The Savage Sword of Kull Volume 1
Dark Horse Books
Year :
November 2010  
Book No. : ISBN-13: 9781595825933
Edition : 1st
Format : Trade Paperback (6.6 x 10.2 inches)
Pages : 448  pages
Cover art : Michael Whelan
From
KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #2 (July 1975)
Illustrations : See below 
      The Savage Sword of Kull Volume 1

Other editions: None
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Original Stories
"The Forbidden Swamp" (10 pages)
Script: Roy Thomas
Art: Marie Severin (pencils);  John Severin (inks)

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN ANNUAL #1 (Summer 1975).
"The Death Dance of Thulsa Doom" (19 pages)
Script: Roy Thomas
Art: Marie Severin (pencils);  John Severin (inks)

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN ANNUAL #1 (Summer 1975).
"Teeth of the Dragon" (26 pages)
Script: Gerry Conway
Art: Jess Jodoloman

Reprinted from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #2 (July 1975)
"The Omen in the Skull" (25 pages)
Script: Doug Moench
Art: Vincente Alcazar

Reprinted from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #3 (September 1975)
"When a Tiger Returns to Atlantis" (30 pages)
Script: Doug Moench
Art: Sonny Trinidad

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #9 (October 1975).
"Demon in a Silvered Glass" (55 pages)
Script: Doug Moench
Art: John Bolton

Reprinted from BIZARRE ADVENTURES #26 (May 1981).
"From Beyond the Grave" (8 pages)
Script: Chuck Dixon
Art: Geof Isherwood

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #119 (December 1985).
"Night of the Monkey" (8 pages)
Script: Chuck Dixon
Art: Geof Isherwood

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #120 (January 1986).
"In Pieces of Horror" (8 pages)
Script: Chuck Dixon
Art: Geof Isherwood

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #121 (February 1986).
"One Against All" (9 pages)
Script: Chuck Dixon
Art: Val Semeiks

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #122 (March 1986).
"Song of the Dead" (8 pages)
Script: Chuck Dixon
Art: Geof Isherwood

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #124 (May 1986).
"Trail of Blades" (8 pages)
Script: Chuck Dixon
Art: Geof Isherwood

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #125 (June 1986).
"The Kings Dream" (8 pages)
Script: Chuck Dixon
Art: 
Val Semeiks & Fraja Bator
Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #126 (July 1986).
"The Carrion Eaters" (8 pages)
Script: Chuck Dixon
Art: Pablo Marcos

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #127 (August 1986).

Articles
"An Atlantean in Aquilonia" by Glenn Lord (article, 4 pages)
Illustrations by John Severin and Ross Andru
Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #1 (August 1974).
"Chronicles of the Sword Part 2: The First Barbarian " by Lin Carter (article, 3 pages)
Illustrations by John Severin

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #3 (December 1974).
"King Kull: A Retrospective Review" by Fred Blosser (article, 2 pages)
Illustrated by Roy Krenkel

Reprinted from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #1 (May 1975)
"An Introduction to Kings of the Night" by Roy Thomas (1 page)
Illustration by David Wenzel
Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #42 (July 1979).
"Tiger of Atlantis" by Jim Neal (article, 4 pages)
Reprinted from MARVEL PREVIEW #19 (Summer 1979).
"Of Boltons and Barbarians" by Ralph Macchio
Introduction to
"Demon in a Silvered Glass."
Reprinted from BIZARRE ADVENTURES #26 (May 1981).











Contents
REH Graphic Adaptations
"The Skull of Silence" (7 pages, graphic adaptation)
Adapted by: Roy Thomas
Art: Berni Wrightson
First published in color in CREATURES ON THE LOOSE #10
Reprinted from SAVAGE TALES #2 (October 1973).
"The Beast from the Abyss" (10 pages, graphic adaptation)
Adapted from "Black Abyss" by REH and Lin Carter
Script: Steve Englehart
Art: Howard Chaykin (pencils); The Crusty Bunkers (inks)
The Crusty Bunkers consisted of Russ Heath, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, and Alan Weiss.
This was confirmed in THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN V1N4 letters page.

