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Issue: The Savage Sword of Conan #20
Publication Date: July 1977
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Issues: #20 of 235 Issues (486 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/03/1977
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0714860292907
Price: $1.00 CAD
$1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #143, May 1977.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: magazine
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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Original Artwork
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The Slithering Shadow

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan
First Line: All new! Complete in this issue!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagConan Saga #30 published October 1989
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #2 published February 2008
as Savage Sword of Conan #20 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagA Espada Selvagem de Conan #3 published October 1984
as [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #2 published February 2008
as [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Frontispiece.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Conan; Natala
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Contents contain brief synopses. Includes publisher and creator credits. Indicia included on this page.
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The Hyborian Age of Conan - Circa 10,000 B.C.

Reprise  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Nearly a year after the events of The People of the Black Circle, there are big wars in the west...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes a map of The Hyborian Age of Conan.
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The Slithering Shadow [Part I]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan; Natala; Thalis
First Line: The desert shimmers in the heat waves.
Synopsis: Conan and Natala wander into the city of Xuthal from the desert and find it almost deserted except for sleeping men and a shadowy demon.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagA Espada Selvagem de Conan #10 published ?
In Content Item: FlagConan Saga #16 [unnamed variant] published August 1988
as The Slithering Shadow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #2 published February 2008
as The Slithering Shadow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the short story "The Slithering Shadow" by Robert E. Howard.
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[The Slithering Shadow] Part II: The Tentacles of Thog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Natala; Thalis; Thog
First Line: And, though Conan cannot hear it through that now-solid wall...
Synopsis: Natala is kidnapped by Thalis, but Thalis is eaten by Thog.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagA Espada Selvagem de Conan #10 published ?
In Content Item: FlagConan Saga #16 [unnamed variant] published August 1988
as The Slithering Shadow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #2 published February 2008
as The Slithering Shadow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Adaptation of the short story "The Slithering Shadow" by Robert E. Howard.
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[The Slithering Shadow] Part III: Xuthal of the Dusk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan; Natala; Thog
First Line: A moment ago, an eternity ago...
Synopsis: Conan and Natala escape from Xuthal.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagA Espada Selvagem de Conan #10 published ?
In Content Item: FlagConan Saga #16 [unnamed variant] published August 1988
as The Slithering Shadow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSavage Sword of Conan #2 published February 2008
as The Slithering Shadow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the short story "The Slithering Shadow" by Robert E. Howard.
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Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available As Iron-On Transfers!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Transfers priced at 99¢ with order form.
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Sing a Song of Sonjas

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Red Sonja [photograph of Michaele Walters]; Red Sonja [photograph of Jenny Nelson]; Roy Thomas (photograph); Howard Chaykin (photograph)
First Line: Red Sonja comes to San Diego
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Solomon Kane's Homecoming

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Solomon Kane
First Line: The white gulls wheeled above the cliffs...
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In Issue: FlagThe Saga of Solomon Kane #[nn] published July 2009
In Content Item: FlagConan Saga #18 [Newsstand] published October 1988
as Solomon Kane's Homecoming [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan #8/1991 published August 1991
as Hjemkomsten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the poem "Solomon Kane's Homecoming" by Robert E. Howard.
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Robert E. Howard's Conan

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Conan paperback books, Conan LP record albums, and posters.
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Subscribe!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Subscription ad for various Marvel black and white magazines.
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Fun Tricks Free Things!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full page of novelty advertisements with mail order coupon.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Letters from Mark Boersma, Frank Ortega, Frank B. Yuwono, and Scott Israel.
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Next Issue

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Conan
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Cover to next issue.
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Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available As Iron-On Transfers!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Transfers are 99¢ with a mail order form.
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Fun Tricks Free Things!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Interior back cover advertisement of novelty advertisements with a mail order coupon.
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Have You Seen This Coupon Before?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: It has helped to start many men nd women on the road to great accomplishment...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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