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Cover: José Delbo & Mark Texeira

Conan the Barbarian #226

Dec 1989 · Marvel · 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

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“The Shade in the Shadow”

Conan leaps into the fray on this December 1989 cover — sword raised high and shield in hand, his muscular frame dominating the composition as armored soldiers and a snarling great cat surge around him in the chaos below. The tagline promises something genuinely intriguing: "The Lion of Cimmeria meets the Panther of Bast!!", hinting at a clash of mythic proportions amid the flames and figures visible in the background. Cover pencils by José Delbo and inks by Mark Texeira give the scene a fierce, kinetic energy that fits perfectly into Conan's long-running Marvel saga.

writer Gerry Conway · artist José Delbo · inker Mark Texeira · colorist George Roussos · letterer Agustin Más · cover José Delbo, Mark Texeira

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Full credits

writer Gerry Conway

artist José Delbo

inker Mark Texeira

colorist George Roussos

letterer Agustin Más

cover pencils José Delbo

cover inks Mark Texeira

Reprints

Reprinted in Conan Le Barbare #7 (1990), Conan #11/1998 (1998), Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #9 (2022), Conan #32

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