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #2 (October 1974).
"Kull of Atlantis" (8 pages)
A series of 16 illustrations with REH quotations from "Exile of Atlantis."
Art: Barry Smith 

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #3 (December 1974).
"A King Comes Riding"  (19 page story)
Contains a passage adapted from "The Hyborian Age"
Script: Roy Thomas
Art: Ross Andru (pencils);  Wally Wood (inks)

First published in color in KULL THE CONQUEROR #1 (June 1971).
Reprinted from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #1 (May 1975)
"The Shadow Kingdom" (19 page graphic adaptation)
Script: Roy Thomas
Art: Marie Severin (pencils);  John Severin (inks)

First published in color in KULL THE CONQUEROR #2 (September 1971).
Reprinted from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #1 (May 1975)
"The Hyborian Age, Chapter 1: The Pre-Cataclysmic Age" (6 pages)
Adapted from the essay "The Hyborian Age"
Script: Roy Thomas
Art: Walt Simonson

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #7 (August 1975).
"The Striking of the Gong" (9 pages, graphic adaptation)
Script: Roy Thomas
Art: Rick Hoberg (pencils); Bill Wray (inks); Marie Severin (Kull faces, uncredited)

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #23 (October 1977).
"The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune" (11 pages, graphic adaptation)
Script: Roy Thomas
Art: Mike Ploog

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #34 (October 1978).
"Kings of the Night" (18 pages, Part 1 of 2, graphic adaptation)
Script: Roy Thomas
Art: David Wenzel

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #42 (July 1979).
"Kings of the Night" (15 pages, Part 2 of 2, graphic adaptation)
Script: Roy Thomas
Art: David Wenzel

Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #43 (August 1979).
"Riders Beyond the Sunrise" by REH as completed by Lin Carter (33 pages, graphic adaptation)
Script: Roy Thomas
Art: Sal Buscema (pencils); Tony de
Zuñiga (inks)
Reprinted from MARVEL PREVIEW #19 (Summer 1979).
"Wizard and Warrior" (10 pages, graphic adaptation)
Adapted from the story by REH and Lin Carter
Script: Roy Thomas
Art: Alfredo Alcala
Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #55 (August 1980).

Covers, Portfolios and Pinups
Unused Berni Wrightson cover for TOWER OF SHADOWS #10 featuring "The Skull of Silence."
Reprinted from SAVAGE TALES #2 (October 1973).

Kull illustration by John Bolton
KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #1 cover by Michael Whelan
Reprinted from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #1 (May 1975)
Kull illustration by John Severin
Kull illustration by Don Maitz & Duffy Vohland
KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #2 cover by Michael Whelan
Reprinted from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #2 (July 1975)
Kull illustration by Neal Adams
KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #3 cover by Michael Whelan
Reprinted from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #3 (September 1975)
Kull illustration by John Severin
Kull illustration by Gene Day
Kull illustration by Roy G. Krenkel
Kull illustration by John Buscema
Kull illustration by Rudy Nebres
MARVEL PREVIEW #19 cover by Bob Larkin
Reprinted from MARVEL PREVIEW #19 (Summer 1979)
Kull illustration by Ernie Chan
"A Kull Portfolio" by Marie & John Severin (8 illustrations)
Reprinted from MARVEL PREVIEW #19 (Summer 1979).
King Kull & Brule, The Spear Sayer illustration by Alfredo Alcala
Introduction to King Kull and "Wizard and Warrior"
Reprinted from THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #55 (August 1980).
BIZARRE ADVENTURES #26 cover by John Bolton
Reprinted from BIZARRE ADVENTURES #26 (May 1981).
Kull illustration by John Bolton
Kull illustration by uncredited
Kull illustration by Gene Day
Kull illustration by Ernie Chan (2 pages)

Notes
Collection Editor: Patrick Thorpe
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