shadroch Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I'd toss in the Conan tryout stories done before they had the rights to Conan. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STLSPIDEY Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 I'd toss in the Conan tryout stories done before they had the rights to Conan. What are those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I'd toss in the Conan tryout stories done before they had the rights to Conan. What are those? Chamber of Darkness 4, Starr the Slayer by Thomas and Smith The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STLSPIDEY Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 I'd toss in the Conan tryout stories done before they had the rights to Conan. What are those? Chamber of Darkness 4, Starr the Slayer by Thomas and Smith Thanks. I will have to look into those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 If you would like to behold a thing of absolute beauty I highly recommend picking up the Conan Red Nails original art archive. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genesis-West-Conan-Red-Nails-Original-Art-Archive-Volume-1-MINT-SEALED-/351173345263?hash=item51c38fffef:g:ljAAAOSwd4tUGjKz jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian48 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I'd toss in the Conan tryout stories done before they had the rights to Conan. What are those? Chamber of Darkness 4, Starr the Slayer by Thomas and Smith Thanks. I will have to look into those. There's only one tryout book. This is the one. The story was later reprinted in Conan #16, I believe. Starr the Slayer sure looks familiar, doesn't he? Albert Thurgood and The Lions Den 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordysnordy Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I'm working on a 1-100 run right now. I will have most of them from 39-100 very soon. It will take me a while to get 1-38 though. I just finished my raw run - took me years to get it done and it's pretty high grade. My big dilemma now is that I'm going to do a CGC run and I can't decide what grade to do. I'm think either 9.4 or 9.6 for issues 1-100 What does everybody think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian48 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 9.4 and 9.6 copies are very affordable compared to other titles, but if you're looking for a large [slabbed] run like that, it can get hugely expensive with resale value not being very high with this title. I'd stick with raw. I stuck with only key issues for my slabbed books and tried to stay at 9.6, but wounded up getting some 9.4s and 9.2s mainly because they were so cheap. I will eventually try to upgrade the 9.2s, but it's not high on my priority list right now. Regarding the older issues, despite the recent upswing in some auctions, it's a buyer's market in my opinion due to low popularity. Get it while it's still good because I think this title will eventually take off again one day. Especially if Hollywood can actually come up with a good movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I'm working on a 1-100 run right now. I will have most of them from 39-100 very soon. It will take me a while to get 1-38 though. I just finished my raw run - took me years to get it done and it's pretty high grade. My big dilemma now is that I'm going to do a CGC run and I can't decide what grade to do. I'm think either 9.4 or 9.6 for issues 1-100 What does everybody think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninanina Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Conan 275...final issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_Maul Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I no longer collect Conan, but I did keep these three issues because they're in really nice shape, especially the Annual which is flawless. (Disregard wavy lines which are light reflection off Mylar.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_Maul Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricprune Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Not a single mention of 14, first Elric? Joshua33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNYHUMAN Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 One of the best covers in the Conan run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 One of the best covers in the Conan run. agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 One of the best covers in the Conan run. agree! I've got a nice sketch of Conan from that same artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unca Ben Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 One of the best covers in the Conan run. agree! I've got a nice sketch of Conan from that same artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Case Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I have fond memories of this title and have similar experiences with other posters on here. It was the first title i collected actively but still being at school i could not afford to buy the early issues in high grade and had to settle for low grade copies which became very low grade copies because i read them to death, thats how much i enjoyed reading them. I have finally put a nice high grade run together with the key issues being all slabbed in 9.4 or better with the remainder in raw high grade. I also agree with another poster in that high grade 9.4 and 9.6 slabbed copies are very affordable compared to other well known titles of the same era. In fact there is a 9.4 white paged Conan #24 at auction right now which i would have bidded on myself if i did not already have a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAmazing R.J.S. Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Here are a few Conan keys you guys might like to see. First is the Overstreet 40th price guide variant issue done by JRJR not the best art but is very hard to find Next is the Marvelmania Magazine 2 the true 1st art cover done by Barry W. Smith 1st. prototype of Conan is always good to have And finally this has to be my favorite Conan cover of all time Nuff said ! KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordysnordy Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Here are a few Conan keys you guys might like to see. First is the Overstreet 40th price guide variant issue done by JRJR not the best art but is very hard to find Next is the Marvelmania Magazine 2 the true 1st art cover done by Barry W. Smith 1st. prototype of Conan is always good to have And finally this has to be my favorite Conan cover of all time Nuff said ! I Love this OSPG - it's on my list of books to get! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
