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Issue: Conan the Barbarian #16
Publication Date: July 1972
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Issues: #16 of 275 Issues (640 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/18/1972
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Etcetera & The Comic Reader #83 March 1972.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #11, 100, 115)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted In15
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Night of the Frost-Giants!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Conan
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In Issue: FlagConan le Barbare #2 published ?
In Issue: FlagConan, O Selvagem #2 published ?
In Content Item: FlagConan Saga #6 [Direct Edition] published October 1987
as cover for Conan the Barbarian #16 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Conan #1 published July 2000
as Conan the Barbarian #16 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagThe Chronicles of Conan #2 published December 2003
as Rouges in the House and Other Stories [Illustration on Cover, Front]a detail from "The Frost Giant's Daughter" p3
In Content Item: FlagThe Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives #2 published May 2010
as Conan the Barbarian #16 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005]
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The End of the Skinny Body

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Another Joe Weider breakthrough
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Interior front cover.
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The Frost Giant's Daughter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan; Hymdul; Horsa; Niord; Gorm; Atali; Frost Giants
First Line: The clangor of the swords has died away...
Synopsis: Setting: Snowy battlefield. Conan chases Atali across the snow, slays her two frost giant brothers, and catches her. Her father, Ymir then takes her from Conan.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Savage Sword of Conan #1 published August 1974
as The Frost Giant's Daughter [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagSuperaventuras Marvel #2 published August 1982
as A Sereia da Neve [Story on Interior Page(s)]abridged
In Content Item: FlagConan #3/1985 published January 1985
as Frostgudens datter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan Saga #6 [Direct Edition] published October 1987
as The Frost Giant's Daughter [Story on Interior Page(s)]in this form; which was from Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #1 (May 1971) with one page added and some editing
In Content Item: FlagEssential Conan #1 published July 2000
as The Frost Giant's Daughter [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagThe Chronicles of Conan #2 published December 2003
as The Frost Giant's Daughter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #1 published December 2007
as The Frost Giant's Daughter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives #2 published May 2010
as The Frost Giant's Daughter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagSavage Tales #1 published May 1971
was The Frost Giant's Daughter [Story on Interior Page(s)]pp. 2-12; modified
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the short story by Robert E. Howard; coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005]

This story exists in several different versions. The original version was published in Savage Tales #1, 11 pages in black and white. The second version was published in Conan the Barbarian #16 with an extra splash page, in total 12 pages in color (with some nudity covered up). The third version was published in Savage Sword of Conan #1, 12 pages in black and white (original black-and-white version plus the extra splash page with ink washes applied).
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Don't Be Half a Man!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: The insult that made a man out of 'Mac'
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Pages: 1
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Strategy & Tactics

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Want to know what it's like to fight in Vietnam?
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Pages: 1
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Wear the Badge of The Future in... Conservation

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Choose your exciting outdoor career...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Free... Any 3 Stereo LPs or Any 1 Tape Shown Here

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: With no obligation to buy anything ever!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Centerspread advertisement.
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The Sword and the Sorcerers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Trull the Wizard; Morro; Starr the Slayer
First Line: By all the gods of the great abyss!
Synopsis: Setting: Zardath. In this early prototype of Conan, Starr the Slayer kills a Wizard, then travels to the present and kills his writer.
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From Content Item: FlagChamber of Darkness #4 published April 1970
was The Sword and the Sorcerers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Smith recolored story, as noted in the letters page.
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Shop by Mail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Full page of non-novelty advertisements in separate areas of the comic book.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Roy Thomas is referred to in the third person in the letter response to Jeffrey May. Therefore Roy Thomas does not have a credit for script.

Special Surprise Note; letters from Tom Steinke and Jeffrey May.
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Market Place

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full page of non-novelty advertisements.
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Boys! Earn $1 to $6 a Week - Sell Grit in Your Spare Time

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Dad, how can I make some extra money?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Mail coupon addressed to Grit Publishing Co. in Williamsport, PA.
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These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: When you train at home with NASD for a high pay job in drafting!
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Pages: 0.5
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Incredible, Inedible Info to Stun Your Six Senses and Soothe Your Secret Soul!

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (page color)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Items; Stan Lee's Soapbox; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
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The Hyborian Age of Conan

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
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Pages: 1
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Hey Kids! Put Me On!

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: I'm the one and only Hush Puppies® T-shirt.
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Pages: 1
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3 Complete Fishing Outfits

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Interior back cover.
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If You Had Mailed This Coupon a Year Ago...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Perhaps your salary would be up too!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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