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Issue: Conan the Barbarian #15
Publication Date: May 1972
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Issues: #15 of 275 Issues (640 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/22/1972
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Etcetera & The Comic Reader #81 January 1972.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #11, 100, 115)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Hell-Hordes of Chaos!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan; Elric
First Line: Conan and Elric battle side by side against...
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In Issue: FlagConan le Barbare #1 published July 1972
In Content Item: FlagGiant-Size Conan #5 published November 1975
as The Hell Hordes of Chaos! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]approximately .60 page size
In Content Item: FlagConan Saga #6 [Direct Edition] published October 1987
as cover for Conan the Barbarian #15 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]originally in color; interior, in black and white
In Content Item: FlagEssential Conan #1 published July 2000
as Conan the Barbarian #15 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagThe Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives #2 published May 2010
as Conan the Barbarian #15 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Prizes or Cash

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: The easy way!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Interior front cover.
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The Green Empress of Melniboné

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Zukala; Zephra (death); Arkyn (introduction); Arioch (villain, introduction); Terhali (death); Kulan-Gath; Xiombarg (death); Prince Gaynor the Damned
First Line: The road to the Sighing Lake boils with demonic life...
Synopsis: Conan and Elric have an un-easy truce while they ride to the sunken city known as Yagala. Once there they have to face Xiombarg, Prince Gaynor the Damned, Kulan-Gath and Terhali. When their combined power is not enough to defeat them Arkyn must join the fight to help them.
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In Issue: FlagConan #4 published January 1979second Swedish translation / andra svenska översättningen
In Content Item: FlagGiant-Size Conan #5 published November 1975
as The Green Empress of Melnibone [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperaventuras Marvel #3 published September 1982
as A Ressurreição do Mal [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan Saga #6 [Direct Edition] published October 1987
as The Green Empress of Melnibone [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white; originally in color
In Content Item: FlagEspada Selvagem de Conan em Cores #3 published December 1988
as A Ressurreição do Mal [Story on Interior Page(s)]recolored
In Content Item: FlagConan #4/1991 published April 1991
as Den grønne keiserinne [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Conan #1 published July 2000
as The Green Empress of Melniboné [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagThe Chronicles of Conan #3 published January 2004
as The Green Empress of Melnibone [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives #2 published May 2010
as The Green Empress of Melnibone [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 21
Job Number: 845-Z
Disclose Notes: Elric of Melnibone created by Michael Moorcock; coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005].

Pages inked by Windsor-Smith were identified by Roy Thomas (2018, 89).
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Reference:

Thomas, Roy. 2018. Barbarian Life: A Literary Biography of Conan the Barbarian, Volume One. N.p.: Pulp Hero Press.
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The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac'

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Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Mac; Charles Atlas (photo)
First Line: Hey! Quit kicking that sand in our faces!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comic strip and ad for Charles Atlas' "How Dynamic-Tension Makes You A New Man" book.
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I put 2 full inches on my arms...

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Writer(s): Arnold Schwarzenegger (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Arnold Schwarzenegger
First Line: 3 inches on my chest and trimmed 4 inches off my waist in just 7 weeks...
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Shop by Mail

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Various sized non-novelty full page advertisements spread across the comic book.
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Look, Fellows!

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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
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First Line: You can win your choice of neat prizes free regularly...
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Disclose Notes: Mail order coupon addressed to Grit Publishing Co. in Williamsport, PA.
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Nifty Notes, Nostalgic Nuances, and Narcissistic Name-Dropping, Featuring Non-Toxic News of the Nation's Most Notorious Non-Entities!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Luke Cage
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Items; Stan Lee's Soapbox; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
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[untitled]

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A Mixed-Bag of Mind-Boggling Missives; letters from William Stout and Bill Orlikow; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.
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These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given To You

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Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Coast-to-coast shortage of trained draftsmen opens thousands of big salary jobs for beginners!
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Mail Coupon on How to Become a Game Warden

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Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Don't be chained to desk, store counter or factory machine.
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Now You Can Finish High School at Home

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma
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Muscles Make a Man

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: If you've always thought it would take years to develop a he-man body like this, here's news that will astound you!
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Disclose Notes: Interior back cover.
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Make Money Get Prizes

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: With fast selling American seeds
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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