Savage Tales (2nd Series)

    (Marvel, 1985-1987)
™ and ©1985 Marvel Entertainment Group

Although several of its issues listed it as “Volume 1,” this was actually the second magazine-sized series of Marvel’s Savage Tales. (The first is notable as the original home of Conan the Barbarian and Red Sonja.)

This second series features action stories for adult audiences. The stories tended to fall into the war genre (with some exceptions), but took a darker, more introspective approach than the mainline war comics. This made Savage Tales the perfect birthplace for The ’Nam, which used a similar approach to become one of Marvel’s most popular war comics.
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#1

October, 1985
Cover Price: $1.50
11 copies available from $2.62
Doug Murray, Herb Trimpe, Archie Goodwin, Will Jungkuntz, Don KraarMichael Golden, Herb Trimpe, John Severin, Will Jungkuntz, Gray Morrow
#2

December, 1985
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6 copies available from $2.99
Archie Goodwin, Herb Trimpe, Don Kraar, Will Jungkuntz, Steve SkeatesJohn Severin, Herb Trimpe, Vincent Waller, Will Jungkuntz, Gray Morrow, Ralph Reese, Armando Gil
#3

February, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
4 copies available from $3.00
Chuck Dixon, Herb Trimpe, Don Kraar, Will JungkuntzJohn Severin, Herb Trimpe, Vincent Waller, Will Jungkuntz, Mary Wilshire, Dick Ayers
#4

April, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
3 copies available from $2.75
Doug Murray, Herb Trimpe, Don Kraar, Will Jungkuntz, Chuck Dixon, James O’Barr, Bill WrayMichael Golden, Herb Trimpe, Vincent Waller, Will Jungkuntz, John Severin, Dave Morris, James O’Barr, Bill Wray
#5

June, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
4 copies available from $7.00
Doug Murray, John Arcudi, Chuck Dixon, Dennis O’NeilJohn Severin, Vincent Waller, Paul Kirchner, Dave Morris, Malcolm Davis, Ken Steacy
#6

August, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
5 copies available from $3.00
Chuck Dixon, Don Kraar, Steve Skeates, John Arcudi, Sam Glanzman, Pepé Moreno, Ron GagnonJohn Buscema, John Severin, Walter Brogan, Vincent Waller, Sam Glanzman, Pepé Moreno
#6 (Newsstand Edition by Pepé Moreno)

August, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
1 copy available for $19.99
Chuck Dixon, Don Kraar, Steve Skeates, John Arcudi, Sam Glanzman, Pepé Moreno, Ron GagnonJohn Buscema, John Severin, Walter Brogan, Vincent Waller, Sam Glanzman, Pepé Moreno
#7

October, 1986
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5 copies available from $3.00
Robert Kanigher, Chuck Dixon, Sam Glanzman, John Arcudi, Doug Murray, Wayne VansantJohn Severin, William Johnson, Sam Glanzman, Vincent Waller, Ron Wagner, Gray Morrow, Wayne Vansant
#8

December, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
4 copies available from $2.48
Chuck Dixon, Sam Glanzman, John Arcudi, Wayne Vansant, Archie Goodwin, Charles SantinoJohn Severin, Sam Glanzman, Vincent Waller, Wayne Vansant, Mike Docherty, Val Mayerik, Val Semeiks
#8 (Newsstand Edition by Joe Jusko)

December, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
1 copy available for $39.99
Chuck Dixon, Sam Glanzman, John Arcudi, Wayne Vansant, Archie Goodwin, Charles SantinoJohn Severin, Sam Glanzman, Vincent Waller, Wayne Vansant, Mike Docherty, Val Mayerik, Val Semeiks