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203February 1988
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Conan the Barbarian #203

Marvel · February 1988

First appearance: Anneka1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#203
Publication date
February 1988
Key date
1988-02-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Anneka - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Geof Isherwood; inks: Geof IsherwoodAnneka First, Conan, Thulsa Doom
1Wrath of the Necromancer!comic story22script: Jim Owsley, Val Semeiks; pencils: Val Semeiks; inks: Geof Isherwood; colors: George Roussos; letters: Janice ChiangConan; Kobe; Anneka; Shapur (corpse); Thulsa Doom
2-in-house column1pencils: Rod Ramos; inks: Rod RamosBob Budiansky
3-letters page1script: Mike Higgins, Pat Redding

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602498902

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #8
ISBN 978-1-302-93434-7		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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