Kull the Conqueror/Destroyer Marvel comics

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Kinda surprised we don't have a thread on the early Kull comics by Marvel from the 1970's.

Anyways to start off the thread, it seems like Professor Bill at Comic Book University YouTube Channel has acquired an interest in Kull comics and if I understand one of the videos correctly, he's started to read the original yarns by REH. Good Man.


10 Things about Kull of Atlantis (Explained in a Minute) | COMIC BOOK UNIVERSITY


10 Things about Kull of Atlantis (Explained in a Minute) | COMIC BOOK UNIVERSITY


Spotlight on Story - Kull the Conqueror | COMIC BOOK UNIVERSITY

[themirrorthief]

I have all the old marvel comics...somewhere

[coinilius]

The Marvel comics were what introduced me to Conan and Kull, and I still have a soft spot for them - Marvel did some good adaptations of some of the Kull stories, and they wove in a few interesting plot threads and subplots. I remember I was very surprised to discover that Thulsa Doom was actually a complete nobody in the original REH stories, since he was such an important figure in the comics.

[jbruel0]

The Kull Comics Chronology
by Fred Blosser
TITLE Kull SS CS OTHER CREATORS

Death and Life in Tiger Valley (I) SS-190 RT ERC
Death and Life in Tiger Valley (II) SS-191 RT ERC
Death and Life in Tiger Valley (III) SS-192 RT ERC
Kull the Pict-Killer SS-193 RT TD
Kull: The Vale of Shadows GN-1 (1989) AZ TD
Bride of the Buccaneer SS-196 RT ERC
Raiders of the Pictish Isles SS-197 RT ERC
Vengeance in Valusia SS-198 RT ERC
The Pit SS-199 RT ERC
Exile of Atlantis REH
text with illos SS-3 CS-51 BS
Exile of Atlantis REH SS-202 RT ERC
Enslaved! SS-229 RT ERC
"Exile" and "Enslaved" in flashback
A King Comes Riding
King Kull Must Die
Riders Beyond the Sunrise
K-1(fb)
K-11(fb)




CS-39
CS-69
CS-48
KB-1(r)

MV-19(fb)
RT RA WW
RT MP
RT SB TD
A Wolf at Bay SS-230 RT ERC
Rotath of Lemuria SS-231 RT ERC
The Oath SS-232 RT ERC
Death in a High Place SS-233 RT ERC
The Curse of the Golden Skull REH
Kull cameo CS-8 CB-37(fb) RT NA
Invictus SS-152 JA DE AG
Dead Men of the Deep K3-3 AZ JB KJ
Trail of Blades SS-125 CD GI
The Savage Brotherhood SS-215 JA DHN ERC
One Against All SS-122
Kull: The Vale of Shadows GN-1 (1989) AZ TD
The Mine SS-138
A King Comes Riding (I) K-1 CS-39 KB-1(r) RT RA WW
The Shadow Kingdom (II) REH K-2 KB-1(r) RT MS JS
The Forbidden Swamp (I)
(10 pages) MO-16, SA-1 RT MS JS
The Death-Dance of Thulsa Doom (II) K-3 SA-1 RT MS JS
The Altar and the Scorpion REH
Kull cameo CS-83 CB-52(fb) RT JB TP
Night of the Red Slayers K-4 GCO JJS MS JS
The Beast from the Abyss
aka The Black City REH SS-2 CS-34 CA-3(r) SE HC Crusty
A Kingdom by the Sea K-5 GCO MS JS
The Lurker Beneath the Earth K-6 GCO MS JS
Delcardes' Cat REH K-7 GCO MS JS
The Skull of Silence REH
1st Kull comic tale (7 pages) CL-10, ST-2(r) RT BW
The Striking of the Gong REH SS-23 CS-21 RT RH BY
Wolfshead REH K-8 GCO MS JS
The Scorpion God
aka Swords of the Purple Kingdom REH K-9 GCO MS JS
Swords of the White Queen K-10 GCO MS JS
Wizard and Warrior REH & LC
aka untitled fragment REH SS-55 CS-28 RT AA
The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune REH SS-34 CS-24 RT MP
The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune REH
(2 pages) CS-8 CB-25(fb), EC-1 RT JB? JS
The King and the Oak REH
(5 pages) CB-10 RT MS JS
King Kull Must Die
aka By This Axe I Rule! REH K-11 CS-69 RT MP
Moon of Blood K-12 CS-72 SE MP
Torches from Hell K-13 CS-87 SE MP AM
The Black Belfry K-14 CS-88 SE MP JAL
Wings of the Night Beast K-15 CS-88 SE MP EC
Teeth of the Dragon (I) KB-2 GCO JJ
The Omen in the Skull (II) KB-3 DM VA
When A Tiger Returns to Atlantis (III) SS-9 CS-33 DM ST
The Tiger in the Moon K-16 RT DM EH YM
The Thing from Emerald Darkness K-17 DM EH AA
The Keeper of Flame and Frost K-18 DM EH AA
The Crystal K-19 DM EH AA
The Hell Beneath Atlantis K-20 DM EH AA
City of the Crawling Dead K-21 DG EC RH
Talons of the Devil-Birds K-22 DG EC YM
Demon Shade K-23 DG EC YM
Screams in the Dark K-24 DG EC DC
A Lizard's Throne K-25 DG EC RN
Into Death's Dimension K-26 DG EC RN
The World Within K-27 DG EC RV
The Creature and the Crown K-28 DG EC
To Sit the Topaz Throne K-29 DG EC RV
Riders Beyond the Sunrise
aka untitled fragment REH CS-48 MV-19 RT SB TD
Demon in a Silvered Glass
(55 pages) BA-26 DM JBO
The Power and the Kingdom K2-1 DM JBO
The Blood of Kings K2-2 DM JBO
Eye of the Tigress K3-1 BJ JB BWK DGN
The Amulet of Ka K3-2 AZ JB DGN JC
Dead Men of the Deep K3-3 AZ JB KJ
A Season of Black Death K3-4 AZ various
A Vision of Lost Love K3-5 AZ JB KJ
Goblin Moon K3-6 AZ JB KJ
Masquerade K3-7 AZ JB MS
Blades of Justice K3-8 AZ SB IA BG
The Sword of Gonra K3-9 AZ JB MCA
While Valusia Sleeps K3-10 AZ JB MCA
Kings of the Night (I) REH
(18 pages) SS-42 RT DW
The Pass of Death (II) REH
(15 pages) SS-43 RT DW
Of Once and Future Kings
Conan & Red Sonja app. CS-86 CB-68 RT JB
Night of the Monkey SS-120
Pieces of Horror SS-121 CD GI
The Sea King SS-132 CD VS MSZ
Fool's Night SS-135
Song of the Dead SS-124 CD GI AN
Trail of Blades SS-125 CD GI
The Lair SS-128
The Totem SS-133 CD VS PR
The Caravan SS-139
Gift of the Pirate King SS-145 CD DE
Nightmare SS-140
Host of the Serpent Cult SS-148 CD VG VC
Traitor's Gold SS-149 CD DE
The Plague King SS-159 CD DP
Trial by Fear (I) SS-150 JA MPA
A Bond of Blood (II) SS-151 JA MPA
Invictus SS-152 JA DE AG
Caress of Mine Enemy SS-155 JA JV
Caress of Mine Enemy SS-215 RT JA DE
Distortions SS-161
Kull: The Vale of Shadows GN-1 (1989) AZ TD
Siege SS-165
The Man Who Would Be King SS-182
Death and Taxes SS-169 DS
A Groaning in the Earth SS-172 AR OVI
Threnody SS-183 JA AC GT
From Beyond the Grave SS-119
The King's Dream SS-126 CD VS FBR
The Carrion Eaters SS-127
Kull: The Vale of Shadows GN-1 (1989) AZ TD
The Barrens SS-129
Beneath the Crown - A Warrior SS-130
The Toll-taker SS-136
Keeper of Laws SS-134
Rites of Passage SS-147 WJ
The Ravagers Out of Time
Conan & Red Sonja app. Conan GN-7 (1992) RT MD AA
Of Kings and Cataclysms
Days of Worlds Ending
Back from the Abyss
Conan & Red Sonja app. SS-226 RT MD ERC

