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Member Since September 2008
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Barry Smith, Conan #7, Half-Splash

Location: Collection
Artists: Barry  Smith (Penciller) ,  Sal Buscema (Inker) ,  Dan Adkins (Inker)

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Barry Smith, Conan #7, Half-Splash
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Location: Collection
Title: Barry Smith, Conan #7, Half-Splash
Artist:  Barry  Smith (Penciller) ,  Sal Buscema (Inker) ,  Dan Adkins (Inker)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Splash Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 1257
Likes on CAF: 23
Comments: 20
Added to Site: 2/5/2020

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Barry Winsdor-Smith was not the first choice to draw Conan. Legend has it that Roy Thomas knew that John Buscema was the idea artist for the job. But Publisher Martin Goodman nixed the idea, citing budget and schedule, and told Stan/Roy to find someone less expensive.

The solution? The young British-born Smith, who had been a fill-in artist on a handful of super-hero titles with an unmistakable Kirby influenced style, and who was both cheap — and available.

And so Barry drew Conan for 21 of the first 24 issues — and the comic book world promptly grew up.

Smith’s style developed rapidly over his three year run on Conan, culminating in the extraordinary “Red Nails” that first appeared in 1973/1974 in Savage Tales. And of course, the work was always best when Smith was inking himself, but both Sal Buscema and Dan Adkins did excellent work, and interestingly, both are credited on this issue. Sal is credited on this specific page, but without all 20 original pages together, it’s difficult to tell.

Either way, it’s a stunning page, and only a small harbinger of things to come.

https://greggoldsteincomicartgallery.com/barry-windsor-smith-slayer-of-the-status-quo/

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REDEMAGNI CLAUDIO Member Since 2016
1    
Posted On 2/5/2020

Spectacular page, congratulations

 Andrew Clarke Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 2/5/2020

Very cool

 CIRO SCOGNAMIGLIO Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 2/5/2020

Fantastic page!

 Dietmar Krueger Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 2/5/2020

Stunning page!!!

 Rob  Pistella Member Since 2005
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1    
Posted On 2/5/2020

Great pick up Greg. Beautiful and expressive 1/2 page splash that screams BWS 1970s brilliance! 

 Comics Superworld Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 2/5/2020

This is a great page, and that is indeed Sal the Pal inks.  Tom Sutton did nice ink work here and there on Smith's art too.  Love all Smith's Conan art, but Red Nails is possibly the finest illustrated story I've ever seen.

 Steven Filosa Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 2/5/2020

Wow, Wow, Wow.

Great piece. 

Congrats.

 

 Jason Versaggi Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 2/6/2020

Awesome page and example of BWS Conan. Bravo!

 Mark Levy Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 2/6/2020

Great page - pages with half splash and panels are a nice balance of impact and storytelling - lots of nice detail in this page - Congrats!

 bob fish Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 2/7/2020

great page ! love it

 Vincent Zurzolo Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 9/1/2020

great action!

 Aaron N. Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 9/4/2020

My first Conan issue, 6th grade. Got it used for a nickel (#14 was on the stands and I immediately bought it for full price). Conan 7 changed the direction of my reading habits! It led to the Frazetta covered paperbacks, then Moorcock and Zelazny...That splash is an injection of pure nostalgia.

 Mario Rhodanos Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 9/24/2020

wooooooooooooooow

 Bill J Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 3/11/2021

Fantastic page!

 Dino Mauricio Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 3/11/2021

Powerful, a primo BWS page!

 West Stephan Member Since 2007
Posted On 8/2/2023

Death blow page to a great Conan issue!

 CJ Design Member Since 2018
Posted On 8/8/2023

Nice early BWS

 William Lawson Member Since 2015
Posted On 10/6/2023

Yowza.  Clean up on aisle William.  Beauty, trying my best to figure one of these in to my collection now.  Beautiful page, composition, action, etc.

 Bill Thomson Member Since 2004
Posted On 1/20/2024

As great as any Conan page you could ever hope to find- love the power of the half splash followed by the wonderful sequence of vertical panel story-telling... such an incredible page!

 Al Simpleton Member Since 2013
Posted On 9/27/2025

What a gorgeous page!

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