors; colour cover

Dimensions: 8.25" x 11"

Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cover

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: Was ongoing series

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Content Items (9 total)

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The Keepers of the Crypt

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Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Conan (featured); Jenna (supporting); nameless mercenary (dies); Keepers of the crypt; soldiers

First Line: The Moon-God squints his one good eye --

Synopsis: Conan comes across the ruins of the ancient city of Lanjau, where he battles a giant lizard. He meets a nameless mercenary and they both decide to work together in order to retrieve the lost treasure of Lanjau. Undead creatures, keepers of the crypt, try to stop them but are defeated by sunlight. An earthquake buries the mercenary, Lanjau and the treasure. Conan comes to a nearby village, where he once again meets Jenna. When soldiers come to arrest him, Conan and Jenna flee the village on a horse.

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Pages: 19

Notes: Based on the unfinished story fragment Hall of the Dead by Robert E. Howard.

Specific Palmer inking credits per Nick Caputo. The remainder is inked by Tom Sutton.

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]

First Line: Mighty Marvel Action In A Giant Colour Special!

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Notes: Advert for the Fantastic Four '100 pages and only 50p' Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 with cover reproduction and illustration of the Fantastic Four coming out of the open pages. Between pages 8 and 9 of the Conan story.

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First Line: First you asked for it! Then you pleaded for it! And, finally, you DEMANDED it!!

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Notes: Advert for Origins of Marvel Comics by Stan Lee. Between pages 15 and 16 of the Conan story.

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Planet of the Apes; Mighty World of Marvel ; The Avengers

Character(s): The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Black Panther; Vision]; Hulk

First Line: Winners from Mighty Marvel!

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Notes: Advert for Planet of the Apes, Mighty World of Marvel and the Avengers with cover reproductions of issues #27, #134 and #84 respectively.

Bottom .20 of page is an advert for FOOM and an advert for stamp collecting sets.

The Thurian Continent in the time of King Kull circo 18,000 B.C.

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First Line: By special request: here is mirthful Marie Severin's magnificent map

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Notes: A map of the Thurian Continent.

The Forbidden Swamp

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Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): King Kull

Character(s): King Kull; Brule; Red Slayers; Shanna (death); Alecto; Duron (death); Thulsa Doom (first appearance); Gomar (death)

First Line: They ride in silence, weapons at the ready:

Synopsis: Kull and Brule enter a temple to the Valusian snake-god which is guarded by a giant undersea beast. There he meets Thulsa Doom for the first time, who pretends to be an ally and asks to return with them to the City of Wonders.

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Notes: Feature continues from Kull the Conqueror (Marvel, 1971 series) #2.

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Superheroes

Character(s): Silver Surfer; Cyclops; The Beast; Marvel Girl; Iceman

First Line: I sense disaster on earth below me!

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Notes: Advert for The Superheroes comic with reproduction of the cover of issue #8.

The Great Badge 'N' Patch Offer!

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Character(s): Silver Surfer; Conan

First Line: To celebrate the launching of our two latest, greatest new weeklies

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Notes: Advert for Marvel character sew-on patches with order form.