*Marvel: In 1970, Marvel tried something risky and different, quite aside from their familiar super-hero stable; at the urging of writer Roy Thomas, they put out a sword & sorcery title adapting the Robert E. Howard stories of Conan the Barbarian, and, bucking the trend, it was smash hit – thanks in no small part to the illustration of Barry (not-yet-Windsor) Smith, a talented young British artist who gave the most famous Cimmerian of all grace and feral power, filling Conan’s world with mystery, menace, and beauty as monsters and maidens competed for our hero’s attentions. Conan’s first series at Marvel ran 275 issues and multitudinous specials and spin-offs, and after a long sojourn over at Dark Horse, he’s back! To celebrate, we release probably the nicest copy of Conan #1 we’ve seen since its original release; this VF/NM beauty has luminous cover colours, sharp corners, tight staples, cream interior pages, and… just everything in the right place. This cents copy of Conan #1 is VF/NM, on sale at £300. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD