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The Chronicles of Conan

    (Dark Horse, 2003-2017)
™ and © Dark Horse Comics, Inc.

As it continues to mine the Marvel archives for lost comics treasure, Dark Horse produces its latest find: the 1970s classic Conan. Adapting the fantasy world of Robert E. Howard to the comics form, writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith enjoyed a 24-issue run, and the first eight issues are reprinted in this trade paperback.

The story begins with a Cimmerian bandit in the Hyborian Age of Aquilonia who must fight to fulfill his fate to become king. Armed with a sword in one hand and a maiden in the other, this wandering warrior combats winged beasts, warlords, and wizards.

Masterfully refiguring Howard’s original “adventurer” into a “barbarian,” this duo starts with a Kirbyesque flair that gradually matures into a signature style. It is refreshing to see the original depiction of the barbarian as more an impulsive Tarzan than muscle-bound hulk. In the afterword, Thomas retells how close comics history came to not being made. Sporting remastered color throughout, this edition breathes new life into a timeless tale destined to find a new generation of fans.

— Oliver Chin
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  • 1
    #1
    Oct 2003
    Cover: $15.95
    W: Roy Thomas, Robert E. Howard  ·  A: Barry Windsor-Smith
    Reprints Conan the Barbarian #1-8
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Dec 2003
    Cover: $15.95
    W: Roy Thomas, Robert E. Howard  ·  A: Barry Windsor-Smith
    Reprints Conan the Barbarian #9–13, 16
    No copies available
  • 2-2
    #2 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith
    Cover: $16.95
    W: Roy Thomas, Robert E. Howard  ·  A: Barry Windsor-Smith
    Reprints Conan the Barbarian #9–13, 16
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Feb 2004
    Cover: $15.95
    W: Roy Thomas, Michael Moorcock, James Cawthorn  ·  A: Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane
    Reprints Conan the Barbarian #14, 15, 17–22
    1 copy for $20.00
  • 3-2
    #3 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith
    Feb 2004
    Cover: $15.95
    W: Roy Thomas, Michael Moorcock, James Cawthorn  ·  A: Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane, P. Craig Russell, Val Mayerik
    Reprints Conan the Barbarian #14, 15, 17–22
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    May 2004
    Cover: $15.95
    W: Roy Thomas, Robert E. Howard  ·  A: Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema
    Reprints Conan the Barbarian #23-26 and the story “Red Nails” from Savage Tales
    No copies available
  • 5
    #5
    Aug 2004
    Cover: $15.95
    W: Roy Thomas  ·  A: John Buscema
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #27-34
    1 copy for $20.00
  • 6
    #6
    Nov 2004
    Cover: $15.95
    W: Roy Thomas  ·  A: John Buscema, Neal Adams, Rich Buckler
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #35-42
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Mar 2005
    Cover: $15.95
    W: Roy Thomas  ·  A: John Buscema
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #43-51
    No copies available
  • 8
    #8
    Aug 2005
    Cover: $16.95
    W: Roy Thomas  ·  A: John Buscema, Mike Ploog
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #52–59
    No copies available
  • 9
    #9
    Nov 2005
    Cover: $16.95
    W: Roy Thomas  ·  A: John Buscema, Val Mayerik
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #63, 65, 69-71
    No copies available
  • 10
    #10
    Mar 2006
    Cover: $16.95
    W: Roy Thomas  ·  A: John Buscema, Howard Chaykin
    168 pgs; Collects Conan the Barbarian (Marvel Comics) #72-77, 79-81; Indicia incorrectly lists through #82 (corrected in Roy’s afterword)
    1 copy for $21.00
  • 11
    #11
    Feb 2007
    Cover: $16.95
    W: Roy Thomas, Robert E. Howard  ·  A: John Buscema, Howard Chaykin
    160 pgs; Collects Conan the Barbarian (Marvel Comics) #82–86, 88–90
    No copies available
  • 12
    #12
    Jul 2007
    Cover: $16.95
    W: Roy Thomas, Robert E. Howard  ·  A: John Buscema, Howard Chaykin
    184 pgs; Collects Conan the Barbarian #91, #93–100; Collects Conan the Barbarian (Marvel Comics) #91, #93–100
    1 copy for $21.00
  • 13
    #13
    Dec 2007
    Cover: $16.95
    W: Roy Thomas, Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter  ·  A: John Buscema, Sal Buscema
    152 pgs; Collects Conan the Barbarian (Marvel Comics) #92, 100–107; Completely re-mastered color
    1 copy for $21.00
  • 14
    #14
    Mar 2008
    Cover: $16.95
    W: Roy Thomas, Norvell Page, Christy Marx  ·  A: John Buscema
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #108-115
    No copies available
  • 15
    #15
    Jul 2008
    Cover: $16.95
    W: J.M. DeMatteis, Roy Thomas, Larry Hama, Len Wein, Robert E. Howard  ·  A: John Buscema, Neal Adams, Vincente Alcázar
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #116-121 and Annual #2
    1 copy for $13.50
  • 16
    #16
    Nov 2008
    Cover: $16.95
    W: J.M. DeMatteis, Roy Thomas, John Buscema  ·  A: John Buscema
    Afterword by Roy Thomas; Collects Conan the Barbarian #122-126, Anl #4-5; Remastered color
    1 copy for $13.50
  • 17
    #17
    Apr 2009
    Cover: $17.95
    W: J.M. DeMatteis, Bruce Jones, Roy Thomas  ·  A: Gil Kane, Ernie Chan, Danny Bulanadi
    Collects Marvel Comics Conan the Barbarian #127-134 and Annual #6; The Creation Quest and Other Stories
    No copies available
  • 18
    #18
    Sep 2009
    Cover: $17.95
    W: Bruce Jones, Steven Grant  ·  A: John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Marc Silvestri, Alfredo P. Alcala, Val Mayerik
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #135-142
    No copies available
  • 19
    #19
    Jun 2010
    Cover: $17.99
    W: Mary Jo Duffy, Michael Fleisher, Alan Zelenetz  ·  A: John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Ricardo Villamonte, Richard Howell
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #143-150
    No copies available
  • 20
    #20
    Dec 2010
    Cover: $18.99
    W: Michael Fleisher, John Buscema  ·  A: John Buscema, Gary Kwapisz
    Collects Conan The Barbarian #151-#159
    No copies available
  • 21
    #21
    Aug 2011
    Cover: $18.99
    W: Michael Fleisher, Larry Yakata, Roy Thomas, L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter  ·  A: Bob Camp, John Buscema, Gary Kwapisz, Ernie Chan, Frank Reyes
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #160-167, Anl 7
    No copies available
  • 22
    #22
    Cover: $18.99
    W: Michael Fleisher  ·  A: John Buscema
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #168-173, Anl 8, 9; ca. 2012
    No copies available
  • 23
    #23
    Mar 2013
    Cover: $18.99
    W: James Owsley  ·  A: John Buscema, Ernie Chan
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #174-181 and Annual #10
    No copies available
  • 24
    #24
    Jun 2013
    Cover: $18.99
    W: James Owsley  ·  A: John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Mike Docherty
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #182-189 and Annual #11
    No copies available
  • 25
    #25
    Nov 2013
    Cover: $19.99
    W: James Owsley  ·  A: John Buscema, Val Semeiks
    Collects Conan The Barbarian #190-198; Collects Marvel’s Conan The Barbarian #190-199
    No copies available
  • 26
    #26
    Apr 2014
    Cover: $19.99
    W: James Owsley  ·  A: Val Semeiks, Vince Giarrano, Andy Kubert
    Collects Conan the Barbarian #199-205, Annual #12
    No copies available
  • 27
    #27
    Jul 2014
    Cover: $19.99
    W: James Owsley  ·  A: Val Semeiks, Adam Blaustein
    Collects Conan The Barbarian #206-214 and The Official Handbook of the Conan Universe #1
    No copies available
  • 28
    #28
    Nov 2014
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Charles Santino  ·  A: Val Semeiks
    Collects Conan The Barbarian #215-223
    No copies available
  • 29
    #29
    Mar 2015
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Gerry Conway, Larry Hama, Michael Fleisher, Michael Higgins  ·  A: Dwayne Turner, Geoff Senior, Alfredo P. Alcala, José Delbo, Frank Springer, Ron Lim
    Collects Conan The Barbarian #224-232
    No copies available
  • 30
    #30
    Nov 2015
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Michael Higgins  ·  A: Ron Lim
    Death Of Conan
    No copies available
  • 31
    #31
    Mar 2016
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Roy Thomas  ·  A: Gary Hartle, Mike Docherty
    Collects Marvel Comics Conan The Barbarian (Marvel Comics) #241-249; Empire of the Undead and Other Stories; SC; TPB
    No copies available
  • 32
    #32
    Jul 2016
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Roy Thomas, Sandy Plunkett  ·  A: Mike Docherty, Tony DeZuniga, Sandy Plunkett, Dave Hoover
    Collects Marvel Comics Conan the Barbarian #250-258; The Second Coming Shuma Gorath and Other Stories
    No copies available
  • 33
    #33
    Nov 2016
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Roy Thomas  ·  A: Mike Docherty, E.R. Cruz, John Watkiss
    Collects Marvel Comics Conan the Barbarian #259-267; The Mountain Where Crom Dwells and Other Stories
    No copies available
  • 34
    #34
    Mar 2017
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Roy Thomas  ·  A: Mike Docherty
    Betrayal in Zamora and Other Stories; Collects Marvel Comics Conan the Barbarian #268-275
    No copies available