Publishers / Marvel / Conan the Barbarian (1970) / #7
7July 1971
$0.15

Conan the Barbarian #7

Marvel · July 1971 · on sale 1971-04-27

First appearance: Thoth-Amon
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Identification plate

Series
Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
July 1971
Key date
1971-07-00
On-sale date
1971-04-27
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 Thoth-Amon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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
0In the Coils of the Man-Serpent!cover1pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith; inks: Barry Windsor-Smith; letters: Sam RosenConan
1The Lurker Withincomic story19script: Roy Thomas, Robert E. Howard; pencils: Barry Smith; inks: Buscema, Adkins; colors: Mimi Gold; letters: Sam RosenConan, Thoth-Amon First
2-letters page2script: Roy Thomas

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Giant-Size Conan #41975On eBay ›
Conan Classic #71994On eBay ›
Essential Conan #1
ISBN 0-7851-0751-7		2000On eBay ›
Conan Saga #31987On eBay ›
Conan [Stan Lee Presents the Complete Marvel Conan the Barbarian / Stan Lee Presents Conan the Barbarian] #3 (11694)
ISBN 0-441-11694-9		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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