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4May 1974
$0.75

Savage Tales #4

Marvel · May 1974 · on sale 1974-04-02

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Series
Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
May 1974
Key date
1974-05-00
On-sale date
1974-04-02
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Neal AdamsConan
1-illustration2pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig RussellConan
2-table of contents1pencils: Neal AdamsConan
3-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Roy Thomas
4Night of the Dark Godcomic story21script: Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas; pencils: Gil Kane, Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams, Pablo Marcos, Frank McLaughlin, Vince Colletta; colors: Pablo Marcos; letters: John CostanzaConan; nameless fisherman; Mala; Hagfar (in flashback); Mala's mother (in flashback); Tostig; Thorfel the Fair; Vanir; nameless Mithra priest; Brogar (Pict chief); Picts; Yag-Kosha (in flashback); Man-Serpent (in flashback)
5Star-Crossed Swordstext article2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Al Williamson; inks: Al WilliamsonConan
6Jason and His Electric Argonautstext article6script: Roy Thomas, Erwin Stevenson
7-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
8Origin of the Crusader, Part 2comic story5pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; editing: Stan LeeCrusader [El Alemain]; Saladin (villain, introduction); Sir Guy De Montfort (villain, introduction); Richard the Lion-Hearted (introduction)
9The Hour of the Gnometext article5script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith, John Forte, Kelly Freas, Ed Emshwiller; inks: Barry Windsor-Smith, John Forte, Kelly Freas, Ed EmshwillerConan
10-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Roy Thomas
11The Dweller in the Darkcomic story16script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Barry Smith; inks: Barry Smith; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Sam RosenConan; Yulek; Queen Fatima; Yaila
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Romita; inks: John RomitaConan
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Ernie Chan

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