Summer Kickoff Comics & Toys 06'26
Lot 99:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Collection of Seven Curtis Magazines The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian Comic Magazines Issues No 1 through No 7
This collection consists of seven vintage comic magazines titled The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian published by Curtis Magazines, a subsidiary of Marvel Comics, between 1974 and 1975. The magazines are large-format black and white publications with an original cover price of 1.00 dollar. The lot includes the premiere issue, No. 1 from August 1974, featuring cover art signed by Boris Vallejo. Issue No. 2 from October 1974 features cover art attributed to Neal Adams and includes the stories Black Colossus and King Kull Blackmark. Issue No. 3 from December 1974 features a Boris Vallejo signed cover and contains Demon of the Summit. Issue No. 4 from February 1975 features a Boris Vallejo signed cover and the story Iron Shadows in the Moon. Issue No. 5 from April 1975 features a Boris Vallejo signed cover and the story Tree of Death. Issue No. 6 from June 1975 features cover art signed by Frank Brunner and Alex Nino with the story The Lurkers Below. Issue No. 7 from August 1975 features a Boris Vallejo signed cover and the story Citadel at the Center of Time. Each issue bears the Curtis logo, issue number, date, and price in the upper left corner.
Condition report:
The magazines are in ungraded, vintage condition with visible signs of wear consistent with age and use. All issues exhibit spine stress lines and minor color breaking. Issue No. 1 has a prominent horizontal crease across the center and a vertical crease near the spine. Issue No. 6 shows more significant wear, including spine fragility and chipping along the leading right-hand edge. General surface wear, blunted corners, and edge wear are present throughout the collection.
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