Barry Smith, Conan #7, Half-Splash
Artists: Barry Smith (Penciller) , Sal Buscema (Inker) , Dan Adkins (Inker)
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DescriptionBarry 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/ Social/Sharing |
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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.
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!
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.
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!
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