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The Savage Sword of Conan #76

Marvel · Series began 1974 · May 1982

Dates

Cover date
May 1982
On sale
March 2, 1982
Pages
68

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #76 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860292905

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Creators

pencils: Joe Chiodo, Bill Sienkiewicz, John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Jeff Easleyinks: Joe Chiodo, Bill Sienkiewicz, Alfredo Alcala, Ricardo Villamonte, Ernie Chan, Jeff Easley, Danny Bulanadicolors: Joe Chiodoscript: Michael Fleisher, Roy Thomasletters: Joe Rosen, Janice Chiang, Rick Parker

Stories

  • Dominion of the Bat! · 43 pages
  • Demons of Ghost Swamp · 8 pages
  • Island of Pirates' Doom: Part III · 4 pages

Publisher’s description

In this issue: "Dominion of the Bat!" by Michael Fleisher, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Joe Chiodo and Ricardo Villamonte ~"Honoring a doomed king's last request, Conan finds himself at the mercy of a murderous queen and a horde of giant vampire bats"~ "Demons of Ghost Swamp" - the second part of L. Sprague De Camp's "Wolves Beyond the Border" adapted by Roy Thomas and Ernie Chan ~"The revolution to put Conan on the throne had plunged Aquilonia into civil war. Spurred on by the traitorous Lord Valerian, the Pictish tribes were now uniting, preparatory to the invasion of the now divided Aquilonia. The forest-runner Gault, son of Hagar, had captured Valerian, who had escaped and fled, with Gault and a band of Aquilonian patriots in hot pursuit..."~ "Easley Does It" - a pin-up by Jeff Easley "Island of Pirate's Doom Part III" by Roy Thomas, John Buscema and Danny Bulanadi a frontispiece pin-up by Bill Sienkiewicz

Reprinted in

The Savage Sword of Conan (1977), Conan Saga (1987), Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword (2010), Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2019)

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