Lancer
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1968 through 1973 - See Notes
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Book No. :
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See Notes
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| Edition : |
9 editions - See Notes |
| Format : |
Paperback |
| Pages : |
192 |
| Cover art : |
Frank Frazetta |
Illustrations :
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None
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"Introduction" by L. Sprague de
Camp
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"The Hyborian Age" (Part 2)
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Non-REH Content
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"The Return of Conan"
by Björn Nyberg, and L. Sprague de Camp
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1st edition,
1968, 73-780, purple edges, 60 cents
2nd edition, 1968, 73-780, purple edges, 60 cents, Canada
3rd edition, 1969, 73-780, purple
edges, 60 cents
4th edition, 1969, 73-780, purple
edges, 60 cents, Canada
5th edition, 1970, 75149-095,
purple edges, 95 cents
6th edition, 1971, 75149-095,
yellow edges, 95 cents
7th edition, April 1972, 75149-095,
yellow edges, 95 cents
8th edition, Sept 1972, 75149-095,
yellow edges, 95 cents
9th edition, May 1973, 78747-125, yellow
edges, $1.25
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The covers of the various printings change
slightly every so often in the series.
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Edited by L. Sprague de Camp
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Frontispiece: Map of the Hyborian Age
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"The Return of Conan" is expanded from
“Conan the Victorious” published in FANTASTIC UNIVERSE September 1957.
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Lancer went backrupt in 1973, but there
were numerous later printings by Prestige and Ace, perhaps 20 or more printings
total.
The Prestige books are known to exist in at least two states. Some have
"DISTRIBUTED BY ACE BOOKS" on the cover with Prestige Books listed as the
publisher on the title page. Some have "ACE" on the cover and are stamped
with "Prestige" on the copyright page.
There are also U.K. editions published by Sphere.
The Conan series continued up to the late 1980's and is the basis for numerous
licensed as well as bootleg non-English editions. The Conan series is by
far the most reproduced REH series in the world. It is quite possible that
over one million copies of this book are in print.
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2nd edition
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