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Kull and the Barbarians #1                                               Magazine
Featuring Kull the Barbarian… Robert E. Howard’s epic hero.
Cover by: Michael Whelan

Joining Savage Sword of Conan on the racks, Kull and the Barbarians ran for three issues in 1975 and featured another of the legendary Robert E. Howard’s sword-and-sorcerery heroes, this one a king and leader of the Black Legions of Valusia. Adapted from Howard’s original tales, the stories are the work of some of the comics industry’s finest: Roy Thomas (Conan the Barbarian), Neal Adams (Batman), Ross Andru (Metal Men), Marie Severin (The Incredible Hulk), John Severin (Frontline Combat), Gil Kane (Green Lantern), and Howard Chaykin (American Flagg). In addition to the title character, Kull and the Barbarians also featured appearances by the beauteous Red Sonja and the puritanical Solomon Kane and adapted what is considered one of Howard’s finest short stories: “The Valley of the Worm.“

Kull and the Barbarians #1 contains:

“Inside Front Cover Artwork”   Page 2
by: John Severin
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“Hail the Barbarians!”   Page 4
Writer: Roy Thomas
Artist: Neal Adams
Inker: Neal Adams

Kull the Conqueror! Solomon Kane! Bran Mak Morn! Red Sonja! The swords, the sorcery, the savagery of Robert E. Howard live again! Editorial retrospective by Thomas on Marvel’s Robert E. Howard related titles.
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“A King comes riding”   Page 7
Writer: Roy Thomas
Artist: Ross Andru
Inker: Wally Wood
Letterer: Sam Rosen

Once, Kull roamed the hills of untamed Atlantis. Now he sits the throne of ancient, decadent Valusia. And who can truly say which holds the more hidden terror?
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“The Shadow Kingdom”   Page 28
Writer: Roy Thomas
Artist: Marie Severin
Inker: John Severin
Letterer: Sam Rosen

Within the city of Wonders itself, the deadly Serpent-Men Strike! And only Kull and Brule the Spear-Slayer may hope to stand against them. REH’s tale of tales.
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“The Valley of the Worm”   Page 51
Writers: Gerry Conway & Roy Thomas
Artist: Gil Kane
Inker: Ernie Chan
Letterer: John Costanza

His name was Niord – and, in a world now long forgotten, he fought the most dreaded monster of all, in the name of justice – and revenge.
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“King Kull”   Page 80
Writer: Fred Blosser
Artist: Roy G. Krenkel
Inker: Roy G. Krenkel

Better late than never! Fred Blosser’s review of the thrill-fraught paperback which restored Kull to his full glory
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Collectible Entertainment comment: There is no finer entertainment than the vintage black and white graphic magazines of the 70’s with their epic story-lines and their incredible art and inks. Most especially, Savage Tales, Savage Sword of Conan. Conan the Savage, Conan Saga, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Rampaging Hulk, Dracula Lives, The Haunt of Horror, The Planet of the Apes, Monsters Unleashed, Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu, Doc Savage, Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction, The Legion of Monsters, and Tales of the Zombie… among a few others. Very highly recommended. Search them out and enjoy!

Magazine is bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

Publisher: Magazine Management Co., Inc, / Curtis / Marvel
Publication Date: May 1975
Format: BW, 84 pages, Mag, 10.75″ x 8.15″
UPC: None Stated

Collectible Entertainment note: Magazine is in Fine + condition.  Very Nice!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Kull, Red Sonja, Solomon Kane and/or Sword & Sorcery collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Very Highly Recommended!

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