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I completed my Mavel Comics Savage Sword of Conan 1-100 run with the elusive (to me at least) Issue #5 and the Boris Vallejo Tree of Death Cover. I picked up Issue #144 with a bevy of Joe Jusko beauties on the Cover for good measure.

These two covers depict both the gigantic mirth and melancholy of Conan on drastically different days.

My recent *Conan Saga* haul from my LCS featuring fabulous cover art by Neal Adam's, Boris Vallejo, Earl Norem, Ernie Chan, and Bob Larkin. Several issues also show line art on the back cover with the rest displaying ads for the *Hyborean War* game.

I only pick up *Conan Saga* when my LCS blows them out for $1.00 each since they reprint SSOC which I also extensively collect. Astute readers will notice many of the covers already appeared as cover art for SSOC.

I found a cache of recently traded SSOC and Conan Saga at my LCS. I scored two SSOC issues I needed, Savage Sword of Conan #208 (1993) with Red Sonja cover art by George Pratt and #226 (1994) with Cover Art by longtime SSOC cover artist Earl Norem.

Scored a vintage Marvel Comics Kull the Conqueror #2 today at my LCS.

After what feels like an eternity, I finally found the elusive What if...? Issue #13 featuring Conan. The proprietor of my LCS shoved a longbox of pristine Bronze Age Marvel Comics from the 70s and 80s in front of me when I walked in. He said he just bought them and they contained the one of, if not the nicest collection of Bronze Age Marvel I've personally seen. Lots of early Daredevil, sub 100 and 100-200, Werewolf by Night, Tomb of Dracula, Frankenstein, Man-Thing and What if...? lay within.

With bated breath, I searched the What ifs and lo and behold, there lie pristine copy of issue #13. The owner glanced over my shoulder and told me, "10 bucks!" I barely contained my exhilaration and snatched up the Giant Size Conan #1 and #2 for good measure since they are nicer than my copies.

My Conan haul from FCBD: Titan Comics FCBD 2026 Tides of the Tyrant King, Conan the Barbarian #25: fully painted issue by Alex Horley (Titan), and CtB #199 (Marvel).

I missed on the Xuthal issue by Ablaze 😡

I celebrated Independent Booksellers Day by purchasing these vintage ERB paperbacks with cover art by Frank Frazetta (At The Earth's Core, Tarzan At The Earth's Core) and Boris Vallejo (I Am A Barbarian). My local store discounted all purchases by 10% all day Saturday.👍