Publishers / Marvel / Conan the Barbarian (1970) / #6
6June 1971
$0.15

Conan the Barbarian #6

Marvel · June 1971 · on sale 1971-03-23

First appearance: JennaFirst appearance: HajiiFirst appearance: Fafnir HellhandDeath of Fafnir Hellhand
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Identification plate

Series
Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
June 1971
Key date
1971-06-00
On-sale date
1971-03-23
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Fafnir Hellhand, Hajii, Night-God.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Devil-Wings Over Shadizar!cover1pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith; inks: Barry Windsor-Smith; letters: Sam RosenConan, Hajii First, Jenna First
1Devil-Wings over Shadizarcomic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Barry Smith; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Mike StevensConan, Fafnir Hellhand First, Hajii First, Jenna First, Maldiz First, Night-God First, Nubion First
2-in-house column0.4letters: typeset
3Hints of Hilarious Hi-Jinx and Homogeneous Happenings Happily Harvested for Heroes Like You!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Morrie Kuramoto

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Giant-Size Conan #31975On eBay ›
Conan Classic #61994On eBay ›
Essential Conan #1
ISBN 0-7851-0751-7		2000On eBay ›
Conan Saga #21987On eBay ›
Conan [Stan Lee Presents the Complete Marvel Conan the Barbarian / Stan Lee Presents Conan the Barbarian] #2 (11693)
ISBN 0-441-11692-2		1978On eBay ›
Tower of the Elephant and Other Stories
ISBN 1-59307-016-0		2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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