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Conan The Barbarian, the main character of the series, as he appears in the 1980s film adaptations.
Conan the Barbarian is a short story series by Robert E. Howard published by Weird Tales.
Publications[]
Conan The Barbarian first appeared in Weird Tales on December 1932. He would later be adapted into comics by both Marvel and Dark Horse Comics.
Short Stories[]
- The Phoenix on the Sword (December 1932)
- The Scarlet Citadel (January 1933)
- The Tower of the Elephant (March 1933)
- Black Colossus (July 1933)
- The Slithering Shadow (September 1933)
- The Pool of the Black One (October 1933)
- Rogues in the House (January 1934)
- Shadows in the Moonlight (April 1934)
- Queen of the Black Coast (May 1934)
- The Devil in Iron (August 1934)
- The People of the Black Circle (September - November 1934)
- A Witch Shall be Born (December 1934)
- Jewels of Gwahlur (March 1935)
- Beyond the Black River (May 1935)
- Shadows in Zamboula (November 1935)
- Red Nails (1936)
- The God in the Bowl (1952)
- The Black Stranger (1953)
- The Frost-Giant's Daughter (1953)
- The Blood-Stained God (1955)
- Hawks over Shem (1955)
- The Road of the Eagles (1955)
- Drums of Tombalku (1966)
- The Hall of the Dead (February 1967)
- The Hand of Nergal (1967)
- The Vale of Lost Women (1967)
- Wolves Beyond the Border (1967)
- The City of Skulls (1967)
- The Thing in the Crypt (1967)
- Black Tears (1968)
- The Curse of the Monolith (1968), first published as Conan and the Cenotaph
- The Snout in the Dark (1969)
- The Castle of Terror (1969)
- The Lair of the Ice Worm (1969)
- The People of the Summit (December 1970)
- The Witch of the Mists (August 1972)
- Black Sphinx of Nebthu (July 1973)
- Shadows in the Skull (February 1975)
- Red Moon of Zembabwei (May 1977)
- The Gem in the Tower (August 1978)
- The Ivory Goddess (August 1978)
- Legions of the Dead (August 1978)
- Moon of Blood (August 1978)
- Shadows in the Dark (August 1978)
- The Star of Khorala (August 1978)
Novels[]
- The Hour of the Dragon (1950), also known as Conan the Conqueror.
- The Return of Conan (1957)
- Conan of the Isles (October 1968)
- Conan the Buccaneer (1971)
- Conan and the Sorcerer (October 1978)
- Conan the Liberator (February 1979)
- The Sword of Skelos (May 1979)
- The Road of Kings (October 1979)
- Conan the Rebel (July 1980)
- Conan and the Spider God (December 1980)
- Conan the Mercenary (1980)
- The Flame Knife (1981), originally published in 1955 within Tales of Conan
- Conan the Barbarian (May 1982)
- Conan the Invincible (June 1982)
- Conan the Defender (December 1982)
- Conan the Unconquered (April 1983)
- Conan the Triumphant (October 1983)
- Conan the Magnificent (May 1984)
- Conan the Victorious (November 1984)
- Conan the Destroyer (1984)
- Conan the Valorous (September 1985)
- Conan the Fearless (February 1986)
- Conan the Renegade (April 1986)
- Conan the Raider (October 1986)
- Conan the Champion (April 1987)
- Conan the Defiant (October 1987)
- Conan the Marauder (January 1988)
- Conan the Warlord (March 1988)
- Conan the Valiant (October 1988)
- Conan the Hero (February 1989)
- Conan the Bold (April 1989)
- Conan the Indomitable (October 1989)
- Conan the Free Lance (February 1990)
- Conan the Great (April 1990)
- Conan the Formidable (November 1990)
- Conan the Guardian (January 1991)
- Conan the Outcast (April 1991)
- Conan the Rogue (November 1991)
- Conan the Relentless (April 1992)
- Conan the Savage (November 1992)
- Conan of the Red Brotherhood (February 1993)
- Conan and the Gods of the Mountain (May 1993)
- Conan and the Treasure of Python (November 1993)
- Conan the Hunter (January 1994)
- Conan, Scourge of the Bloody Coast (April 1994)
- Conan and the Manhunters (October 1994)
- Conan at the Demon's Gate (November 1994)
