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Conan the Barbarian #9 cover
Cover: Barry Smith

Conan the Barbarian #9

Sep 1971 · Marvel · 0.15 USD
📊 ~14,314 copies sold its debut month
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“The Garden of Fear”

In "The Garden of Fear," Conan and Jenna find themselves among a mountain tribe—only for Jenna to be taken by a winged creature, the last of its kind, who flees to a tower guarded by deadly, flesh-eating flowers. With his wits and a herd of woolly mammoths, Conan climbs the tower in a desperate bid to rescue her. Written by Roy Thomas and Robert E. Howard, with striking art by Barry Smith and inks by Sal Buscema, this 1971 Marvel classic features cover art by Barry Smith, capturing the tale’s eerie, primal tension.

writer Roy Thomas · writer Robert E. Howard · artist, colorist Barry Smith · inker Sal Buscema · colorist Mimi Gold · letterer Sam Rosen · cover Barry Smith

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writer Roy Thomas
artist, colorist Barry Smith
colorist Mimi Gold
letterer Sam Rosen
cover pencils, inks Barry Smith

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While Conan and Jenna are the guests of a primitive mountain tribe, Jenna is kidnapped by a mysterious winged creature. This creature is the last survivor of his race and takes Jenna to a tower surrounded by flesh-eating flowers. Conan uses a herd of woolly mammoths to scale the tower, kill the creature and save Jenna.

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