Kull Publication Key:
Original Publication
K - KULL THE CONQUEROR 1-29 (1971-1978), subtitled THE DESTROYER 11-29
KB - KULL AND THE BARBARIANS 1-3 (1975) b&w
K2 - KULL THE CONQUEROR [vol.2] 1-2 (1982-1983)
K3 - KULL THE CONQUEROR [vol.3] 1-10 (1983-1985)
SS - SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN 1-235 (1974-1995) b&w
SA - SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN SUPER ANNUAL 1 (1975) b&w reprint
CS - CONAN SAGA 1-97 (1987-1995) b&w reprint
CB - CONAN THE BARBARIAN 1-275 (1970-1993)
CA - CONAN THE BARBARIAN ANNUAL 1-12 (1970-1987), Kull in 3 only
ST - SAVAGE TALES 1-12 (1971-1975) b&w, Kull in 2 only
MV - MARVEL PREVIEW 1-24 (1975-1980) b&w, Kull in 19 only
BA - BIZARRE ADVENTURES 25-34 (1981-1983) b&w, Kull in 26 only
CL - CREATURES ON THE LOOSE 10-37 (1971-1975), Kull in 10 only
MO - MONSTERS ON THE PROWL 9-30 (1971-1974), Kull in 16 only
GN - MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL (total of 1 Kull GN), Kull also appears in Conan GN 7
(r) - reprint (in an otherwise non-reprint title)
(fb) - flashback (can be most of an issue, or merely a cameo)

Marvel Kull References
• A Kull Glossary FBO SS-14
• King Kull Lives! HZ FOOM#14, CS-39
• The Tiger of Atlantis JN MV-19, CS-48 (partial Kull chronology)
• The Kull Comics Chronology FBO RT JN CS-97 (the basis for this page)

[coinilius]

Thank you for posting that! The Marvel comic had some interesting stories and I like some of the additions they made to the timeline (there's some stories on that list I don't think I have seen too).

[johnnypt]

Announcement from Omar: color Kull omnibus coming next May. Details to follow.

Edit-Never mind, just the official announcement of the B&W omnibus (h/t garuda at the MMW board).