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Conan the Barbarian, #47 British

Published: February 1975

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Issue Contents:
The Goblins Strike at Midnight!

Story Featuring Conan

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Goblins in the Moonlight!

Story Featuring Conan

"Dead! The man's as mute and white as the snows of Aesgaard..."

Storyline

Setting: Western border wastelands. Conan saves Zoqqanor by fighting hobgoblins.

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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)

Sanctuary!

"When the warrior-king Hamand conquered the ancient land of Cybernia..."

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Story Notes

Due to Conan pages lost in the mail this story was reprinted as a filler.

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..."

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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

Story Featuring Conan

"An artistic conception of Conan as he might have appeared in his early teens..."

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Story Notes

Conan pinup.

The Hyborian Page

Letter Column Featuring The Hyborian Page

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Ideal Presents the Continuing Adventures of Evel Knievel
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Back cover.

I'll Guide You Step by Step

"Into your own thriving business"

Story Notes

Interior back cover.

Now! All Full Scale Battle Games Processed in 48 Hours
Story Notes

Horizontal game advertisement in a vertical page format.

Mighty Marvel Strikes Again!

"First, the Spectacular Spider-Man––next the Fabulous Fantastic Four––now, the power-packed Prince of Asgard..."

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Story Notes

Promotional advertisement tucked into the Bullpen Bulletins in-house section.

Paeans and Self-Plaudits From the Pundits of Pandemonium!
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Never finished high school?

"Now you can get a diploma without going back."

3 Dimensional Marvel Superheroes Action Scenes
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Promotional advertisement for Marvel Superhero toys.

Shop by Mail
Story Notes

Four pages full of non-novelty advertisements scattered throughout the comic book.

Shop Right Here For Amazing Bargains

"Live better...live more...have more fun!"

These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given To You!

"When you train at home with us for a high pay job in drafting"

I'll Make You a Master of Karate

"Karate is the secret, Oriental art of self-defense..."

Make Money Sell Grit

"Over 30,000 salesmen make money each week and win neat prizes regularly without risking a penny."

Story Notes

Mail coupon to Grit Publishing Co.

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.

Get It All Together

"When you get out of the service."

Kung Fu & Karate

"You'll be a master of self defense once you've completed our revolutionary new audiovisual home study course..."

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Interior front cover.