Conan the Barbarian 1970 #1 - CGC 6.5 - $299.00
Conan battles at Vanaheim and sees his future. Tara returns to her dimension.
Checklist of Marvel titles on sale with cover date of October 1970.
Arrival date stamp reads July 28. On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
- Free New Catalog 2000 Novelties - Ad for Johnson Smith Co. novelties on inside front cover.
- The Coming of Conan! - Coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005]. Story page count is 20 (numbered) in book, but since pages 12 and 13 are half-pages (shared with adverts), the total comes to 19 pages in this index. In reprints the two halfs are normally joined back into one.
- Snoopy Strikes Again! - Ad for Monogram plastic model of Snoopy in his Sopwith Camel, drawn in comic style. Appears between pages 3 and 4 of sequence 2.
- The Mighty Marvel Checklist - Marvel checklist for comics on sale right now! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #103, Spider-Man #89, Silver Surfer #18, Thor #180, Avengers #80, Captain America #130, Hulk #132, Iron Man #30, Sub-Mariner #30, Astonishing Tales #2, Conan the Barbarian #1, Spoof #1, Daredevil #68, Chamber of Darkness #7, Special Marvel Edition #1, Marvel's Greatest Comics #29, Ka-Zar #2, Fantastic Four King-Size #8 and Spider-Man King-Size #7. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of sequence 2.
- Super Poster Offer - Advertisement for posters of Spider-Man, Dr. Doom, Captain America and the Hulk, with a subscription to Marvelmania also included. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of sequence 2.
- Famous Name Prizes or Cash - Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc. soliciting salespeople for greeting cards. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of sequence 2.
- Secret Muscle-Building "Tools" - Ad for Joe Weider muscle-building products. Appears between pages 9 and 10 of sequence 2.
- Classified Ads - Classified Ads. Appears on the lower half of pages 12 of sequence 2.
- Classified Ads - Classified Ads. Appears on the lower half of pages 13 of sequence 2.
- Finish High School at Home - Ad for Academy for Home Study's brochure. Appears between pages 15 and 16 of sequence 2.
- Now...Save Almost 50% on The Hit Records You Want! - Ad for Columbia Record Club. Some text is in yellow. Appears between pages 18 and 19 of sequence 2.
- Market Place - Ads for a variety of products including comic books.
- Sell Grit - Ad for selling Grit Publishing Co.
- A Pandemonious Plethora Of Perplexing Pronouncements, Passionately Prepared And Philosophically Proferred! [October 1970] - Bottom 1/4 of page is "On Sale Now!" and has images of the covers of Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #8 (December 1970) and from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #30 (October 1970).
- - A brief introductory outline of the World of Conan, including a map of The Hyborian Age of Conan.
- We're Looking For People Who Like To Draw - Ad for Famous Artists School.
- America's Greatest Values in Science Labs And Courses! - Ad for American Basic Science Club, Inc. On inside back cover.
- If You Need Extra Money - Ad for Wallace Brown, Inc. On back cover.
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