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Savage Sword of Conan 1 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #1 Universal |
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CGC 9.8 |
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0191282001
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Owner Comments
Maybe it was silly of me to upgrade to this book, since I already own a near-perfect copy in CGC 9.6 grade, but the cover centering and orientation of this 9.8 book is so close to absolute perfection that I gave in and bought this amazing book.
In detail, in this book Conan and Red Sonja star in "Curse of the Undead-Man." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Pablo Marcos. Adapted from the story "Mistress of Death" by Robert E. Howard and Gerald Page; continued in part from Conan the Barbarian 42.
Also in this issue:
"Red Sonja" (3rd appearance, script by Thomas, art by Esteban Maroto, Neal Adams, and Ernie Chan (as "Ernie Chua").
"Blackmark," script and art by Gil Kane (reprinting chapter 1 from the Bantam Books paperback).
A Conan reprint from Savage Tales 1 (plus the additional splash page from Conan the Barbarian 16), "The Frost Giant's Daughter," script by Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith (adapted from the Howard story).
"Conan's Women Warriors," an article by Fred Blosser illustrated by Esteban Maroto, Steve Gan, Hugh Rankin (original Weird Tales art), and Roy Krenkel.
"An Atlantean in Aquilonia," a Kull article by Glenn Lord illustrated by John Severin and Ross Andru.
Alfredo Alcala pin-up.
Maroto frontispiece.
Boris Vallejo cover.
Cover price $1.00.
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Savage Sword of Conan 2 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #2 Signature |
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CGC 9.8 |
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0195554006
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Owner Comments
An extremely beautiful book with signatures by both Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, and with pure white pages - it simply does not get any better! According to Census January 1 2015, there were 8 books in 9.8, but only one of these were part of the Signature Series.
In detail, Conan stars in "Black Colossus." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Alfredo Alcala. Adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard.
Also in this issue:
"Blackmark," script and art by Gil Kane (reprinting chapter 2 from the Bantam Books paperback).
A King Kull/Brule story, "The Beast From the Abyss," script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by the Crusty Bunkers (Neal Adams, Russ Heath, and others, probably including Dick Giordano, Ralph Reese, and Alan Weiss).
"Chronicles of the Sword," an article by Lin Carter with illustrations by Alan Weiss, Al Milgrom, and Joe Staton.
Letter to the editor from comic writer Ralph Macchio. (Letters page illustrations include Gil Kane/Adams and Barry Windsor-Smith reprinted panels).
Mike Zeck frontispiece.
Neal Adams cover.
Cover price $1.00.
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Savage Sword of Conan 3 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #3 Universal |
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CGC 9.8 |
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0001329008
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Owner Comments
A beautiful book with near-perfect cover centering and orientation, and pure white pages. When I bought the book in 2010 there were only 6 9.8 books and none better, three years later this has not changed.
In this book Conan stars in "At the Mountains of the Moon-God." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Pablo Marcos.
Conan also stars in "Demons of the Summit." Script by Thomas, art by Tony DeZuniga. Adapted from the story by Bjorn Nyberg.
Blackmark stars in "The Testing of Blackmark." Script and art by Gil Kane (art assist by Neal Adams); reprints chapter 3 of the Bantam Books paperback.
Kull stars in "Kull of Atlantis." Text by Robert E. Howard (from the story "Exile of Atlantis"), art by Barry Windsor-Smith.
Article about Kull, "The First Barbarian," by Lin Carter with illustrations by John Severin.
Letter to the editor from writer Harlan Ellison.
Alfredo Alcala frontispiece.
Michael Kaluta cover.
Cover price $1.00.
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Savage Sword of Conan 4 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #4 Universal |
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CGC 9.8 |
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1031238004
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Owner Comments
One of the best covers - in my opinion. Conan is often pictured fighting some kind of monster in order to save a beautiful and very attractive woman - and I guess many men would indeed appreciate to be the victorious hero in such a scenario ;-)
In June 2014 this book was one 1 of 6 books at 9.8 (and none higher had been registered by the CGC). One book (serial 0001746076) did not have pure white pages, but OW-W, while two other books had pure white pages (books 0500871004 and 1041955004). I have not seen the 2 last books.
In detail, in this book Conan stars in "Iron Shadows in the Moon." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Alfredo Alcala. Adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard.
