COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Conan the Barbarian 1 Universal
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Grade:
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9.4
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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0626964009
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Owner:
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Rune
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
A nice book with acceptable cover centering and orientation. BTW, I never understood, why 9.6 with "off-white to white" pages or worse is rated higher than 9.4 with pure white pages at Collectors Society. Personally I believe that the page quality is very important and any book close to mint should have pure white pages. Otherwise it is showing signs of aging, and such signs are incompatible with mint status. Furthermore, it is hard to understand that this book is awarded many more points than for example Conan the Barbarian #4 at 9.8 - the latter has much higher worth than a CGC 9.4 of Conan the Barbarian #1 in my opinion, since #4 9.8 is much more rare and contains the first R. E. Howard adapted story.
Well, maybe Conan the Barbarian should have a short introduction, and according to Wikipedia:
"Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian, from the name of the character's homeland, Cimmeria) is a fictional character. He is a hero, a well known and iconic figure in American fantasy, and the most famous barbarian in fiction.
Conan is often associated with the fantasy subgenre of sword and sorcery and heroic fantasy. He was created by Texan writer Robert E. Howard in 1932 via a series of fantasy stories sold to Weird Tales magazine. The character has since appeared in licensed books, comics, films, television programs, video games, roleplaying games, and even a board game, all of which contribute to the hero's long-standing popularity.
Conan the Barbarian is also the title of a Gnome Press collection of stories published in 1954, a comic published by Marvel Comics beginning in 1970, and a film and its novelization in 1982".
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian
Furthermore the first 24 issues, except issues 17 and 18, were drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith and became especially popular due to his great and very elaborate drawings. According to Wikipedia:
"Barry Windsor-Smith, born Barry Smith (born 25 May 1949) is a British comic book illustrator and painter whose best known work has been produced in the United States. His international acclaim came as the original artist for Marvel Comics’ Conan the Barbarian from 1970 to 1973, where he rapidly evolved a sophisticated and intricate style, introducing elements from diverse artistic influences to graphic storytelling".
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Windsor-Smith
So this book is the comic book origin of Conan the Barbarian, which marked the beginning of "the most obsessively detailed monthly comic book the market had ever seen", according to Barry Windsor-Smith (excerpt from his book Opus 2).
Conan the Barbarian issues 1 to 24 received the following awards:
1. 1971 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards for the "Best Continuing Feature: Conan the Barbarian".
2. 1971 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards
for the "Best Writer (Dramatic): Roy Thomas".
3. 1973 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards
for the "Best Individual Story (Dramatic): Song of Red Sonja".
More info can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian_(comics)
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