King-Size Conan #1
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 3:37 am
Celebrating 50 years of Conan comics!
KING-SIZE CONAN #1 (February 2021)
By Roy Thomas & Steve McNiven
APPEARANCES:
Conan, Cimmerians, Aesir (inc Olav, Yorn, Ferga), Vanir (inc Gondur), Aquilonian army
SYNOPSIS:
The battle of Venarium is over. Conan surveys the burning fort while other Cimmerians celebrate with wine. Conan grabs a cloak. Later, while exploring past Cimmeria, Conan meets some Aesir who hires him to help them fight the Vanir. They travel to meet their boss Olav, but see they’re already under attack (new). Conan kills Gondur (repeats COB 1) before finding Olav on the other side of a hill. Conan prepares to leap into the battle (new).
NOTE:
Both Olav and Gondur previously appeared in COB 1, and the conversation between Conan and Gondur here is repeated from there.
It’s revealed that Conan’s horned helmet was his “far-wandering” grandfather’s.
2nd Story:
By Kurt Busiek & Pete Woods
APPEARANCES:
Conan, Eleutreus (a wizard), Redilos, Artra (both wizardry students), Zamorans
FLASHBACK:
Recap of COB 7, no new information.
SYNOPSIS:
In Arenjun, two wizardry students try and fail to hire Conan to bodyguard them as they conjure a demon. That night Conan goes to where the wizards said they’d be to find them dead and dying. Conan takes an amulet from them and leaves to sell it for drinking money.
NOTE:
COB 7 was not that long ago, and Conan hopes to never meet another Son of Set, so before CO:SWAR 1-4. Frustratingly, Conan notices the Tower of the Elephant here, which was destroyed in COB 4. As noted, there’s a recap flashback to COB 7, so we can’t be before COB 4. I’ll just assume Conan noticed a different landmark.
3rd Story:
By Chris Claremont & Roberto de la Torre
APPEARANCES:
Conan, Turanian army, Hyrkanian nomads
SYNOPSIS:
Conan is a mercenary working for the Turanian army. They fight some Hyrkanian nomads and win, and Conan chats with a girl as she dies.
NOTE:
Conan joins the Turanian army as a mercenary in COB 19, and start fighting with them regularly by COB 25. It ooks like between COB 31 & 32-FB is the best spot for this.
4th Story:
By Kevin Eastman
APPEARANCES:
Conan, raiders, villagers, merchants
SYNOPSIS:
In Corinthia, Conan is injured by raiders and falls down a waterfall. He’s found by villagers who nurse him back to health. Later, Conan leaves to find a deer so the villagers can feast, but when he returns everyone has been killed. He hunts the raiders that did it, eventually killing them all.
NOTE:
At a time when Conan is in or near Corinthia, obviously. He’s also described as young, but that’s objective; we don’t know how old the raider leader is. Right before COB 52 looks good, because he’s in the area.
5th Story:
By Steven S. DeKnight & Jesus Saiz
APPEARANCES:
Conan, Bêlit & her Black Corsairs (inc N’Yaga, M’Gora), an ancient wood being
SYNOPSIS:
Conan, Bêlit and the Black Corsairs sail upon a massive ship. They board it and find strange, terrifying carvings. They go deeper into the ship and find mountains of treasure, but are attacked by the animated carvings. As they fight an ancient wood creature greets them, claiming to know Conan. Conan attacks and sets the thing on fire. As it dies it thanks Conan for killing it, having already lived for far too long. IN a gesture of gratitude it shows Conan the future. Later, Bêlit asks Conan what he saw; he says many adventures with her at his side. After she falls asleep he thinks it’s best he not tell her the rest and to focus on the present.
NOTE:
Conan thinks to himself that he doesn’t like the sea, so this is likely early-ish in his time with Bêlit. Also, the art is fantastic.
Chronologies!
BELIT/BÊLIT
……
COB 71
SAVSCO 86/2
*KSCO /5
COB 72
……
CONAN
……
SAVSCO 6/2
*KSCO (1 - 4)
COA 1 (22)
COB 235 (23)
COB 236-FB
COB 236
COB 237
COB 238-FB
COB 238
COB 239
COB 240 (1 - 16)-FB
COB 201-FB
SAVSCO 83/2
SAVSCO 219/2-FB
COA 2 (1 - 3:2)
SAVT 4 (4:5 - 4:7)-FB
COB 211-FB
COA 2 (3:3 - 23)
COB:EXODUS (1 - 3)
COB 31-FB
SAVSCO 182/2
*KSCO (5 - 9:1)
*COB 1 (1 - 2)
*KSCO (9:4 - 10)
*COB 1 (3 - 20)
COB 2
……
COB 7
*KSCO /2
CO:SWAR 1-FB
……
COB 31
*KSCO /3
COB 32-FB
……
SAVSCO 227/3
*KSCO /4
COB 52
……
COB 71
SAVSCO 86/2
*KSCO /5
COB 72
…..
