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Issue: The Savage Sword of Conan #5
Publication Date: April 1975
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Issues: #5 of 235 Issues (486 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 02/11/1975
Volume: 1
Pages: 84
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the Comic Reader #115.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: magazine
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Tree of Death

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagConan #4 published January 1978
as Og en heks skal fødes [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #1 published December 2007
as Savage Sword of Conan #5 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Frontispiece

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
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In Content Item: FlagConan Saga #31 [Newsstand] published November 1989
as Pinups from the Past [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: From a black and white illustration called Wolfling in Infinity #2, a 1971 fanzine. Very similiar to the Jeff Jones painted cover for the book Gordon R. Dickson’s Wolfling (Dell Books #9633, 1969).
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
First Line: Escaping the wrath of the Turanians...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Excerpt from The Nemedian Chronicles, photograph and introduction to A Witch Shall Be Born.
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A Witch Shall Be Born [Chapter I]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan; Taramis; Salome; Constantius
First Line: Hear now Taramis, Queen of Khauran:...
Synopsis: Taramis learns that her twin sister is alive and has managed to take her place on the throne of Khauran.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagConan #4 published January 1978
as Og en heks skal fødes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Treasury Edition #23 [Direct] published January 1979
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan #6/1985 published January 1985
as En heks er født [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan Saga #32 [Newsstand] published December 1989
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #1 published December 2007
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the short story "A Witch Shall be Born" by Robert E. Howard. Members of the Tribe who inked the story are revealed in the letters section.
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter II: A People Betrayed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Marcios; Ivga; Salome; Constantius; Conan
First Line: The young soldier's hose and shirt are smeared with dried blood.
Synopsis: Salome, posing as Taramis, orders the Khauran army to disband and turn control of the city over to Constantius and his men, but Conan refuses her order. The army is slain, and Conan is taken prisoner.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagConan #4 published January 1978
as Og en heks skal fødes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Treasury Edition #23 [Direct] published January 1979
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan #6/1985 published January 1985
as En heks er født [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #1 published December 2007
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the short story "A Witch Shall be Born" by Robert E. Howard.
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter III: The Tree of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan; Constantius; Olgerd Vladislav; Djebal
First Line: If there is a tomorrow, Constantius will most definitely be in it...
Synopsis: Constantius has Conan nailed to a cross in the desert. Conan is later rescued by Olgerd, leader of a band of outlaws.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagConan #4 published January 1978
as Og en heks skal fødes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Treasury Edition #23 [Direct] published January 1979
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan #6/1985 published January 1985
as En heks er født [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #1 published December 2007
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the short story "A Witch Shall be Born" by Robert E. Howard.
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter IV: A Letter to Nemedia

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Astreas; Salome; Constantius; Conan; Olgerd Vladislav; Marcois
First Line: To my faithful and fellow philosopher Alcemides, in his residence in our native Nemedia...
Synopsis: Seven months later, with Salome's impersonation of Taramis complete, she and Constantius have been ravaging the city of Khauran.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagConan #4 published January 1978
as Og en heks skal fødes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Treasury Edition #23 [Direct] published January 1979
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan #6/1985 published January 1985
as En heks er født [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #1 published December 2007
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the short story "A Witch Shall Be Born" by Robert E. Howard.
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter V: ...and Dwell in Darkness

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Taramis; Salome; Khumbanigash; Marcois
First Line: But the savant is incorrect in his conjecture concerning the whereabouts of the woman he calls Taramis.
Synopsis: Marcois learns that Taramis is still alive and being held in the dungeon by Salome.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagConan #4 published January 1978
as Og en heks skal fødes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Treasury Edition #23 [Direct] published January 1979
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan #6/1985 published January 1985
as En heks er født [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #1 published December 2007
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the short story "A Witch Shall Be Born" by Robert E. Howard.
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter VI: Wolves of the Desert

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Olgerd Vladislav; Conan; Farra
First Line: Olgerd Vladislav's silk-walled tent is hung with gild-worked tapestries...
Synopsis: Conan takes control of the army that Olgerd had gathered and prepares to attack Khauran.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagConan #4 published January 1978
as Og en heks skal fødes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Treasury Edition #23 [Direct] published January 1979
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan #6/1985 published January 1985
as En heks er født [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #1 published December 2007
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the short story "A Witch Shall Be Born" by Robert E. Howard.
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter VII: The Voice in the Crystal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Marcois; Attalus; Constantius; Salome; Zang; Zinn
First Line: One Week Later: In a chamber in a tower near the city wall...
Synopsis: Constantius and his army meet Conan and his army in the desert outside Khauran.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagConan #4 published January 1978
as Og en heks skal fødes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Treasury Edition #23 [Direct] published January 1979
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan #6/1985 published January 1985
as En heks er født [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #1 published December 2007
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the short story "A Witch Shall Be Born" by Robert E. Howard.
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Chapter VIII: The Shadow from the Temple

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Taramis; Conan; Zinn; Salome; Marcois; Constantius; Djebal; Valerius
First Line: Two minutes before: It was the smoky light of a torch which roused Taramis...
Synopsis: Conan and Marcois rescue Taramis from Salome's dungeon.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagConan #4 published January 1978
as Og en heks skal fødes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Treasury Edition #23 [Direct] published January 1979
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan #6/1985 published January 1985
as En heks er født [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #1 published December 2007
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the short story "A Witch Shall Be Born" by Robert E. Howard.
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[A Witch Shall Be Born] Epilogue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan; Constantius
First Line: The sun is rising.
Synopsis: Conan gets his revenge on Constantius.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagConan #4 published January 1978
as Og en heks skal fødes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Treasury Edition #23 [Direct] published January 1979
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan #6/1985 published January 1985
as En heks er født [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #1 published December 2007
as A Witch Shall Be Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the short story "A Witch Shall Be Born" by Robert E. Howard.
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Kingdoms and Caravans: A Look at Trade Routes in the Hyborian Age

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan
First Line: The greatest commercial nations of the Hyborian age were the Zingarans, the Argosseans, the Kothians, and the Shemites.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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The Kline Conan

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan; Atali
First Line: Last issue, we presented a quartet of dynamic Conan illustrations by underground cartoonist Richard V. Corben.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan
First Line: Look, if it's going to be this much hassle getting to the newsstand all the time-- I'll subscribe already!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
First Line: Next Issue: Two of Conan's mightiest adventures!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph); ?
Inker(s): ? (photograph); ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters page includes a photograph of a woman dressed as Red Sonja.
Letters from Craig Peters, Steven Scheibner, Harvey Sobel, and Bob Weinberg.

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