Sword and Sorcery

Sword and Sorcery

Sword and Sorcery

Sword and Sorcery

Fantasy sub-genre.

Name:

Sword and Sorcery

Aliases:

Start year:

1935

First issue:

New Comics (1935) #1

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Overview

Sword and Sorcery is a concept and theme often used in Fantasy style comic books like Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonja, Conan the King, Kull the Conqueror, and many more. It involves a hero or anti-hero who is a mercenary, barbarian, or knight whose primary weapon is a sword and main objective is to do battle with a magic wielder, usually a Sorcerer, Sorceress or other type of evil magician.

Issues

June 1943

Sensation Comics (1942) #18 The Secret City of th… June 30th, 1943

July 1943

Sensation Comics (1942) #19 The Unbound Amazon July 31st, 1943

October 1943

Sensation Comics (1942) #22 The Secret Submarine October 31st, 1943

October 1963

Journey into Mystery (1952) #97 The Lava Man October 1st, 1963

November 1963

Journey into Mystery (1952) #98 Challenged By The… November 1st, 1963

March 1964

Journey into Mystery (1952) #102 Slave Of Zarrko,… March 1st, 1964

July 1964

Journey into Mystery (1952) #106 The Thunder God … July 1st, 1964

August 1964

Journey into Mystery (1952) #107 When The Grey Ga… August 1st, 1964

October 1964

Journey into Mystery (1952) #109 When Magneto Str… October 1st, 1964

November 1964

Journey into Mystery (1952) #110 Every Hand Again… November 30th, 1964

December 1964

Journey into Mystery (1952) #111 The Power Of The… December 1st, 1964

January 1965

Journey into Mystery (1952) #112 The Mighty Thor … January 31st, 1965

February 1965

Journey into Mystery (1952) #113 A World Gone Mad! February 1st, 1965

March 1965

Journey into Mystery Annual (1965) #1 March 31st, 1965

April 1965

Journey into Mystery (1952) #115 The Vengeance Of… April 1st, 1965

May 1965

Journey into Mystery (1952) #116 The Trial Of The… May 1st, 1965

June 1965

Journey into Mystery (1952) #117 Into The Blaze O… June 1st, 1965

July 1965

Journey into Mystery (1952) #118 To Kill A Thunde… July 1st, 1965

September 1965

Journey into Mystery (1952) #120 "With My Hammer … September 1st, 1965

October 1965

Journey into Mystery (1952) #121 The Power! The P… October 1st, 1965

November 1965

Journey into Mystery (1952) #122 "Where Mortals F… November 1st, 1965

January 1966

Journey into Mystery (1952) #124 "The Grandeur An… January 1st, 1966

February 1966

Journey into Mystery (1952) #125 "When Meet The I… February 1st, 1966

March 1966

Tales of the Unexpected (1956) #93 I Was the Evol… March 1st, 1966

Thor (1966) #126 Whom the Gods Would Destroy! March 31st, 1966

April 1966

Thor (1966) #127 The Hammer and the Holocaust!; T… April 30th, 1966

May 1966

Thor (1966) #128 "The Power of Pluto!" May 31st, 1966

June 1966

Thor (1966) #129 The Verdict of Zeus! June 30th, 1966

July 1966

Thor (1966) #130 "Thunder in the Netherworld!" July 31st, 1966

August 1966

Thor (1966) #131 They Strike From Space August 31st, 1966

Volumes

1942

Sensation Comics (1942) 3 issue(s)

1952

Journey into Mystery (1952) 19 issue(s)

1956

Tales of the Unexpected (1956) 1 issue(s)

1960

Green Lantern (1960) 1 issue(s)

Justice League of America (1960) 1 issue(s)

1965

Journey into Mystery Annual (1965) 1 issue(s)

1966

Thor (1966) 8 issue(s)

1968

DC Special (1968) 2 issue(s)

The Unexpected (1968) 2 issue(s)

1970

Conan the Barbarian (1970) 275 issue(s)

1971

Kull the Conqueror (1971) 10 issue(s)

Savage Tales (1971) 1 issue(s)

1972

Supergirl (1972) 1 issue(s)

1973

Conan the Barbarian Annual (1973) 12 issue(s)

Kull the Destroyer (1973) 19 issue(s)

Sword of Sorcery (1973) 5 issue(s)

1974

Giant-Size Conan (1974) 5 issue(s)

The Savage Sword of Conan (1974) 235 issue(s)

1975

Beowulf (1975) 1 issue(s)

Claw the Unconquered (1975) 6 issue(s)

Marvel Feature (1975) 7 issue(s)

1976

Starfire (1976) 8 issue(s)

Warlord (1976) 44 issue(s)

1977

Red Sonja (1977) 15 issue(s)

1978

DC Comics Presents (1978) 2 issue(s)

1980

King Conan (1980) 19 issue(s)

1981

Arak, Son of Thunder (1981) 50 issue(s)

Dragonslayer (1981) 2 issue(s)

1982

Arion, Lord of Atlantis (1982) 1 issue(s)

Kull the Conqueror (1982) 2 issue(s)