GONDUR
KSCO-OP
{COB 1}
M'GORA
……
COB 71
*KSCO /5
COB 73
……
N'YAGA
……
COB 70
*KSCO /5
COB 72
……
OLAV
KSCO
{COB 1}
KING-SIZE CONAN #1 (February 2021)
By Roy Thomas & Steve McNiven
APPEARANCES:
Conan, Cimmerians, Aesir (inc Olav, Yorn, Ferga), Vanir (inc Gondur), Aquilonian army
SYNOPSIS:
The battle of Venarium is over. Conan surveys the burning fort while other Cimmerians celebrate with wine. Conan grabs a cloak. Later, while exploring past Cimmeria, Conan meets some Aesir who hires him to help them fight the Vanir. They travel to meet their boss Olav, but see they’re already under attack (new). Conan kills Gondur (repeats COB 1) before finding Olav on the other side of a hill. Conan prepares to leap into the battle (new).
NOTE:
Both Olav and Gondur previously appeared in COB 1, and the conversation between Conan and Gondur here is repeated from there.
It’s revealed that Conan’s horned helmet was his “far-wandering” grandfather’s.
2nd Story:
By Kurt Busiek & Pete Woods
APPEARANCES:
Conan, Eleutreus (a wizard), Redilos, Artra (both wizardry students), Zamorans
FLASHBACK:
Recap of COB 7, no new information.
SYNOPSIS:
In Arenjun, two wizardry students try and fail to hire Conan to bodyguard them as they conjure a demon. That night Conan goes to where the wizards said they’d be to find them dead and dying. Conan takes an amulet from them and leaves to sell it for drinking money.
NOTE:
COB 7 was not that long ago, and Conan hopes to never meet another Son of Set, so before CO:SWAR 1-4. Frustratingly, Conan notices the Tower of the Elephant here, which was destroyed in COB 4. As noted, there’s a recap flashback to COB 7, so we can’t be before COB 4. I’ll just assume Conan noticed a different landmark.
3rd Story:
By Chris Claremont & Roberto de la Torre
APPEARANCES:
Conan, Turanian army, Hyrkanian nomads
SYNOPSIS:
Conan is a mercenary working for the Turanian army. They fight some Hyrkanian nomads and win, and Conan chats with a girl as she dies.
NOTE:
Conan joins the Turanian army as a mercenary in COB 19, and start fighting with them regularly by COB 25. It ooks like between COB 31 & 32-FB is the best spot for this.
4th Story:
By Kevin Eastman
APPEARANCES:
Conan, raiders, villagers, merchants
SYNOPSIS:
In Corinthia, Conan is injured by raiders and falls down a waterfall. He’s found by villagers who nurse him back to health. Later, Conan leaves to find a deer so the villagers can feast, but when he returns everyone has been killed. He hunts the raiders that did it, eventually killing them all.
NOTE:
At a time when Conan is in or near Corinthia, obviously. He’s also described as young, but that’s objective; we don’t know how old the raider leader is. Right before COB 52 looks good, because he’s in the area.
5th Story:
By Steven S. DeKnight & Jesus Saiz
APPEARANCES:
Conan, Bêlit & her Black Corsairs (inc N’Yaga, M’Gora), an ancient wood being
SYNOPSIS:
Conan, Bêlit and the Black Corsairs sail upon a massive ship. They board it and find strange, terrifying carvings. They go deeper into the ship and find mountains of treasure, but are attacked by the animated carvings. As they fight an ancient wood creature greets them, claiming to know Conan. Conan attacks and sets the thing on fire. As it dies it thanks Conan for killing it, having already lived for far too long. IN a gesture of gratitude it shows Conan the future. Later, Bêlit asks Conan what he saw; he says many adventures with her at his side. After she falls asleep he thinks it’s best he not tell her the rest and to focus on the present.
NOTE:
Conan thinks to himself that he doesn’t like the sea, so this is likely early-ish in his time with Bêlit. Also, the art is fantastic.
Chronologies!
BELIT/BÊLIT
……
COB 71
SAVSCO 86/2
*KSCO /5
COB 72
……
CONAN
……
SAVSCO 6/2
*KSCO (1 - 4)
COA 1 (22)
COB 235 (23)
COB 236-FB
COB 236
COB 237
COB 238-FB
COB 238
COB 239
COB 240 (1 - 16)-FB
COB 201-FB
SAVSCO 83/2
SAVSCO 219/2-FB
COA 2 (1 - 3:2)
SAVT 4 (4:5 - 4:7)-FB
COB 211-FB
COA 2 (3:3 - 23)
COB:EXODUS (1 - 3)
COB 31-FB
SAVSCO 182/2
*KSCO (5 - 9:1)
*COB 1 (1 - 2)
*KSCO (9:4 - 10)
*COB 1 (3 - 20)
COB 2
……
COB 7
*KSCO /2
CO:SWAR 1-FB
……
COB 31
*KSCO /3
COB 32-FB
……
SAVSCO 227/3
*KSCO /4
COB 52
……
COB 71
SAVSCO 86/2
*KSCO /5
COB 72
…..
GONDUR
KSCO-OP
{COB 1}
M'GORA
……
COB 71
*KSCO /5
COB 73
……
N'YAGA
……
COB 70
*KSCO /5
COB 72
……
OLAV
KSCO
{COB 1}