Publishers / Marvel / Conan the Barbarian (1970) / #86
86May 1978
$0.35

Conan the Barbarian #86

Marvel · May 1978 · on sale 1978-02-14

First appearance: Samantha Parrington1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#86
Publication date
May 1978
Key date
1978-05-00
On-sale date
1978-02-14
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860249805
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Samantha Parrington - 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
0The Devourer of the Dead!cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema; letters: Danny CrespiConan
1The Devourer of the Deadcomic story17script: Roy Thomas, Ed Summer; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Ernie Chan; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Joe RosenBêlit, Conan
2-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Irv Watanabe
3-in-house column1script: Stan LeeBruce Banner, Brunnhilde, Carol Danvers, Doctor Strange, Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Nighthawk, Samantha Parrington First, Norrin Radd, Kyle Richmond, Silver Surfer, Stephen Strange

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Conan Saga #921994On eBay ›
The Dance of the Skull and Other Stories
ISBN 1-59307-636-3; 978-1-59307-636-8		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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