- Conan the Gladiator (January 1995)
- Conan and the Amazon (April 1995)
- Conan and the Mists of Doom (August 1995)
- Conan and the Emerald Lotus (November 1995)
- Conan and the Shaman's Curse (January 1996)
- Conan, Lord of the Black River (April 1996)
- Conan and the Grim Grey God (November 1996)
- Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza (January 1997)
- Conan of Venarium (July 2003)
- Conan the Barbarian (2011)
Comics[]
- Conan the Barbarian (July 21st, 1970 - September 8th, 2021)
- Conan the Barbarian Annual (June 5th, 1973 - October 6th, 1987)
- Giant-Size Conan (June 11th, 1974 - August 26th, 1975)
- Savage Sword of Conan (June 18th, 1974 - December 11th, 2019)
- King Conan (December 4th, 1979 - July 6th, 2022)
- Conan the Barbarian Movie Special (June 29th - August 3rd, 1982)
- Conan the King (September 27th, 1983 - July 4th, 1989)
- Conan the Destroyer Movie Special (October 2nd - December 4th, 1984)
- Conan the Barbarian: The Horn of Azoth (February 27th, 1990)
- Conan the Rogue (September 24th, 1991)
- Conan: The Ravagers Out of Time (April 7th, 1992)
- Conan the Adventurer (April 19th, 1994 - May 16th, 1995)
- Conan (June 27th, 1995 - April 3rd, 1996)
- Conan the Savage (July 6th, 1995 - April 3rd, 1996)
- Conan vs Rune (October 5th, 1995)
- Conan the Barbarian: The Usurper (November 12th, 1997 - February 18th, 1998)
- Conan: Lord of the Spiders (February 25th - March 25th, 1998)
- Conan: River of Blood (April 29th - June 24th, 1998)
- Conan: Return of Styrm (August 5th - October 7th, 1998)
- Conan: Scarlet Sword (November 4th - December 30th, 1998)
- Conan: Death Covered in Gold (July 28th - September 29th, 1999)
- Conan: Flame and the Fiend (June 7th - August 2nd, 2000)
- Conan (November 2003 - February 2018)
- Wonder Woman/Conan (November 2017 - April 2018)
- Conan the Barbarian: Exodus (August 14th, 2019)
- Conan 2099 (November 27th, 2019)
- Conan: Serpent War (December 4th, 2019 - January 22nd, 2020)
- Conan: Battle for the Serpent (February 5th - September 16th, 2020)
- King-Size Conan (December 23rd, 2020)
- Free Comic Book Day 2023: Conan the Barbarian (May 6th, 2023)
- Conan the Barbarian (August 2nd, 2023 - Present)
- The Savage Sword of Conan (February 28th, 2024 - Present)
- Free Comic Book Day 2024: Conan: Battle of the Black Stone (May 4th, 2024)
- Conan: Battle of the Black Stone (September 4th - December 4th, 2024)
- Solomon Kane: The Serpent Ring (March 26th - July 2nd, 2025)
- Free Comic Book Day 2025: Conan: Scourge of the Serpent (May 3rd, 2025)
- Conan the Barbarian: Eastern Horizons (May 21st, 2025)
- Conan: Scourge of the Serpent (September 24th, 2025 - Present)
Poem[]
- Death-Song of Conan the Cimmerian (1972)
Collections[]
- The Sword of Conan (1952)
- The Coming of Conan (1953)
- King Conan (1953)
- Conan the Barbarian (1955)
- Tales of Conan (1955)
- Conan the Adventurer (1966)
- Conan (1967)
- Conan the Usurper (1967)
- Conan the Warrior (1967)
- Conan the Avenger (1968)
- Conan the Freebooter (1968)
- Conan the Wanderer (1968)
- Conan of Cimmeria (1969)
- The Tower of the Elephant (1975)
- The Devil in Iron (1976)
- Rogues in the House (1976)
- Conan of Aquilonia (May 1977)
- The People of the Black Circle (1977)
- Red Nails (1977)
- Conan the Swordsman (August 1978)
- Queen of the Black Coast (1978)
- Black Colossus (1979)
- Jewels of Gwahlur (1979)
- The Treasure of Tranicos (1980)
- The Pool of the Black One (1986)
- The Conan Chronicles (1989)
- The Conan Chronicles 2 (1990)
- The Conan Chronicles (1995)
- The Conan Chronicles II (1997)
- The Essential Conan (1998)
- The Further Chronicles of Conan (1999)
- The Conan Chronicles: Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle (2000)
- The Conan Chronicles: Volume 2: The Hour of the Dragon (2000)
- The Coming of Conan (2002)
- The Bloody Crown of Conan (2004)
