Conan the Barbarian #18 (HAND INKED LOGO WITH JOHN ROMITA'S FULL INKING!) 1972
Gil Kane (penciller); John Romita Sr. (inker)
Original Art Record
Characters
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Encyclopedia Capsule
This cover is cataloged as Conan the Barbarian #18 (HAND INKED LOGO WITH JOHN ROMITA'S FULL INKING!) 1972 and credited in the supplied source to Gil Kane (penciller); John Romita Sr. (inker). The source associates it with the story “The Thing in the Temple!” The Romitaman description states: (with a reverse black and white CONAN stat logo also included with the sale of this great piece!) Cover features Conan reaching for his sword to save the sexy Kyrie from a Golem-like creature!
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
Gil Kane, and inked by the great John Romita, from the story titled: "The Thing in the Temple!" This awesome 1972 COVER actually has a HAND INKED "CONAN" LOGO. (with a reverse black and white CONAN stat logo also included with the sale of this great piece!) Cover features Conan reaching for his sword to save the sexy Kyrie from a Golem-like creature! Cover is signed by the great John Romita at the bottom also.
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a cover from The Amazing Spider-Man #18, dated 1972 in the source data. The associated story is listed as “The Thing in the Temple!” The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is Gil Kane (penciller); John Romita Sr. (inker). Its place in the series is best understood as part of the continuing Peter Parker narrative and the creative period represented by the credited artists.
Why This Piece Matters
Why this piece matters
As cover art, the piece served as the issue’s principal sales image and public visual identity.
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
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Check out this superbly detailed 1973 Conan the Barbarian cover, which was penciled by the great Gil Kane, and inked by the great John Romita, from the story titled: "The Thing in the Temple!" This awesome 1972 COVER actually has a HAND INKED "CONAN" LOGO! (with a reverse black and white CONAN stat logo also included with the sale of this great piece!) Cover features Conan reaching for his sword to save the sexy Kyrie from a Golem-like creature! Cover is signed by the great John Romita at the bottom also. More about this great cover.....Quoting Roy Thomas in his intro to The Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse, 2003): "Much of any individual issue's sales are due to its cover... in particular, Conan #18, with Romita inking Kane, became easily the best selling issue for some time before or after." EARLY Bronze Age Gil Kane / John Romita Conan covers are VERY hard to find in the hobby these days, so don't miss out on a great opportunity here to own a great Gil Kane EARLY Conan cover from just the 2nd year of the series! ALL art on our website (including this one) are able to be purchased with VERY fair time payments, and trades are always considered towards "ANY" art on our website! Just send us an email to mikeburkey@aol.com and we can try to work something out.
Source Information
- Primary object source
- Romitaman / Mike Burkey personal-collection listing supplied in the master document