Conan the Barbarian celebrates 300 Marvel issues with all-star special issue

Conan the Barbarian #25
(Image credit: Marvel Comics)

Conan is celebrati𒉰ng an anniversary at M💞arvel Comics. 

According to the publisher's math, the 25th issue of Conan the Barbarian's current series coincides with the 300th issue Marvel has published over the two er🧸as in which they've held the character's license, and Marvel is marking the occasion with a 40-page celebratory issue in September. 

by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith, based on Robert E. Howard's character.

With a main cover by Geoff Shaw, Septemb💞er 8's Conan the Barbarian #25 will feature several creative teams telling stories set in ꦑdistinct Conan eras. 

The issue will also feature several variant covers by notable artists, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's co-creator K𒁃evin Eastman, Peach Momoko, and the late comic book legend Alex Toth in what Marvel calls a "Hidden Gem" variant, all seen below along with a full look at Daniel Acuña's variant that pays homage to a certain famous Marvel cover. 

The main story which continues the current ongoing arc by writer Jim Zub and artist Corey Smith ꦕfeatures Conan's return to his sea-faring ways with the queen of the seas 𒁃herself, Bêlit.

"But – past, present, and future will collide in ways unexpected and strange!" reads Marvel's d𓂃escription.

"Conan on the high seas with Bêlit stands out as a golden run of the original series for me," 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查♚询:Zub told Newsarama a few months back, talking about what stands out for him as a highlight of the original Marvel sꦫeries.&nꦺbsp;

"She arrives in issue #58 and is a regular part of the cast until #100. That part of Conan's🅷 life is a montage in the original Robert E. Howard story 'Queen of the Black Coast,' but Roy Thomas and co. made it a vibrant and engaging period of high adventure for readers every month."

The special issue features three more stories, starting with an untold story from Conan's thieving Hyborian days titled 'Night of Oblivion' from writer Dan Slott and artist Marcos Martin. Then there's a story from writer Larry Hama about a "hot-headed young Barbarian," and finally a bookend story from writer Christopher Priest set in the King Conan era, as the 💮elder Conan "must defend his kingdom from the re-emergence of Wraarl, the Devourer Of Souls!"

"Like a lot of anniversary issues, it's a way for us to celebrate and exemplify the character's best q♎ualities while surprising readers with a couple of big twists," Zub told us in February about the special issue🐈. "It's the culmination of everything we've been building in the previous 12 issues and I'm pumped for readers to check it out."

September features anniversary celebrations by one of Marvel's youngest and oldest characters. In addition to Conan #25, Marvel will also celebrate the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:10th anniversary of Miles Morales.

Did Conan make Newsarama's list of the best new Marvel character to debut in 1970? Check out our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Yearbook - the 70s to find out.

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