Savage Sword of Conan

Savage Sword of Conan
Cover of The Savage Sword of Conan #1 (Aug. 1974). Art by Boris Vallejo
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date	August 1974 – July 1995
No. of issues	235
Main character(s)	List Conan Red Sonja King Kull Solomon Kane
Creative team
Written by	List Roy Thomas Michael Fleisher Don Kraar Larry Yakata Chuck Dixon
Penciller(s)	List John Buscema Esteban Maroto Gil Kane Neal Adams Dick Giordano Ernie Chan Frank Brunner Carmine Infantino Mike Vosburg Val Mayerik Gary Kwapisz Rudy Nebres Mike Docherty
Inker(s)	List Alfredo Alcala Sonny Trinidad Pablo Marcos Tony DeZuniga Danny Bulanadi
Editor(s)	Roy Thomas

The Savage Sword of Conan is a black-and-white magazine-format comic book series published beginning in 1974 by Curtis Magazines, an imprint of American company Marvel Comics, and then later by Marvel itself.^[1] Savage Sword of Conan starred Robert E. Howard's most famous creation, Conan the Barbarian, and has the distinction of being the longest-surviving title of the short-lived Curtis imprint.

As a "magazine", Savage Sword of Conan did not have to conform to the Comics Code Authority, making it a publication of choice for many illustrators. It soon became one of the most popular comic series of the 1970s and is now considered a cult classic. Roy Thomas was the editor and primary writer for the series' first few years (until issue 60), which featured art by illustrators such as Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Pablo Marcos, and Walter Simonson. Painted covers were provided by such artists as Earl Norem, Bob Larkin, Joe Jusko, and Boris Vallejo.

Savage Sword of Conan was published under the Curtis imprint until issue 60, when it became part of the Marvel Magazine Group. Stories from the comic were reprinted in the Marvel UK title of the same name.^[2] The original run of Savage Sword of Conan ran until issue #235 (July 1995).

Marvel Comics reacquired the publishing rights in 2018, and started a new run of Savage Sword of Conan collected editions beginning in February 2019. In 2022, Titan Comics acquired the license to reprint the magazine in new collected editions.

In April 2019, Marvel also started a new run of Savage Sword of Conan with new material. This title ran for 12 issues until February 2020.