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Savage Tales #2 – Featuring Conan The Barbarian       Magazine
Front Cover by: John Buscema

Table of Contents:

Red Nails                                                                                                          Page 5
Story by: Robert E. Howard
Writer: Roy Thomas
Artist: Barry Smith

Story (Spoilers!)
The city that time forgot! A tale of age-forgotten fears, and of shuddering horror birthed in a world of malevolent magic! The thrilling beginning of Conan’s most amazing adventures!

The Hyborian Rage                                                                                         Page 26
Text: Roy Thomas
Artist: Al Williamson

An ancient and hoary editorial scroll. The story of how the new Savage Tales came to be — and a shadowy glimpse of what the nameless future holds.

Robert E. Howard – Lone Star Fictioneer                                                      Page 29
Article by: Glenn Lord
Abridged by: Roy Thomas
Artists: Frank Brunner & George Barr

The strange yet factual saga of the man who created Conan and King Kull — or was it vice versa? From the forthcoming book The Last Celt.

Dark Tomorrow                                                                                                Page 34
Text: Gerry Conway
Artist: Gray Morrow
Inker: Gray Morrow

Story (Spoilers!)
Time… All the time in the world. How they all laughed when scientists predicted that ecological disaster would so strike the planet Earth. Time — there was plenty of time to repair the rapidly decaying environment… or so they thought. Unfortunately, time ran out — and a generation of children were born into a world gone quickly mad…

Cimmeria                                                                                                          Page 46
Writer: Robert E. Howard
Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith
Inker: Tim Conrad

Story (Spoilers!)
Robert E. Howard’s haunting poetic portrayal of Conan’s dark, brooding homeland — immortalized by the artistry of Barry Windsor-Smith.

The Coming of the Crusader                                                                          Page 52
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Joe Maneely

Story (Spoilers!)
Believer faces infidel, in the bitter war for the Holy Land. And out that holocaust arises a new sword-wielding hero.

A Probable Outline of Conan’s Career                                                          Page 58
Text: P. Schuyler Miller and John D. Clark
Artist: Barry Smith

Weird Tales illustrations courtesy of: Leo Margulies
Revealed at last: the full, unfettered life story of Conan the Barbarian! From his birth on a raging battlefield — to his ultimate fate!

The Skull of Silence                                                                                        Page 66
Writer: Roy Thomas
Artist: Berni Wrightson

Story (Spoilers!)
Into the shadow of death rides Kull the Conqueror. But will any who stand beside him ever ride forth again? Adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard; reprinted from Creatures on the Loose 10, plus the original unused cover by Berni Wrightson. (awesome…see scan).

Collectible Entertainment comment: There is no finer entertainment than the vintage black and white graphic magazines of the 70’s with their epic storylines 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, 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: Marvel Comics / Magazine Group / Curtis
Publication Date: October1973
Format: B&W, 76 pages, Mag, 10.75″ x 8.15″
UPC: None Stated

Collectible Entertainment note: Magazine is in Fine condition.  Nice!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Conan enthusiast and/or collector.  A very fun & entertaining read.  Very Highly Recommended.

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