Conan the Barbarian 1970 #16 - 7.5 - $35.00

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.

Setting: Zardath. In this early prototype of Conan, Starr the Slayer kills a Wizard, then travels to the present and kills his writer.

On-sale date from Etcetera & The Comic Reader #83 March 1972.

• Night of the Frost-Giants! - Coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005]
• The End of the Skinny Body - Interior front cover.
• The Frost Giant's Daughter - 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).
• Free... Any 3 Stereo LPs or Any 1 Tape Shown Here - Centerspread advertisement.
• The Sword and the Sorcerers! - Smith recolored story, as noted in the letters page.
• Shop by Mail - Full page of non-novelty advertisements in separate areas of the comic book.
• - 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.
• Market Place - Full page of non-novelty advertisements.
• Boys! Earn $1 to $6 a Week - Sell Grit in Your Spare Time - Mail coupon addressed to Grit Publishing Co. in Williamsport, PA.
• Incredible, Inedible Info to Stun Your Six Senses and Soothe Your Secret Soul! - Items; Stan Lee's Soapbox; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
• 3 Complete Fishing Outfits - Interior back cover.
• If You Had Mailed This Coupon a Year Ago... - Back cover.