Are Robert E. Howard’s Conan and Marvel’s Conan considered different characters? 1 1

[Browns81]

First appearance of Conan is listed as Conan the Barbarian #1, though he debuted in Weird Tales, December 1932.

[lordbyroncomics]

They must be since Roy Thomas takes credit for "creating" Red Sonja, which is a Howard created character.

[seanfingh]

It's not different characters, it is different media. I don't care about or collect pulps. So I don't care about the first pulp appearance. I do think it is a super cool pulp, if you are into that kind of thing.

[Ken Aldred]

Same character.
 

For example, at least two comics interpretations of REH’s classic ‘Tower of the Elephant’; Roy Thomas at Marvel and Kurt Busiek at Dark Horse (originally).

Edited April 14, 2022 by Ken Aldred

[Senormac]

Don't some of the stories say   "Robert E. Howards Conan the Barbarian on the header ?

[aardvark88]

Thought Roy Thomas stated in Conan comics header 'adapted from the stories created by Robert E. Howard'? Not sure if there was such a header on page 1 of the 'Savage Sword of Conan' mags but probably in 'Savage Tales' Red Nails epic story with art by BWS.

[Ken Aldred]

Very common for a REH credit to be seen in early Bronze Age issues.

[Senormac]

Excellent example P.   

Those Buscema Conan's came out in the height of my comic fever youth.  Some were in the Marvel Stamp Book era. 

[Cat]

On 4/15/2022 at 12:54 AM, wisbyron said:

They must be since Roy Thomas takes credit for "creating" Red Sonja, which is a Howard created character.

Isn't REH's 'Red Sonya' and Thomas then created 'Red Sonja'? 

[shadroch]

Howards Red Sonja was a very different character that lived in a time and a world far from Conans, She would have fit in with Solomon Kane better than Conan.

[shadroch]

Roy Thomas is also credited with creating an evil villain named Sauron which, like his Red Sonja, has little to do with the original one.

[Senormac]

Those bastards !!  Rewriting history again !!