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Savage Tales #1

Marvel · Series began 1971 · May 1971

first appearance of Man-Thing

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Man-Thing (Ted Sallis) — first appearance · origin
Ellen Brandt (Marvel) — first appearance in flashback
Atali (Marvel, Frost Giant, Hyborian Age) — first appearance
Gorm (Marvel, Aesir warrior, Hyborian Age) — first appearance
Niord (Aesir war-chief, Hyborian Age) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: May 1971
On sale: January 19, 1971
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: John Buscema, Barry Windsor-Smith, Gene Colan, Gray Morrow, John Romita, Bill Everettinks: John Buscema, Tom Palmer, Gray Morrow, John Romita, Barry Windsor-Smith, Bill Everettcolors: John Buscemaletters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simek, Gray Morrow, Morrie Kuramotoscript: Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas, Stan Lee, Gerry Conway, Denny O'Neil

Stories

The Frost Giant's Daughter · 11 pages
Conan chases Atali across the snow, slays her two frost giant brothers, and catches her. Her father, Ymir, then takes her from Conan.
The Fury of the Femizons · 10 pages
The Story Behind the Scenes · 1 pages
Man-Thing · 11 pages
Black Brother! · 11 pages
The Night of the Looter! · 15 pages
Carla and Ralph come to the Savage Land with a Swamp Tank to steal Ka-Zar's vibranium, but when they force him to open the door to where it is stored, the vibranium destroys the tank. Carla is carried off and killed by the Swamp Men when Ralph is not able to save her because the gun he was using only had blanks due to Carla replacing the bullets with blanks in an effort to get Ralph killed.

Characters

ConanTed SallisMan-ThingKevin PlunderKa-ZarZabuEllen BrandtAtaliGormNiord

Reprinted in

Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2019), Marvel Comic (1979), Savage Action (1980), Astonishing Tales (1970), Conan the Barbarian (1970), Monsters Unleashed (1973), The Superhero Women (1977), Savage Tales Annual (1978), Journey into Nightmare (1978), Warrior Women (1980), Book of the Dead (1993), Essential Man-Thing (2006), Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (2011), Man-Thing Omnibus (2012), Infernal Man-Thing (2012), Infernal Man-Thing (2012), Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar (2013), Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection (2015), Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2018), Marvel Masterworks: Man-Thing (2024)