The Essential Conan Volume 1 
Marvel Comics
Year :
July 2000
Book No. : ISBN-13: 9780785107514
Edition : 1st
Format : Trade paperback (6.6 x 10.2 inches)
Pages : 530
Cover art : John Buscema (front & back)
Illustrations : See below 










 The Essential Conan Volume 1

The Essential Conan Volume 1


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Contents
REH Graphic Adaptations
"The Twilight of the Grim Grey God" (19 pages, graphic adaptation)
Freely adapted from "The Grey God Passes"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: 
Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Sal Buscema (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #3, February 1971
"The Tower of the Elephant" (20 pages, graphic adaptation)
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Sal Buscema (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #4, April 1971
"Zukala's Daughter" (19 pages, graphic adaptation
Inspired by "Zukala's Hour" (poem)
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Frank Giacoia (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #5, May 1971
"Zukala's Hour" (poem, lines 1-12)
Lines 1-12 are taken from the first published appearance (SINGERS IN THE SHADOWS, Grant, 1970).
The poem lines are captions for panels on pages 8 and 9 of the story.

"The Lurker Within" (19 pages)
Freely adapted from "The God in the Bowl"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Sal Buscema & Dan Adkins (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #7, July 1971
"The Keepers of the Crypt" (19 pages, graphic adaptation)
Freely adapted from "The Hall of the Dead" (synopsis)
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: Barry Windsor-Smith & John Romita (pencils); Tom Sutton & Tom Palmer (inks)
John Romita made alterations on Jenna's face.
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #8, August 1971
"The Garden of Fear" (19 pages, graphic adaptation)
Freely adapted from "The Garden of Fear"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Sal Buscema (inks)

Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #9, September 1971
"Rogues In the House" (34 pages, graphic adaptation)
Freely adapted from "Rogues In the House"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Sal Buscema (inks)

Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #11, November 1971
"The Frost Giant's Daughter" (12 pages, graphic adaptation)
Freely adapted from "The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils & inks)

Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #16, July 1972
"The Gods of Bal-Sagoth" (Part 1 of 2, 20 pages, graphic adaptation)
Freely adapted from "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: Gil Kane (pencils) & Ralph Reese (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #17, August 1972
"The Thing in the Temple" (Part 2 of 2, 20 pages, graphic adaptation)
Freely adapted from "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: Gil Kane (pencils) & Dan Adkins (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #18, September 1972
"The Monster of the Monoliths" (20 pages, graphic adaptation)
Inspired in part by "The Black Stone"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith (page 1 and a couple of subsequent panels, layouts for the rest of the issue)
Pencils: P. Craig Russell (backgrounds); Val Mayerik (figure work)
Inks: Dan Adkins, Sal Buscema, P. Craig Russell, Val Mayerik & Mark Kersey
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #21, December 1972
"The Shadow of the Vulture!" (21 pages, graphic adaptation)
Freely adapted from "The Shadow of the Vulture"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks: Dan Adkins, Sal Buscema & Chic Stone
Page 6 was both pencilled and inked by Sal Buscema

Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #23, February 1973
"The Mirrors of Kharam Akkad" (20 pages, graphic adaptation)
Pages 4 and 5 are based on "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Co-plotter: Barry Windsor-Smith
Pencils: John Buscema
Inks: Sal Buscema; John Severin (pages 4 & 5 only)

Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25, April 1973

This volume also collects the following content from the indicated issues of Marvel's CONAN THE BARBARIAN series. These stories were inspired by REH's Conan, but do not adapt or contain any REH stories or poems. Refer to the Grand Comics Database for additional information.
Conan the Barbarian (1970 series)

"The Sword and the Sorcerers" by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith
Reprinted from CHAMBER OF DARKNESS #4, April 1970
"The Coming of Conan" by Roy Thomas; Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Dan Adkins (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1, October 1970
"The Lair of the Beast-Men" by Roy Thomas; Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Sal Buscema (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #2, December 1970
"Devil Wings Over Shadizar" by Roy Thomas; Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Sal Buscema (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #6, June 1971
"Beware the Wrath of Anu" by Roy Thomas; Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Sal Buscema (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #10, October 1971
"Dweller in the Dark" by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #12, December 1971
"The Blood of the Dragon" by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #12, December 1971
"Web of the Spider God" by Roy Thomas; Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Sal Buscema (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #13, January 1972
"The Sword Called Stormbringer" by Roy Thomas; Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Sal Buscema (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #14, March 1972
"The Green Empress of Melniboné" by Roy Thomas; Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Sal Buscema &  Barry Windsor-Smith (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #15, May 1972
"Hawks From the Sea" by Roy Thomas; Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Dan Adkins (inks, pages 1-9)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #19, October 1972
"The Black Hound of Vengeance" by Roy Thomas; Barry Windsor-Smith (pencils); Dan Adkins (inks)
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #20, November 1972
"The Song of Red Sonja" by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith
Reprinted from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #24, March 1973

Covers
The Hyborian Age of Conan (map)
Cover of CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 by Barry Windsor-Smith & John Verpoorten
Cover of CONAN THE BARBARIAN #2 thru #7, #9 thru #11, #13 thru #16, #19 thru #22 & #24 by Barry Windsor-Smith
Cover of CONAN THE BARBARIAN #8 by Barry Windsor-Smith & Sal Buscema with alterations by John Romita
Cover of CONAN THE BARBARIAN #12 & #23 by Gil Kane
Cover of CONAN THE BARBARIAN #17 by Gil Kane & Frank Brunner
Cover of CONAN THE BARBARIAN #18 by Gil Kane & John Romita
Cover of CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25 by Gil Kane & Ralph Reese

Notes
Collection Editor: Polly Watson
Black & white reprint volume