King Conan Comic Book Covers (published by Marvel Comics) are the focus of this Video.

Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard was first adapted into comics in 1952 in Mexico.

Marvel Comics began publishing Conan comics with the series Conan the Barbarian in 1970.

Dark Horse Comics published Conan (including King Conan) from 2003 to 2018, after which the rights were reacquired by Marvel Comics and Marvel started to publish them again in 2019.

Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer), television programs (animated and live-action), video games, and role-playing games.

Robert E. Howard created the character in 1932 for a series of fantasy stories published in Weird Tales magazine.

Thought to be the earliest known appearance of Robert E. Howard’s character was that of a black-haired barbarian with heroic attributes named Conan in the 1931 short story "People of the Dark".

By 1932, Howard had officially conceptualized Conan and in his lifetime wrote 21 stories.

Over the years more than 50 works are attributed to other writers in the Conan canon.

Many Conan the Barbarian stories feature Conan embarking on heroic adventures filled with common fantasy elements such as princesses and wizards.

Howard's mythopoeia has the stories set in the legendary Hyborian Age in the times after the fall of Atlantis.

Conan is a Cimmerian, who are descendants of Atlanteans, and son to a blacksmith.

Characterised as chivalric due to his penchant to save damsels in distress, Conan also displays a humorous nature and enduring loyalty.

His main abilities encompass strength, combativeness, intelligence, agility and endurance.

The barbarian's appearance is mostly centered on his black hair, tanned skin and giant stature.

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