The Religious Affiliation of
Conan the Barbarian
 

Religion: Cimmerian paganism (esp. the god Crom)

Name: Conan the Barbarian

Other Names: Conan the Cimmerian; Conan; Conan the King; King Conan

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s): Berkley Books; Clayton Publications

First Appearance: Weird Tales (vol. 20) #6 (Dec. 1932): "The Phoenix on the Sword"

First Appearance (Additional Details): (comics) Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #1 (Oct. 1970): "The Coming of Conan!"

Creators: Robert E. Howard

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 898

   Comic Book Appearances: 859

   TV, Film Appearances: 37

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 2

Ally: Red Sonja

Occupation: barbarian

Nation: Cimmeria

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 84 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The 3-Minute Sketchbook #1 (Oct. 2007)
The Coming of Conan (1953): "The Frost Giant's Daughter" (lead character)
Conan of Cimmeria (1969): "The Snout in the Dark" (lead character)
Conan of the Isles

Conan of the Isles (1988): "Red Shadows and Black Kraken!" (lead character)
Conan of the Isles (1968) (lead character)

Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #1 (Oct. 1970): "The Coming of Conan!" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #14 (Mar. 1972): "A Sword Called Stormbringer!" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #16 (July 1972): "The Frost Giant's Daughter" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #17 (Aug. 1972): "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #23 (Feb. 1973): "The Shadow of the Vulture" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #30 (Sep. 1973): "The Hand of Nergal!" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #40 (July 1974): "The Fiend from the Forgotten City!" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #43 (Oct. 1974): "Tower of Blood" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #44 (Nov. 1974): "Of Flame and the Fiend!" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #61 (Apr. 1976): "On the Track of the She-Pirate!" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #65 (Aug. 1976): "Fiends of the Feathered Serpent!" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #84 (Mar. 1978): "Two Against the Hawk-City!" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #85 (Apr. 1978): "Of Swordsmen and Sorcerers!" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #106 (Jan. 1980): "Chaos in the Land Called Kush!" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #107 (Feb. 1980): "Demon of the Night!" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #193 (Apr. 1987): "Shedu" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #200 (Nov. 1987): "The Fall of Acheron" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #244 (May 1991): "Fiends of the Flaming Mountains" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #245 (June 1991): "Empire of the Undead" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #251 (Dec. 1991): "On the Wings of Demons" (lead character)
Conan the Barbarian Annual (1982): "Red Shadows and Black Kraken!" (lead character)

Conan the Buccaneer (1971) (lead character)
Conan the Cimmerian #16 (Nov. 2009): "Alliance" (lead character)
Conan the Conqueror (1950) (lead character)
Conan: Flame and the Fiend

Conan: Flame and the Fiend #1 (Aug. 2000): "Familiar Fire" (lead character)
Conan: Flame and the Fiend #2 (Sep. 2000): "Skeleton Wings Over Turan" (lead character)
Conan: Flame and the Fiend #3 (Oct. 2000): "Hour of the Demons" (lead character)

Fantasy Fiction (vol. 1) #3 (Aug. 1953): "The Frost Giant's Daughter" (lead character)
Giant-Size Conan

Giant-Size Conan #1 (Sep. 1974): "The Hour of the Dragon" (lead character)
Giant-Size Conan #2 (Dec. 1974): "Conan Bound" (lead character)
Giant-Size Conan #3 (Apr. 1975): "To Tarantia and the Tower" (lead character)
Giant-Size Conan #4 (June 1975): "Swords of the South" (lead character)

Gonad the Barbarian #1 (July 1986): "Gonad the Barbarian" (character based on)
The Howard Collector (vol. 2) #1 (Winter 1965): "Cimmeria" (behind the scenes)
Marvel Fanfare

Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #22 (Sep. 1985): "Pin-Ups by Steacy"
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #33 (July 1987): untitled Ian Akin/Brian Garvey pin-up gallery

Rogues in the House (1976): "The Frost-Giant's Daughter" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan

The Savage Sword of Conan #8 (Oct. 1975): "The Forever Phial" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #8 (Oct. 1975): "Death Song of Conan the Cimmerian" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #9 (Dec. 1975): "The Curse of the Cat-Goddess" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #10 (Feb. 1976): "Conan the Conqueror" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #10 (Feb. 1976): "Conan the Cannibal" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #11 (Apr. 1976): "The Abode of the Damned" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #11 (Apr. 1976): "The Scribes of Hyboria"
The Savage Sword of Conan #14 (Sep. 1976): "Shadows in Zamboula" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #15 (Oct. 1976): "The Devil in Iron" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #15 (Oct. 1976): "The Hyborian Age, Chapter 4: The Beginning of the End" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #16 (Dec. 1976): "The People of the Black Circle" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #16 (Dec. 1976): "A Probable Outline of Conan's Career" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #16 (Dec. 1976): "A Portfolio of Robert E. Howard" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #19 (June 1977): "Vengeance in Vendhya" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #19 (June 1977): "The Buscema Barbarians"
The Savage Sword of Conan #19 (June 1977): "The Man Who Was Conan" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #33 (Sep. 1978): "The Curse of the Monolith" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #34 (Oct. 1978): "The Lair of the Ice Worm" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #35 (Nov. 1978): "Black Tears" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #36 (Dec. 1978): "Hawks Over Shem" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #52 (May 1980): "Conan the Liberator" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #55 (Aug. 1980): "Black Lotus and Yellow Death" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #74 (Mar. 1982): "Conan" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #74 (Mar. 1982): "Lady of the Silver Snows" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #90 (July 1983): "Devourer of Souls!" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan #203 (Nov. 1992): "Marauders in Meroe" (lead character)

Savage Tales

Savage Tales (vol. 1) #1 (May 1971): "The Frost Giant's Daughter" (lead character)
Savage Tales (vol. 1) #2 (Oct. 1973): "Red Nails" (lead character)
Savage Tales (vol. 1) #3 (Feb. 1974): "The Lurker from the Catacombs" (lead character)
Savage Tales (vol. 1) #3 (Feb. 1974): "He Comes from the Dark" (lead character)
Savage Tales (vol. 1) #4 (May 1974): "Night of the Dark God" (lead character)
Savage Tales (vol. 1) #4 (May 1974): "The Dweller in the Dark" (lead character)
Savage Tales (vol. 1) #5 (July 1974): "The Secret of Skull River" (lead character)

Ultraforce / Avengers #1 (Fall 1995): "Becoming More Like God" (cameo)
Weird Tales

Weird Tales (vol. 20) #6 (Dec. 1932): "The Phoenix on the Sword" (lead character)
Weird Tales (vol. 21) #6 (June 1933): "Black Colossus" (lead character)
Weird Tales (vol. 24) #2 (Aug. 1934): "The Devil in Iron" (lead character)
Weird Tales (vol. 26) #6 (Dec. 1935): "The Hour of the Dragon" (lead character)
Weird Tales (vol. 27) #1 (Jan. 1936): "The Hour of the Dragon, Part 2" (lead character)
Weird Tales (vol. 27) #2 (Feb. 1936): "The Hour of the Dragon, Part 3" (lead character)
Weird Tales (vol. 27) #3 (Mar. 1936): "The Hour of the Dragon, Part 4" (lead character)
Weird Tales (vol. 27) #4 (Apr. 1936): "The Hour of the Dragon, Part 5" (lead character)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crom
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0008154/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/conan/29-2438/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/conaconr.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/hyborian.html