tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post2274605355529440158..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #1 (U.K. EDITION)...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-32977704638636329682016-02-25T14:20:39.674+00:002016-02-25T14:20:39.674+00:00Ah, it just clicked that you meant the Olympia Lib...Ah, it just clicked that you meant the Olympia Library, not the bookshop in the Olympia Arcade (Alexandra Arcade as it was called then - or was it Alexandria? Can't recall.)Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-60493922305254825182014-03-08T14:17:16.251+00:002014-03-08T14:17:16.251+00:00Bell, Book & Candle is the long-gone shop in t...Bell, Book & Candle is the long-gone shop in the Arcade you're thinking of, Dougie. The later Conan Saga was also a good publication, because it reprinted the Smith Conans (in b&w), as well as the SSOC strips. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-7387162918642166712014-03-08T13:04:12.046+00:002014-03-08T13:04:12.046+00:00I was obsessed with Marvel's Conan between 197...I was obsessed with Marvel's Conan between 1975 and 1979! The colour comic sent me to the Sphere paperbacks ( back then I could only get them in John Menzies' new flagship shop in Buchanan Street- about 78, I joined Strathaven Library, then started going to EK's Olynpia which had more fantasy paperbacks).<br />But my real favourite was SSOC. I only got three issues of the US version and they were hugely thrilling and alluring. However, I bought more of the UK version in the end because they tended to be stocked in Menzies shops (and at Central Station). I think that Buscema/Alcala combo is unbeatable but I also love Kane's Conan.Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-52085233369606732182014-03-08T00:01:55.537+00:002014-03-08T00:01:55.537+00:00I know, JP - done it before, regretted it before, ...I know, JP - done it before, regretted it before, replaced them all before.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-69811851864824969622014-03-07T23:01:26.700+00:002014-03-07T23:01:26.700+00:00Both of you - don't do it! You will regret it ...Both of you - don't do it! You will regret it for the rest of your lives!John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-17402918121975903192014-03-07T18:58:29.515+00:002014-03-07T18:58:29.515+00:00JP, yeah, I did pick up a couple of issues. If I r...JP, yeah, I did pick up a couple of issues. If I remember correctly, it had more pages, better printing, and it may well have featured articles from time to time. At least, that's the impression I have of the U.S. version after all these years.<br /><br />******<br /><br />McScotty, I have comics everywhere - cupboards, drawers, wardrobes, boxes, loft, etc. I seriously need to clear some out, but when I see them again, I can't bear to part with them.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-24259179636359145772014-03-07T18:42:37.966+00:002014-03-07T18:42:37.966+00:00Yes Thrilling Adventure Stories was from 1975, iss...Yes Thrilling Adventure Stories was from 1975, issue 2 is an amazing comic probably one of the best b&ws I recall reading as a kid (teenager). I got rid of a lot of my UK "Savage Sword of Conan" as well about 10 years ago - a daft move but just had (still have) way too too many comics in my loft need to weed them out next time it will only be filler books though. Yep I agree Alcalla was amazing on big Johns pencilsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166190927603182073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-81784476093889055372014-03-07T16:30:04.082+00:002014-03-07T16:30:04.082+00:00I used to buy this title every month from about 81...I used to buy this title every month from about 81 till the end of its run , but I never bought one single issue of the US SSOC , as I always found it grossly overpriced in comparison in the newsagents . Kid , did you ever get the US counterpart and , if so , what was so special about them to warrant such a big difference in price?John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-73929156800858485292014-03-06T14:43:25.122+00:002014-03-06T14:43:25.122+00:00I agree with you - I was bonkers. Maybe I'll r...I agree with you - I was bonkers. Maybe I'll re-acquire them on eBay someday, although most (if not all) of the tales are reprinted in Conan Saga.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-39804304105445830502014-03-06T14:40:26.465+00:002014-03-06T14:40:26.465+00:00Kid, you really must have been bonkers to have giv...Kid, you really must have been bonkers to have given away those Conans ! This is probably my all time favourite Conan tale but I first read it in late 1978 when it was reprinted in colour in a Conan Treasury Edition with a new John Buscema cover. I didn't start reading the Conan monthly until No.8 (I bought it while waiting to see Star Wars) and I bought Conan No.1 via mail order a couple of years later - I didn't know "Iron Shadows" was the story in No.1 and was rather disappointed to find I'd already read it in the treasury edition. About four years ago I finally got around to reading the original Robert E Howard story and was quite surprised how identical the Marvel version is - it's almost word-for-word identical ! I'm not complaining though as reading the Howard story I can see the Marvel version in my mind. There's a Dark Horse version too which I wasn't so keen on but then I'm not a great fan of Dark Horse's Conan to be honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-65629700185901872522014-03-06T13:09:37.320+00:002014-03-06T13:09:37.320+00:00The Seagate/Atlas mag would've been around ...The Seagate/Atlas mag would've been around '74 or '75 - I had that as well, but no longer, alas.<br /><br />I thought I was the only paper-sniffer around. So there's two of us, eh?Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-79696632669580995362014-03-06T12:59:16.176+00:002014-03-06T12:59:16.176+00:00I saw a collection of these on E-bay the other nig...I saw a collection of these on E-bay the other night.<br />I had a look at the covers and only remembered owning the first,which you feature here.<br /><br />I think there was another couple of releases at the same time which were sci-fi or super hero related,maybe Star-Lord or something,and that was more interesting to me.<br /><br />I loved Conan,if Barry Smith was drawing him and although John Buscema's was probably nearer to the mark visually,he did not have the fantasy side I liked.<br /><br />Alfredo Alcala gave 'Big John's' art a whole new depth which I think defined the look of these Black and White books.<br /><br />There was another book that caught my attention at roughly this time and that was Thrilling Adventure Stories from Seagate/Atlas.<br /><br />I bought a copy of this recently for my reminiscing.<br />Still not read it,had a sniff at the paper...baabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388667792167744260noreply@blogger.com