Conan the Barbarian #85 (1978) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Swords Against Stygia!	cover	1	pencils: John Buscema; inks: Ernie Chan; letters: Danny Crespi	Conan; Zula
1	Of Swordsmen and Sorcerers	comic story	17	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Ernie Chan; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Joe Rosen	Conan; Zula (origin)
2	-	letters page	2	script: Roy Thomas

Collection	Year
Conan Saga #92	1994	On eBay ›
The Dance of the Skull and Other Stories ISBN 1-59307-636-3; 978-1-59307-636-8	2007	On eBay ›

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