- Sagas of Conan (2004)
- The Conquering Sword of Conan (2005)
- The Complete Chronicles of Conan (2006)
- Conan the Barbarian (2011)
Other Publications[]
- The Conan Reader (1968)
- The Conan Swordbook (1969)
- The Conan Grimoire (1972)
- The Blade of Conan (1979)
- The Spell of Conan (1980)
- Handbook of the Conan Universe (October 15th, 1985)
- The Official Handbook of the Conan Universe (1993)
- Official Handbook of the Conan Universe Anniversary Edition (2020)
Films[]
- Conan The Barbarian (March 16th, 1982)
- Conan the Destroyer (June 29th, 1984)
- Red Sonja (July 3rd, 1985)
- Kurl The Conqueror (August 29th, 1997)
- Conan The Barbarian (August 11th, 2011)
- Red Sonja (2025)
TV[]
- Conan the Adventurer (September 13th, 1992 – November 23rd, 1993)
- Conan and the Young Warriors (March 5th – August 27th, 1994)
- Conan the Adventurer (September 22nd, 1997 – May 25th, 1998)
Board/Roleplaying Games[]
- Conan Unchained! (1984)
- Conan Against Darkness (1984)
- Conan Role-Playing Game (1985)
- Hyborian War (1985 - Present)
- GURPS Conan (1989)
- Conan: The Roleplaying Game (2004)
- Conan Collectible Card Game (2006)
- Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of (January 31st, 2017)
Video Games[]
- Conan: Hall of Volta (1984) for PC-88, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, FM-7, and Sharp X1
- Conan: The Mysteries of Time (February 1991) for NES
- Conan (April 7th, 2004) for Xbox, GameCube, PC, and PlayStation 2
- Conan (September 28th, 2007) for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- Age of Conan (May 20th, 2008) for PC
- Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer (May 11th, 2010) for PC
- Conan Exiles (May 8th, 2018) for Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4
Spin-Offs[]
Links to Other Series[]
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Kull of Atlantis | December 1932 | The first Conan story, The Phoenix on the Sword, was a rewrite of an unpublished Kull story, By This Axe, I Rule. Conan The Barbarian borrows many elements from Kull stories. In the Conan the Barbarian story Shadows in the Skull, it's revealed that Conan is a direct descendant of Kull. | 1 |
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The Shadow of the Vulture | February 1973 | Red Sonja is inspired by Red Sonya from The Shadow of the Vulture. | 1 |
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Elric | August 01, 1970 | Elric of Melniboné appears in Conan The Barbarian #14-15. | 1 |
Red Sonja | January 1977 | Red Sonja is a spinoff of Conan The Barbarian. | 1 | |
Cerebus the Aardvark | December 1977 | Cerebus the Aardvark was initially a parody of Conan the Barbarian. | 3 | |
What If? (Marvel) | January 1, 1983 | Thor faces off against Conan The Barbarian in What If #39. | 1 | |
Thor (Marvel) | January 1, 1983 | Thor faces off against Conan The Barbarian in What If #39. | 1 | |
Captain America | February 1984 | Captain America faces off against Conan The Barbarian in What If #43. | 1 | |
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Dungeons & Dragons | 1984 | The Dungeons & Dragons module Conan Unchained! is a format crossover with Conan the Barbarian. | 3 |
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Discworld | 1986 | Cohen the barbarian is a parody character of Conan the barbarian, who debuted in Light Fantastic. | 3 |
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Video Violence | 1987 | A Conan The Barbarian video case is shown in Video Violence. | 2 |
Wolverine | August 1990 | Wolverine faces off against Conan The Barbarian. | 1 | |
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Doctor Strange | July 16, 1992 | One of the earliest appearances of Doctor Strange villain Shuma-Gorath was in Conan the Barbarian #259. Heroic Signatures holds the rights to the Shuma-Gorath name, along with additional elements related to the Conan the Barbarian and Kull of Atlantis mythos, which is licensed to Marvel Comics. | 1 |
