The All time Sword and Sorcery thread 1 1

[Macedoniagreece]

On 8/13/2021 at 12:19 AM, ganni said:

Back to the muscle bound male and the scanty dress female....sword & sorcery formula

Compared to some of the Conan mags she is over dressed. 😆

[Macedoniagreece]

Dr. Druid! 

[Jeffro.]

No Claw the Unconquered yet?

 

[Macedoniagreece]

On 8/13/2021 at 8:02 AM, Jeffro. said:

No Claw the Unconquered yet?

 

Wow. Forgot about CLAW

[Zonker]

Yeah, from what I recall, Claw started out as a blatant Conan me-too, right down to the artwork by Ernie Chan.  But towards the end of the run it morphed into a more cosmic, inter-dimensional fantasy, with some very early Keith Giffen artwork.  Might be worth a re-read.  

Edited August 13, 2021 by Zonker

[Macedoniagreece]

[namisgr]

On 8/12/2021 at 8:36 PM, ganni said:

Following the other bronze age period 70'-84' to slip this in

Yep.  Overstreet at least used to consider '85 as the cutoff between Bronze and Copper ages (I haven't bought a guide in a while, and so don't know if they still do), and that's what I like to use for placing sales threads on the Boards.

Another favorite Barry Smith Conan cover.  The interior art is spectacular, too.

[Macedoniagreece]

On 8/13/2021 at 9:28 AM, namisgr said:

Yep.  Overstreet at least used to consider '85 as the cutoff between Bronze and Copper ages (I haven't bought a guide in a while, and so don't know if they still do), and that's what I like to use for placing sales threads on the Boards.

Another favorite Barry Smith Conan cover.  The interior art is spectacular, too.

One of my favorite Conan covers

[Macedoniagreece]

Ok

By the power of Gray skull!!!! 

 

[Macedoniagreece]

This 3 issue mini run was amazing

Edited August 13, 2021 by Macedoniagreece

[grendelbo]

[Jeffro.]

Also, Dagar the Invincible from Gold Key

[Jeffro.]

[Jeffro.]

Mighty Samson is probably pushing the definition of S&S but it did touch on some elements at times

Edited August 13, 2021 by Jeffro.

[Macedoniagreece]

On 8/13/2021 at 11:54 AM, Jeffro. said:

Also, Dagar the Invincible from Gold Key

Nice

[Macedoniagreece]

TOR! 

[OtherEric]

On 8/10/2021 at 12:39 PM, Macedoniagreece said:

My favorite What if issue 

And possibly the first appearance of Crom ? 

 

 

Not even close.  The comic contents of Out of this World Adventures #1 are identical to Out of this World #1; according to the GCD they both hit the stands April 15, 1950.  Going with Out of this Adventures because that's the one I have a copy of; interior page is from the copy at Digital Comic Museum:

[Macedoniagreece]

On 8/13/2021 at 12:44 PM, OtherEric said:

Not even close.  The comic contents of Out of this World Adventures #1 are identical to Out of this World #1; according to the GCD they both hit the stands April 15, 1950.  Going with Out of this Adventures because that's the one I have a copy of; interior page is from the copy at Digital Comic Museum:

Oh wow. 

A Crom barbarian. 

Although besides the name... They aren't the same.

But who am I to say 

[OtherEric]

On 8/13/2021 at 9:50 AM, Macedoniagreece said:

Oh wow. 

A Crom barbarian. 

Although besides the name... They aren't the same.

But who am I to say 

They really aren't.  But I thought it was a funny lead-in, and the book genuinely is one of the earliest Sword & Sorcery comics.  Gardner Fox is liberally borrowing from Conan here, to put it nicely.

[Chaykin Stevens]