Blackmark stars in "Blackmark Triumphant." Script and art by Gil Kane (art assist by Neal Adams); reprints chapter 4 of the Bantam Books paperback. 3-page Conan portfolio by Rich Corben (plus a fourth on the frontispiece).
Letter to the editor from artist Ken Meyer, Jr. Boris Vallejo cover.
Cover price $1.00.
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Savage Sword of Conan 5 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #5 Universal |
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CGC 9.8 |
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0501152001
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Owner Comments
One of my favorite covers, and it is a great mag with pure white pages and perfect cover centering.
In this book Conan stars in "A Witch Shall Be Born." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by the Tribe (Tony DeZuniga and others). Adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard.
5-page Conan portfolio by Robert Kline. "Kingdoms and Caravans: A Look At Trade Routes in the Hyborian Age" article by Robert Yaple.
Jeff Jones frontispiece.
Letter to the editor from writer Bob (Robert) Weinberg.
The letters page also contains a photo of "Red Sonja."
Boris Vallejo cover.
Cover price $1.00.
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Savage Sword of Conan 6 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #6 Universal |
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CGC 9.8 |
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0907696002
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Owner Comments
My second copy of this book at 9.8 - but this book has pure white pages and great centering, and it really makes all the difference! ;-)
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Savage Sword of Conan 7 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #7 Universal |
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CGC 9.8 |
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1029886001
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Owner Comments
Actually this is my second copy of this book, since I also own a copy in CGC 9.6 WP. This book has previously only been owned by the collector behind the Suscha News pedigree collection, he described the collection in these words:
"I didn’t start out as a “comic collector.” Born in 1949 and growing up in Sheboygan, Wis., in the 1950s and ’60s, I was the kind of fastidious child who always used the kickstand on his bike and dusted off his model cars and planes every Thursday afternoon without fail. Because I treated my few possessions well – and had no brothers or sisters to help destroy them – I tended to accumulate things, including comic books.
[…]
By 1970, I was married and in my own place, although the comics remained in my parents’ house, relocated to the basement. After a few close calls with relatives rifling through the collection for poolside reading and even a threat to burn it all, I bought dozens of boxes and moved everything to a duplex I was renting. Over the next 20 years, I would move nine times, and the comics were always the heaviest, most delicate and time-consuming items in my household.
Although comic books were only 15 to 25 cents each at the time, buying more than a hundred a month represented a big chunk of my tiny, $3-per-hour paycheck. The books were mainly purchased at newsstands and drug stores.
[…]
In 1978, I moved to Tucson, Arizona, and two years later was in a new home with a special feature – a large, fireproof, walk-in vault big enough to accommodate the comic book collection, which by now took up a 6-foot-wide by 5-foot-long by 6-foot-high stack. Property crimes, particularly home burglaries, are a major problem in southern Arizona, and the vault seemed a necessity to protect my comics, guns, cameras and other valuables. The arid conditions of Arizona were a godsend for storing comics.
It was now the early ‘80s. My wife at the time often tried to pressure me to sell the collection. In those days before blockbuster movie franchises based on comic books and the Internet, the books were worth a tiny fraction of what they bring today. Had I caved in and sold then, I literally would have realized just enough money to buy a used pickup truck, which would have gone to the scrap yard years ago.
Over the years, I kept track of the collection with a big piece of graph paper, about five feet long by three feet wide. This pencil-and-paper record somehow disappeared over the years, so in 1998 I cataloged everything in an Excel spreadsheet and repackaged each comic book in a poly bag with a backing board. I put the bagged and backed comics back into the 1976 boxes.
Two years later, we moved to the woods of North Idaho, far from the desert of southern Arizona. The climate here is relatively dry and crime is very low, but I missed my big secure vault. The comics were kept on industrial shelving in a large room in the lower level of the house, where I kept humidity in the mid-40 percent range with a dehumidifier. The collection was “hidden in plain sight” by turning the contents labels of each box toward the wall, and placing fake “Professor Owl Remedial Reading Workbook – Grade 5” labels on the visible side. I figured no burglar would be interested in stealing a half-ton of identical teaching aids.
When I reached 60 years old, I seriously began to consider selling the collection. I didn’t want to end up the guy with the most comic books in the graveyard".
Read the full story here: http://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=1809&Suscha-News-Collection?
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Savage Sword of Conan 8 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #8 Universal |
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CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
0907696006
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Owner Comments
A nearly perfect book - currently there are only 3 copies rated at 9.8 and none better, and since this copy has pure White Pages, this is one of the finest copies in existence.
Furthermore, this is a very tough issue, due to the volatile spine. This non square-bound issue was experimental for Marvel at the time and may have saved the Publisher money by "saddle-stitching" (stapling), instead of using a "perfect-bind" (glued on cover), but wasn't very accommodating to collectors, as these early saddle-stitched covers tended to split very easily, especially if read. So this explains why this book is extremely hard to find in ultra high grade.
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Savage Sword of Conan 9 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #9 Universal |
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CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
1029886005
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Owner Comments
One of the best covers ever - and currently it is very difficult to find this book in high grade. In August 2011 only one copy of Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #9 had been registered at 9.8, namely this book. So until more are found, if ever, this is indeed one of my rarest books. Furthermore the book has vivid and saturated colors, is part of the Suscha News Pedigree Collection and has pure White Pages - so this is simply an utterly amazing book.
The collector behind the Suscha News Pedigree Collection described his collection in these words:
"I didn’t start out as a “comic collector.” Born in 1949 and growing up in Sheboygan, Wis., in the 1950s and ’60s, I was the kind of fastidious child who always used the kickstand on his bike and dusted off his model cars and planes every Thursday afternoon without fail. Because I treated my few possessions well – and had no brothers or sisters to help destroy them – I tended to accumulate things, including comic books.
[…]
By 1970, I was married and in my own place, although the comics remained in my parents’ house, relocated to the basement. After a few close calls with relatives rifling through the collection for poolside reading and even a threat to burn it all, I bought dozens of boxes and moved everything to a duplex I was renting. Over the next 20 years, I would move nine times, and the comics were always the heaviest, most delicate and time-consuming items in my household.
Although comic books were only 15 to 25 cents each at the time, buying more than a hundred a month represented a big chunk of my tiny, $3-per-hour paycheck. The books were mainly purchased at newsstands and drug stores.
[…]
In 1978, I moved to Tucson, Arizona, and two years later was in a new home with a special feature – a large, fireproof, walk-in vault big enough to accommodate the comic book collection, which by now took up a 6-foot-wide by 5-foot-long by 6-foot-high stack. Property crimes, particularly home burglaries, are a major problem in southern Arizona, and the vault seemed a necessity to protect my comics, guns, cameras and other valuables. The arid conditions of Arizona were a godsend for storing comics.
It was now the early ‘80s. My wife at the time often tried to pressure me to sell the collection. In those days before blockbuster movie franchises based on comic books and the Internet, the books were worth a tiny fraction of what they bring today. Had I caved in and sold then, I literally would have realized just enough money to buy a used pickup truck, which would have gone to the scrap yard years ago.
Over the years, I kept track of the collection with a big piece of graph paper, about five feet long by three feet wide. This pencil-and-paper record somehow disappeared over the years, so in 1998 I cataloged everything in an Excel spreadsheet and repackaged each comic book in a poly bag with a backing board. I put the bagged and backed comics back into the 1976 boxes.
Two years later, we moved to the woods of North Idaho, far from the desert of southern Arizona. The climate here is relatively dry and crime is very low, but I missed my big secure vault. The comics were kept on industrial shelving in a large room in the lower level of the house, where I kept humidity in the mid-40 percent range with a dehumidifier. The collection was “hidden in plain sight” by turning the contents labels of each box toward the wall, and placing fake “Professor Owl Remedial Reading Workbook – Grade 5” labels on the visible side. I figured no burglar would be interested in stealing a half-ton of identical teaching aids.
When I reached 60 years old, I seriously began to consider selling the collection. I didn’t want to end up the guy with the most comic books in the graveyard".
Read the full story here: http://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=1809&Suscha-News-Collection?
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Savage Sword of Conan 10 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #10 Universal |
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CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
1029886007
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Owner Comments
This book is an extremely beautiful and pristine copy. The centering is near-perfect and the cover has great and deep colors. In September 2013 only 4 of these books were registered by the CGC at 9.8, and with pure White Pages and being part of the Suscha News Pedigree Collection, this book may currently be the most amazing of all.
This book has previously only been owned by the collector behind the Suscha News Pedigree Collection. He described his pedigree collection in these words:
"I didn’t start out as a “comic collector.” Born in 1949 and growing up in Sheboygan, Wis., in the 1950s and ’60s, I was the kind of fastidious child who always used the kickstand on his bike and dusted off his model cars and planes every Thursday afternoon without fail. Because I treated my few possessions well – and had no brothers or sisters to help destroy them – I tended to accumulate things, including comic books.