Rune (Malibu Comics) | November 1995 | Rune faces off against Conan The Barbarian. | 1 | |
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Alan Partridge | November 24, 1997 | In I'm Alan Partridge, Making fun of Alan after the traffic cone incident, Dave Clifton asks him if he watched "Cone-an the Barbarian" | 2 |
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Robot Chicken | September 7, 2008 | Conan The Barbarian is parodied in the Robot Chicken episode "Boo Cocky". | 2 |
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The Big Bang Theory | October 6, 2008 | Penny and Sheldon play Age of Conan in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Barbarian Sublimation". | 2 |
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Nostalgia Critic | January 19, 2010 | The Nostalgia Critic reviews "Conan The Barbarian". | 2 |
Munchkin | 2011 | Munchkin has a Conan the Barbarian expansion, and also a Conan the Barbarian variant compatible with the base game. | 1 | |
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Ready Player One | August 16, 2011 | Conan the Barbarian is mentioned and quoted in Ready Player One, while Crom from Conan the Barbarian is mentioned several times in Ready Player Two. | 2 |
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Bravoman | June 19, 2012 | The "Bravo the Barbarian" mini-arc in the Bravoman web series is a parody of Conan the Barbarian. | 3 |
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Broforce | February 11, 2014 | Bronan the Brobarian is based on Conan from Conan the Barbarian. | 3 |
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JonTron | March 22, 2014 | JonTron reviews Conan The Barbarian games. | 2 |
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Monica's Gang | November 2014 | Conan appears in Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica #46. | 2 |
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Armada | July 14, 2015 | Crom from Conan is mentioned twice in Armada. | 2 |
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Rodeo Stampede | October 13, 2016 | The Conan the Baabaarian is a reference to Conan the Barbarian. | 3 |
Wonder Woman | September 20, 2017 | Wonder Woman has a crossover with Conan The Barbarian. | 1 | |
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Oh...Sir! | September 22, 2017 | Groan from Oh..Sir! The Hollywood Roast is a parody of Conan the Barbarian and the Terminator. | 3 |
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Avengers (Marvel) | May 2019 | Conan The Barbarian is a part of the Savage Avengers. | 1 |
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Moon Knight | December 4, 2019 | Moon Knight appeared in Conan: Serpent War Vol. 1 #1-4 | 1 |
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Black Cat (Marvel) | February 05, 2020 | Black Cat appears in Conan: Battle for the Serpent Crown. | 1 |
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Black Panther | July 15, 2020 | Black Panther appears in Conan: Battle for the Serpent Crown #3, while Shuri from Black Panther appears in Conan: Battle for the Serpent Crown #4. | 1 |
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Namor | August 19, 2020 | Namor appears in Conan: Battle for the Serpent Crown. | 1 |
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? | A Conan short based on Red Nails was planned for Love Death + Robots Season 2, with Arnold Schwarzenegger reprising his role, but the creators couldn't get permission. | ||
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Mortal Kombat | 2024 | Conan appears as a playable character in Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns as DLC. | 1 |