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Marvel Treasury Edition, #4 Regular Edition

Published: [June] 1975

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Story Featuring Conan

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As noted in Roy Thomas' intro, the cover is taken from a Gorblimey Press portfolio and the artwork is copyrighted in the indicia to Gorblimey Press.

An Informal History of the Thomas/Smith Conan

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"Comics is storytelling."

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Inside front cover and inside back cover includes caricatures of Roy Thomas and Barry Smith by Marie Severin and a Conan illo by Smith.

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Contents page includes a credit that reads: "With a special assist from Silvio Buscema." Ken Ashworth provided correction to the original source of the illustration was from Savage Tales #3 and not #2. (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7307)

Rogues in the House [Part One]

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"That's enough entertainment for this night, barbarian."

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Roy Thomas' editoral explains that this story was re-colored by Barry Windsor-Smith, with the assistance of Linda Lessmann. Thomas also notes that Smith re-inked a page "here and there" and Thomas re-wrote a line or two.

[Rogues in the House] Part Two: The Talons of Thak

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"Like a great brooding spider, the house of the Red Priest waits silently..."

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Part 2 of Rogues in the House. Roy Thomas' editoral explains that this story was re-colored by Barry Windsor-Smith, with the assistance of Linda Lessmann. Thomas also notes that Smith re-inked a page "here and there" and Thomas re-wrote a line or two.

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Updated map of Conan's world.

Red Nails

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"At a small pool, the woman reins in her weary steed..."

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As per "Still Waiting For The Absolute BWS Conan Volumes" in Spectrum Super Special #3 [2005], Smith reinked [including the 2 pages at the end of chapter one that Pablo Marcos originally inked for this story's previous B&W appearance in Savage Tales 2] the entire story, added additional details to splash page and elsewhere, and colored the story for its reprint here. Roy Thomas' editoral explains that he also re-wrote a line or two.

The Lurker from the Catacombs

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"The upper chambers of the time-lost city are empty."

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Roy Thomas' editoral explains that this story was re-colored by Barry Windsor-Smith, with the assistance of Linda Lessmann. Thomas also notes that Smith re-inked a page "here and there" and Thomas re-wrote a line or two.

He Comes from the Dark

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"Conan needs no guide back thru the labyrinth that is the city of Xuchotl."

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Roy Thomas' editoral explains that this story was re-colored by Barry Windsor-Smith, with the assistance of Linda Lessmann. Thomas also notes that Smith re-inked a page "here and there" and Thomas re-wrote a line or two.

Conan Unconquered

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Back cover. Cover shows lower half of this illustration. Image copyright Gorblimey Press.

To the Memory of Robert E Howard

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