[…]
By 1970, I was married and in my own place, although the comics remained in my parents’ house, relocated to the basement. After a few close calls with relatives rifling through the collection for poolside reading and even a threat to burn it all, I bought dozens of boxes and moved everything to a duplex I was renting. Over the next 20 years, I would move nine times, and the comics were always the heaviest, most delicate and time-consuming items in my household.
Although comic books were only 15 to 25 cents each at the time, buying more than a hundred a month represented a big chunk of my tiny, $3-per-hour paycheck. The books were mainly purchased at newsstands and drug stores.
[…]
In 1978, I moved to Tucson, Arizona, and two years later was in a new home with a special feature – a large, fireproof, walk-in vault big enough to accommodate the comic book collection, which by now took up a 6-foot-wide by 5-foot-long by 6-foot-high stack. Property crimes, particularly home burglaries, are a major problem in southern Arizona, and the vault seemed a necessity to protect my comics, guns, cameras and other valuables. The arid conditions of Arizona were a godsend for storing comics.
It was now the early ‘80s. My wife at the time often tried to pressure me to sell the collection. In those days before blockbuster movie franchises based on comic books and the Internet, the books were worth a tiny fraction of what they bring today. Had I caved in and sold then, I literally would have realized just enough money to buy a used pickup truck, which would have gone to the scrap yard years ago.
Over the years, I kept track of the collection with a big piece of graph paper, about five feet long by three feet wide. This pencil-and-paper record somehow disappeared over the years, so in 1998 I cataloged everything in an Excel spreadsheet and repackaged each comic book in a poly bag with a backing board. I put the bagged and backed comics back into the 1976 boxes.
Two years later, we moved to the woods of North Idaho, far from the desert of southern Arizona. The climate here is relatively dry and crime is very low, but I missed my big secure vault. The comics were kept on industrial shelving in a large room in the lower level of the house, where I kept humidity in the mid-40 percent range with a dehumidifier. The collection was “hidden in plain sight” by turning the contents labels of each box toward the wall, and placing fake “Professor Owl Remedial Reading Workbook – Grade 5” labels on the visible side. I figured no burglar would be interested in stealing a half-ton of identical teaching aids.
When I reached 60 years old, I seriously began to consider selling the collection. I didn’t want to end up the guy with the most comic books in the graveyard".
Read the full story here: http://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=1809&Suscha-News-Collection?
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Savage Sword of Conan 11 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #11 Universal |
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CGC 9.6 |
Cert #: |
1029886009
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Owner Comments
In June 2013 5 books were registered in 9.6 and none better. This book is part of the Suscha News Pedigree Collection and has pure white pages.
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Savage Sword of Conan 12 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #12 Universal |
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CGC 9.6 |
Cert #: |
1241154010
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Owner Comments
I'm still waiting for a 9.8, but this mag is simply breathtakingly beautiful - and possibly my favorite Vallejo cover.
In this mag Conan stars in:
1. "The Haunters of Castle Crimson." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Alfredo Alcala. Adapted from the non-Conan Robert E. Howard story "The Slave Princess."
2. The Hyborian Age (part 3): "The Hyborian Kingdoms." Script by Roy Thomas, art by Walt Simonson. Adapted from the Howard essay. "Chivalry is Alive and Well and Living in Berkeley Among Others."
Furthermore the mag contains an article by Sam Maronie and a Tim Conrad frontispiece.
Boris Vallejo cover. Cover price $1.00.
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Savage Sword of Conan 13 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #13 Universal |
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CGC 9.4 |
Cert #: |
0502804010
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Owner Comments
Normally I don't collect 9.4 and OW-W, but in nearly 20 years just 4 mags have been graded. Thus this is the 2nd highest graded Savage Sword of Conan #13 with just 1 mag in 9.8 and 3 mags in 9.4. - And of course I'd rather own a nice 9.4 mag than keep staring at an empty slot in my quest for the first 15 Savage Sword of Conan mags. This mag looks great - I can't fint more flaws than on my 9.6 and 9.8 mags.
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Savage Sword of Conan 14 |
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Savage Sword of Conan #14 Universal |
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CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
1098658006
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Owner Comments
In December 2013 this beautiful book, containing the only Savage Sword Conan story by Neal Adams, was the second 9.8 book in the Census. No other book was graded higher.
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