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The Savage Sword of Conan #88

Marvel · Series began 1974 · May 1983

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Dates

Cover date: May 1983
On sale: March 1, 1983
Pages: 68

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #88 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Newsstand edition$1.50 cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860292905 · shared with another edition
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Direct edition$1.50 cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Canadian price edition1.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 1.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860292905 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Stephen Hickman, Ernie Chan, John Buscema, Pablo Marcosinks: Stephen Hickman, Ernie Chan, Rudy Nebres, Pablo Marcoscolors: Stephen Hickmanscript: Michael Fleisher, Alan Zelenetzletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Isle of the Hunter · 50 pages
Conan is hired by the beautiful twins Sabrina and Saroya to rob Wazir Hassan Hassad Khan who lives on an isolated island in the Vilayet Sea. Before they have a chance to leave, Conan is apprehended by the Zamboulan city guard; as a Zuagir warchief, he has a substantial price on his head. The twins rescue him, but ultimately they betray him to Hassan Hassad Khan, who wants to hunt a human. Conan kills him, and on the way home, the twins are eaten by a sea monster.
The Dark Stranger · 8 pages

Publisher’s description

In this issue: "Isle of the Hunter" by Michael Fleisher, John Buscema and Rudy Nebres "Alone, unarmed, Conan awakes on a desert isle laiden with deadly traps, packs of wild killers, and a madman hell-bent on claiming the title of the world's greatest hunter. Between Conan and freedom is the booby-trapped isle, the monstrous sea-beast that prowls the waters around the island, and two beautiful, enigmatic girls who at least seem to be on his side." "The Dark Stranger" by Alan Zelenetz and Pablo Marcos "A bystander's point of view after the battle, as a bone-weary Cimmerian mercenary unexpectedly drops by the local tavern at Shadizar. A set of finely-rendered full page pinups." Who are the villainous Sabrina and Saroya? Conan finds out in this brush with death.

Reprinted in

The Savage Sword of Conan (1977), Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2019)