identified. It is possible that the series went
beyond 11, but that has not yet been confirmed. The latest issue that has been positively identified for the 1965-66 series is
#53, though Jim Van Hise once posted on
the REH Forum that he had seen a #60 sell
on eBay. No copy of the first issues of either the 1958 series or the 1965 series
have ever been shown publicly. Again the
internet has made our knowledge of rare
collectibles grow rapidly in just a few years
and has help shed new light on this old
mystery of the strange Mexican Conan
comics.
La Reina de la Costa Negra #10
front cover (Joma 1965)
La Reina de la Costa Negra #10
back cover (1965)
La Reina de la Costa Negra #44
(Joma 1966)
La Reina de la Costa Negra #11
(Joma 1965)
La Reina de la Costa Negra #13
(Joma 1965)
La Reina de la Costa Negra #20
(Joma 1966)
Bibliography
Bacon, Jonathon. Ixion Unbound 5, compiled in REHupa 21, ed. Jonathon Bacon.
May 1976. 1-38. Print.
Blosser, Fred. "The Other Queen of the
Black Coast." The Savage Sword of Conan
26. January, 1978. 42-46. Print.
Herman, Paul. The Neverending Hunt.
Rockville: Wildside Press, 2006. Print.
Lord, Glenn. The Last Celt. West Kingston:
Donald Grant, 1976. Print.
Menville, Douglas. "Conan the Conquistador." The Savage Sword of Conan 44. September, 1979. 52-57. Print.
Wells, Paul. "Sword and Sorcery in the
Comics, Part 1." Alter Ego Vol. 3, No. 80.
August, 2008. 3-36. Print.
Jeffrey Shanks is an archaeologist and historian with a avid interest in popular culture
and pulp fiction. He has published a number of popular and scholarly articles on
Robert E. Howard and Conan, including a
recent contribution to the essay collection
Conan Meets the Academy, which garnered
the 2013 Robert E. Howard Foundation
Award for Best Essay.
If you would like to
contact Jeffrey Shanks
email him at
[email protected]
Or visit his blog at
http://www.anageundreamedof.com
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