Publishers / Marvel / Conan the Barbarian (1970) / #30
30September 1973
$0.20

Conan the Barbarian #30

Marvel · September 1973 · on sale 1973-06-19

First appearance: AtalisFirst appearance: HildicoFirst appearance: ThannDeath of General Bakra of Akif1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#30
Publication date
September 1973
Key date
1973-09-00
On-sale date
1973-06-19
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of General Bakra of Akif - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

Death on record for: General Bakra of Akif, Munthassem Khan.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Devil-Beasts of Nergal!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Ernie Chan; letters: Gaspar SaladinoConan, Hildico First
1The Hand of Nergal!comic story19script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Ernie Chua; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John CostanzaAtalis First, General Bakra of Akif First, Conan, Hildico First, Munthassem Khan Death, Nergal First, Tammuz First, Thann First
2More Mirth-Inducing Memorabilia from Memo-Minded Marvel (Or: Savage Tales Is Alive and Well and Living in a Suburb Outside Cimmeria!)in-house column0.5letters: typeset
3-letters page1script: Roy Thomas

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Conan Saga #671992On eBay ›
The Shadow in the Tomb and Other Stories
ISBN 1-59307-175-2		2004On eBay ›
Conan #502008On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #2930 of 275#31 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q126630508 (Nergal), first-appearance property (CC0)

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