Imparator Conan #1 Conan the King #36 #37 Turkish Comic Turkey Frank Frazetta

İmparator Conan Issue #1 (Turkish Edition, Alfa Yayınları, 2001)

Description:

This is Issue #1 of İmparator Conan, a Turkish-language Conan comic published in 2001 by Alfa Yayınları. Printed in black and white, this series consisted of a total of 14 issues, all released within the year 2001, and is primarily composed of material adapted from the original Conan the King series, focusing on Conan’s later years as a ruler rather than a wandering barbarian.

This first issue includes stories adapted from Conan the King Issue #36 and Issue #37. These stories present an older, battle-hardened Conan facing political intrigue, large-scale conflicts, and the burdens of leadership offering a distinctly different tone from the classic sword-and-sorcery adventures of his youth.

One of the most unusual and intriguing aspects of the İmparator Conan series lies in its cover choices. Instead of using the original Conan the King cover art, Alfa Yayınları opted for entirely unrelated illustrations. Each issue features a cover that does not correspond to the interior stories. In this case, Issue #1 uses Frank Frazetta’s iconic “The Destroyer” artwork as its cover, despite the fact that the interior content is drawn from Conan the King and not The Savage Sword of Conan or any related title.

For collectors, this mismatch between cover art and interior content is a defining characteristic of the series. Issue #1 is especially notable due to the use of a classic Frank Frazetta image, making it visually striking while also serving as a fascinating example of unconventional publishing practices in Turkish Conan editions.

Key Features:

• Series: İmparator Conan

• Issue Number: Issue #1

• Publication Year: 2001

• Turkish Publisher: Alfa Yayınları

• Language: Turkish

• Print: Black & white

• Original Series: Conan the King

• Included Original Issues: Conan the King Issue #36; Issue #37

• