The Barbarian Master Set
Savage Tales #1

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Savage Tales #1 Universal
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
Certification #: 0719351001
Owner: Rune

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: The Barbarian Master Set
Date Added: 5/18/2012
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

My favorite magazine - a third copy came around, this time at 9.8 and I could not help myself but to buy another copy of this utterly amazing mag - especially since this mag has near-perfect cover centering and orientation. Buying CGC 9.8 magazines can sometimes be a bit of a gamble, because some magazines seem to have more marked defects than normal-sized CGC 9.8 comic books. Fortunately this was a truly beautiful mag without any easily spotted defects. The colors on the cover also appear vivid and fresh, see the cover photo.

Furthermore this mag is quite special and was published in May 1971 together with Conan the Barbarian #5. Especially the story "The Frost Giant's Daugher" in this mag was drawn by Barry Smith showing a topless girl, but when this story was reprinted in Conan the Barbarian #16 the breasts were covered. So this is the pure original and uncensored adult version ;-.) Also the first ever story about the Man-Thing is simply fantastic - the story is well-written and the art within the drawings continue to amaze.
I guess there was some strong magic in the 1970'ties that we've somehow forgotten - maybe due to atmosphere in that decade influenced by the Vietnam War, anxiety for World War 3 that maybe did create an urge for strong-spirited, but not always good-looking, male figures like Conan and the Man-Thing.

Wikipedia provides this introduction to the Man-Thing:

"The Man-Thing is a fictional character, a monster in publications from Marvel Comics. Created by writers Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow, the character first appeared in Savage Tales #1 (May 1971), and went on to be featured in various titles and in his own series, including Adventure into Fear, which introduced the character Howard the Duck.
Steve Gerber's 39-issue run on the series[1] is a cult classic that was influential on such writers as Neil Gaiman,[2] who would later write for Swamp Thing.
Man-Thing is a large, slow-moving, empathic, humanoid creature living in the Florida Everglades near the Seminole reservation".
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Thing

In detail, in this mag Conan stars in "The Frost Giant's Daughter" (script by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith). Adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard. Later reprinted in color (with one additional new splach page) in Conan the Barbarian 16.
First appearance of Man-Thing in "Man-Thing" (script by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway, art by Gray Morrow). Story continues in Astonighing Tales 12.
Other stories include "The Fury of the Femizons" (script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr.; story continues in Fantastic Four 151).
"Black Brother" (script by Denny O'Neil as "Sergius O'Shaughnessy, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer).
"The Night of the Looter" (script by Lee, art by John Buscema).
Buscema cover painting.
Cover price $0.50.
 
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