Conan the Barbarian, #16
Published: July 1972
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Night of the Frost-Giants!
Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith
- Inks: Barry Windsor-Smith
- Colors: Barry Windsor-Smith
Story Notes
Coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005]
The End of the Skinny Body
"Another Joe Weider breakthrough"
Story Notes
Interior front cover.
The Frost Giant's Daughter
"The clangor of the swords has died away..."
Storyline
Setting: Snowy battlefield. Conan chases Atali across the snow, slays her two frost giant brothers, and catches her. Her father, Ymir then takes her from Conan.
Characters
- Conan
- Hymdul
- Horsa
- Niord
- Gorm
- Atali
- Frost Giants
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: Vince Faletti
- Inks: Vince Faletti
- Colors: Barry Windsor-Smith
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Adapted from the short story by Robert E. Howard; coloring credits acknowledged by Barry Windsor-Smith in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005] This story exists in several different versions. The original version was published in Savage Tales #1, 11 pages in black and white. The second version was published in Conan the Barbarian #16 with an extra splash page, in total 12 pages in color (with some nudity covered up). The third version was published in Savage Sword of Conan #1, 12 pages in black and white (original black-and-white version plus the extra splash page with ink washes applied).
Don't Be Half a Man!
"The insult that made a man out of 'Mac'"
Strategy & Tactics
"Want to know what it's like to fight in Vietnam?"
Wear the Badge of The Future in... Conservation
"Choose your exciting outdoor career..."
Free... Any 3 Stereo LPs or Any 1 Tape Shown Here
"With no obligation to buy anything ever!"
Story Notes
Centerspread advertisement.
The Sword and the Sorcerers!
"By all the gods of the great abyss!"
Storyline
Setting: Zardath. In this early prototype of Conan, Starr the Slayer kills a Wizard, then travels to the present and kills his writer.
Characters
- Trull the Wizard
- Morro
- Starr the Slayer
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: Vince Faletti
- Inks: Vince Faletti
- Colors: Barry Windsor-Smith
- Letters: Omar Panosetti (uncertain)
Story Notes
Smith recolored story, as noted in the letters page.
Shop by Mail (1)
Story Notes
Full page of non-novelty advertisements in separate areas of the comic book.
Story Notes
Roy Thomas is referred to in the third person in the letter response to Jeffrey May. Therefore Roy Thomas does not have a credit for script. Special Surprise Note; letters from Tom Steinke and Jeffrey May.
Market Place
Story Notes
Full page of non-novelty advertisements.
Boys! Earn $1 to $6 a Week - Sell Grit in Your Spare Time
"Dad, how can I make some extra money?"
Story Notes
Mail coupon addressed to Grit Publishing Co. in Williamsport, PA.
These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You
"When you train at home with NASD for a high pay job in drafting!"
Incredible, Inedible Info to Stun Your Six Senses and Soothe Your Secret Soul!
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
Story Notes
Items; Stan Lee's Soapbox; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
The Hyborian Age of Conan
Credits
- Pencils: Vince Faletti
- Inks: Vince Faletti
Hey Kids! Put Me On!
"I'm the one and only Hush Puppies® T-shirt."
3 Complete Fishing Outfits
Story Notes
Interior back cover.
If You Had Mailed This Coupon a Year Ago...
"Perhaps your salary would be up too!"
Story Notes
Back cover.