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Conan the Barbarian by Barry Windsor-Smith (Extra 2)

Set Type: Conan the Barbarian #1-#24
Owner: Rune
Last Modified: 10/6/2021
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Rank:	42
Score:	5899
Leading by:	186
Points to Higher Rank:	101

Set Description:

A collection of Conan the Barbarian issues 1 to 24 plus Annual 1. As I upgraded my primary Conan Set, this set contains some of my older books.

As a personal note I find it regrettable that a few collectors have obscured their collections. Some of these books in high grade are so rare that quoting Mr. Indiana Jones seems to be in order:

"This should be in a museum!"

And what better way is there to display rare books than using scans on Collectors Society - without exposing the books to light, oxygen or changes to humidity or temperature?

So I do feel some responsibility to share such rare books with others - this is not just a hobby, but small projects trying to preserve important parts of comic book history.

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Slot:	Conan the Barbarian 1
Item:	Conan the Barbarian 1 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	1250301001

Owner Comments
My good old reading copy - now encapsulated :-)

Slot:	Conan the Barbarian 3
Item:	Conan the Barbarian 3 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	0719431003

Owner Comments
Really a beauty - corners and staples are close to perfect, so why this book is rated at only 9.4 I have absolutely no idea ... I have several books rated at 9.6 that look to be in a worse condition than this book.

Rumor has it that this book should be very rare or be in "supposed low distribution", but there is little evidence to support that idea in the CGC census. For example Conan the Barbarian issues 6, 11, 12, 14 and 18 are at least just as rare, so Conan the Barbarian #3 books do not seem to be in a more limited supply or more scarce than many other issues of Conan the Barbarian 1 to 24.

Slot:	Conan the Barbarian 9
Item:	Conan the Barbarian 9 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	1250301002

Slot:	Conan the Barbarian 13
Item:	Conan the Barbarian 13 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	0084642007

Owner Comments
One of my first Conan books, actually quite a nice book for a 9.2.

Slot:	Conan the Barbarian 18
Item:	Conan the Barbarian 18 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	0084642004

Owner Comments
God and CGC know why this book was not rated at 9.4 or higher - it really looks fantastic (great corners, spine and staples). According to the seller, it has never been read and it has pure white pages.

Slot:	Conan the Barbarian 19
Item:	Conan the Barbarian 19 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	0084642003

Owner Comments
One of my first CGC books, actually a great-looking book!

Slot:	Conan the Barbarian 21
Item:	Conan the Barbarian 21 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	0001085021

Owner Comments
One of my first CGC books, thus it has sentimental value ;-)

Slot:	Conan the Barbarian 23
Item:	Conan the Barbarian 23 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	1250301004

Owner Comments
Another raw book gets encapsulated :-)

Slot:	Conan the Barbarian 24
Item:	Conan the Barbarian 24 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	0121526001

Owner Comments
My first CGC book ever - I often use this book to explain the difference between 9.2 and 9.8. Often people that do not collect such books can not spot any difference :-)