Conan the Barbarian, #22 British
Published: January 1973
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Issue Contents:
The Shadow of the Vulture!
Characters
- Conan
- Vulture
Credits
- Pencils: Vince Faletti
- Inks: Vince Faletti
- Colors: Vince Faletti
- Letters: Barry Windsor-Smith (uncertain)
Story Notes
coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005]
Muscles in Only 35 Days!
Featuring Mr. Universe in 35 Days; The Bodybuilding Center
"Hey! I need 250 skinny guys!"
Story Notes
Interior front cover.
The Coming of Conan!
"Apologia: due to circumstances beyond our (or even Croms) control, we are unable to bring you the Conan story originally scheduled for this issue and proclaimed on our cover!"
Storyline
Setting: Vanaheim, Conan battles at Vanaheim and sees his future. Tara returns to her dimension
Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: Vince Faletti
- Inks: Dan Adkins
- Letters: Sam Rosen
- Editing: Stan Lee
Surprise Coin Packet
"Collect coins...the hobby road to riches"
Shop By Mail
Story Notes
Non-novelty advertisement pages throughout the comic book.
Irrelevant Info and Inane Items, Illustrated and Inscribed by an Infinite Number of Monkeys!
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
Story Notes
Includes a slim horizontal house ad for Supernatural Thrillers #2 featuring The Invisible Man.
Never Finished High School?
"Now you can get a diploma without going back"
Special Hyborian Page Pin-Up!
Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas (uncertain)
- Pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith
- Inks: Barry Windsor-Smith
- Colors: Barry Windsor-Smith
- Letters: Morrie Kuramoto (uncertain)
Story Notes
The Hyborian Page explains the deadline error of the entire issue and to ease the disappointment to readers, this issue provides "a full-page phantasmagoria pin-up" by Barry Windsor-Smith created two to three years prior, and as a warm up to the upcoming launch of the Conan series.
The Adventures of Corgi® Boy
"It all started when I was driving my Corgi Surtees TS9 Formula 1 racer along the African coast..."
Story Notes
Horizontal advertisement in a vertical format.
The Terrific Ten
"Saturday morning, and Adam and Eve are talking over what to do..."
Storyline
Ad for the Saturday morning cartoons from NBC.
Characters
- Adam
- Evy
- Pink Panther
- Underdog
- The Jetsons
- The Houndcats
- The Roman Holidays
- The Barkleys
- Sealab 2020
- Runaround
- Around the World in Eighty Days
- Talking With A Giant
"Special Announcement: Well, it finally happened!"
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Pencils: Gene Colan
- Pencils: Marie Severin
- Inks: Frank Giacoia
- Inks: Vince Colletta
- Inks: Marie Severin
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
- Letters: Sam Rosen
Story Notes
The letters page is reserved this month to provide a lengthy explanation as to why this issue was a reprint of issue #1. Includes a house ad for Monster Madness #1 and Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.
Hey Fellow! Which Would You Rather Have...Neat Prizes...or Extra Spending Money?
"Here's an amazingly easy plan that gives you both"
Story Notes
Mail order coupon to Grit Publishing Co. in Williamsport, PA.
Train At Home to be a Veterinary Assistant
"Men! Women! Help those who can't help themselves!"
Eat the Foods You Love – And Still Lose Weight!
Featuring Slim-Pak Plan
"Now for the first time..."
Story Notes
Advertisement for the weight loss program Slim-Pak! Mail order coupon to Northwestern in Los Angeles, CA.
These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given To You
"Coast-to-coast shortage of trained draftsmen opens thousands big salary jobs for beginners!"
Story Notes
Interior back cover.
Chopcycles
"Rip-snortin' 3-wheeled sizzlers-powered racing machines."
Story Notes
Back cover.