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Conan the Barbarian - T82 p9
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28 x 42 cm (11.02 x 16.54 in.)
Added on 9/10/25
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In this page from "The Sorceress of the Swamp!", Neth-at invites Conan to ride with his band of peaceful outlanders through the perilous Viper's Head -- an offer Conan accepts, despite the tension it carried moments before. As they travel, Neth-at explains how the sinister sorcerer Toroa has twisted the once-harmonious region into a place of fear and darkness, forging an uneasy alliance on the road to rebellion. Ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15". Tear on left edge into final panel, heavy creasing/wrinkling in top left corner of page, creasing across page in top and bottom tiers, tape residue staining on top/bottom edges, light toning, smudging, page number paste-up, stripped-in text held by tape on the back in Panel 1, production oil staining in image area, blue pencil editorial marks, trimmed edges, and handling wear. In Good condition.
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- Conan et la sorcière des marais
- Arédit
- 11/1982
- Interior page
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About Howard Chaykin
Howard V. Chaykin was born in Newark in 1950. Chaykin started his career in comics as an assistant to Gil Kane. Working in the studio of Wallace Wood, he made his debut with the western 'Shattuck' in Overseas Weekly in cooperation with Nicola Cuti. He also assisted Gray Morrow and Neal Adams.
From the early 1970s, Chaykin worked as a freelancer for publishers like Marvel, DC, Warren and Atlas. He started out drawing stories for publications like Marvel Spotlight and Marvel Premiere, working with characters like 'Solomon Kane' and 'Monark Startalker'. In 1974, he created 'Cody Starbuck' for the Star Reach review.
In Heavy Metal, he proved himself one of the best authors of science fiction graphic novels. Chaykin pioneered the graphic novel in the USA with 'The Stars my Destination', 'The Swords of Heaven' and 'Flowers from Hell'. In 1977, prior to the movies, he drew the first 'Star Wars' comics with scripts by Roy Thomas for Marvel, which were a very big hit.
In 1983, he created the hit seies 'American Flagg!' over at First Comics. Among his best known comics are his DC works 'The Shadow' (1986) and 'Blackhawk' (1988), and his post-modern graphic novel 'Time2' at First Comics (1987), in which he could endulge his love for jazz and New York. In 1988, he created the erotic 'Black Kiss'.
Text (c) Lambiek
