BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH:

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #23
Page 15 (book page 22)

1972

A vintage original page
from Conan the Barbarian #23,
the next to last issue of the classic
1970s series to feature the art
of Barry Windsor-Smith.
Conan appears in five of the
seven panels.

Brush and Ink on heavy vellum.
Inking by Sal Buscema
Image 10 1/8" x 15"

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This original is somewhat unusual for a comic art page. BWS drew a combination of finished pencils and layouts for Conan #23. The inkers of the book, Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins and Chic Stone, inked the pages on heavy vellum overlays. The hand lettered balloons and captions were then pasted over the finished art. This page was inked by Sal Buscema, the regular inker for most of Windsor-Smith’s tenure on Conan The Barbarian.

  
The art is in excellent condition. Panels 1, 2 and 3 were cut between the panels at some point. The rubber cement holding the vellum to the blank board it was mounted on in 1972 failed, so the vellum panels were cleanly removed from the old board, and mounted with carefully placed magic tape to new, acid-free bristol board. The lettering was reattached with archival adhesive film. Balloon 4 in panel 2 and balloons 1 & 2 in panel 6 are replacement copies. All the other lettering is original.
 
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