Barbarian Comics

    (California, 1972-1975)
™ and © 1973 Bob Sidebottom

Barbarian Comics is proof that even the underground scene couldn’t resist taking advantage of Conan the Barbarian’s popularity in the early ‘70s. Not requiring Comics Code approval certainly provides writers and artists greater freedom, and this anthology title offers the sex, nudity, and graphic violence that Marvel’s Conan wasn’t allowed to do. However, not every story in Barbarian Comics falls within the fantasy genre: the second issue features a parody of E.C. Comics-styled science fiction and an unusual tale wherein a biker takes one final ride in the desert.
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  • 3
    #3
    No price on cover by John Williams
    Jan 1974
    Cover: $0.50
    W: John Williams, Will Meugniot, Ron Harris, David Coulson, Michael Whelan  ·  A: John Williams, Will Meugniot, Ron Harris, David Coulson, Richard Corben, Michael Whelan
    Adult; B&W
    1 copy for $39.95
  • 4
    #4
    Jan 1975
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Eric Vinicoff, Anthony Jamison, Trina Robbins, Will Meugniot, Michael Whelan, James McQuade  ·  A: Steven Whitecloud, Anthony Jamison, Trina Robbins, Will Meugniot, Michael Whelan, James McQuade
    Color centerfold by Jack Jaxon; B&W
    1 copy for $39.95