Conan the Barbarian, #40
Published: July 1974
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Issue Contents:
The Fiend from the Forgotten City!
Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Pencils: Rich Buckler
- Inks: Ernie Chan
- Letters: Danny Crespi
Story Notes
Pencils credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (29 August 2006); the original indexer credited ?.
The Fiend from the Forgotten City
Storyline
Setting: Desert and lost city of Ababenzzar. Conan fights a giant devil and saves Alonia (a.k.a goddess Ishtar).
Characters
- Conan
- Libro
- Oggar
- Tassgorian
- Hamarr
- Alonia [Ishtar]
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Script: Michael Resnick
- Pencils: Rich Buckler
- Inks: Jack Syracuse
- Colors: Linda Lessmann
- Letters: Omar Panosetti
Story Notes
Adapted from a plot by Michael Resnick. Resnick credit was later elaborated by Roy Thomas (2018, 233–37). As noted in the letters section of Conan # 44, story was originally intended for Giant-Size Conan # 1 when it was scheduled as a 35 cent title. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Reference: Thomas, Roy. 2018. *Barbarian Life: A Literary Biography of Conan the Barbarian, Volume One. *N.p.: Pulp Hero Press.
The Changeling!
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Linda Lessmann (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
- Editing: Stan Lee
Story Notes
One page edited from story.
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas (uncertain)
- Pencils: John Buscema
- Pencils: Herb Trimpe
- Inks: Ernie Chan
- Inks: Jack Abel
Story Notes
Includes Marvel Value Stamp # 31 (Modok).