CATALOG RECORD

Conan the Barbarian #14

Marvel · Series began 1970 · March 1972

first appearance of Elric and Kulan-Gath

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Elric (of Melniboné) — first appearance
Kulan-Gath (Hyborian Age) — first appearance
Prince Gaynor the Damned (Marvel, Hyborian Age) — first appearance
Xiombarg (Hyborian Age, Marvel) — first appearance, vision

Dates

Cover date: March 1972
On sale: December 14, 1971
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #14 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition20¢ cover
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UK pence edition0.06 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.06 GBP.
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Creators

pencils: Barry Windsor-Smithinks: Barry Windsor-Smith, Sal Buscemaletters: Sam Rosen, John Costanzascript: Roy Thomas, Michael Moorcock, Jim Cawthorncolors: Barry Windsor-Smith

Stories

A Sword Called Stormbringer! · 21 pages
Conan saves Zephra's life. He fights against and later with Elric. Conan fights to save Hyborea and Melnibone from Queen Xiombarg.

Publisher’s description

Zukala seeks Conan’s help to take down Kulan-Gath!

Characters

ConanElricKulan-GathPrince Gaynor the DamnedTerhaliXiombargZephraZukala

Reprinted in

Savage Tales (1972), Giant-Size Conan (1974), Conan [Stan Lee Presents the Complete Marvel Conan the Barbarian / Stan Lee Presents Conan the Barbarian] (1978), Conan Saga (1987), Essential Conan (2000), The Chronicles of Conan (2003), The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives (2010), Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2018), Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Epic Collection (2020), Conan The Barbarian: The Original Comics Omnibus (2024)