Conan the Barbarian, #47
Published: February 1975
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The Goblins Strike at Midnight!
Characters
- Conan
- hobgoblins
Credits
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Tom Palmer
- Colors: Tom Palmer (uncertain)
- Letters: Danny Crespi
Kung Fu & Karate
"You'll be a master of self defense once you've completed our revolutionary new audiovisual home study course..."
Story Notes
Interior front cover.
Goblins in the Moonlight!
"Dead! The man's as mute and white as the snows of Aesgaard..."
Storyline
Setting: Western border wastelands. Conan saves Zoqqanor by fighting hobgoblins.
Characters
- Conan
- hobgoblins
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: John Buscema
- Inks: Dan Adkins
- Colors: Jean-Marie Borbouse
- Letters: John Costanza
- Letters: Joe Rosen (uncertain)
Story Notes
Part 2 of 6. Adapted from the Belmont novel "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox. Costanza lettering on pages 1,3-4 and 6-9. Rosen lettering on pages 2 and 5. INDEXER NOTE: Joe Rosen is not credited in this issue. (July 9, 2024)
Get It All Together
"When you get out of the service."
Stan Lee Presents with Pardonable Pride
"Pick up this pair of blockbusters at your local bookstore, or send directly to..."
Story Notes
Full page advertisement for The Origins of Marvel Comics (cloth bound and paper bound) and The Mighty Marvel Calendar for 1975 (spiral bound). The mail order coupon is addressed to Simon & Shuster in New York.
Make Money Sell Grit
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Story Notes
Mail coupon to Grit Publishing Co.
I'll Make You a Master of Karate
"Karate is the secret, Oriental art of self-defense..."
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"Live better...live more...have more fun!"
Shop by Mail (1)
Story Notes
Four pages full of non-novelty advertisements scattered throughout the comic book.
Conan's Parents - A Speculative Essay by Fred Blosser
"An Editorial Aside: At the last possible moment, a number of the later pages of this issue's Conan tale seem to have gone astray somewhere in the morass we call the U.S. Mail..."
Credits
- Script: Fred Blosser
- Script: Roy Thomas
Story Notes
Reprint of an essay from Howard Collector. Preceded by an "editorial aside" from Roy Thomas explaining the truncation of this issue's main story.
The Dawning
"An artistic conception of Conan as he might have appeared in his early teens..."
Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas (uncertain)
- Pencils: Tim Conrad
- Inks: Tim Conrad
- Colors: Glynis Oliver (uncertain)
Story Notes
Conan pinup.
The Hyborian Page
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
3 Dimensional Marvel Superheroes Action Scenes
Story Notes
Promotional advertisement for Marvel Superhero toys.
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Sanctuary!
"When the warrior-king Hamand conquered the ancient land of Cybernia..."
Characters
- Hamand
- Abarac
Credits
- Script: Wally Wood
- Pencils: Wally Wood
- Inks: Wally Wood
- Colors: Glynis Oliver (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
- Editing: Stan Lee
Story Notes
Due to Conan pages lost in the mail this story was reprinted as a filler.
Paeans and Self-Plaudits From the Pundits of Pandemonium!
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
Mighty Marvel Strikes Again!
"First, the Spectacular Spider-Man––next the Fabulous Fantastic Four––now, the power-packed Prince of Asgard..."
Characters
- Thor
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Chic Stone
Story Notes
Promotional advertisement tucked into the Bullpen Bulletins in-house section.
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Story Notes
Horizontal game advertisement in a vertical page format.
I'll Guide You Step by Step
"Into your own thriving business"
Story Notes
Interior back cover.
Ideal Presents the Continuing Adventures of Evel Knievel
Story Notes
Back cover.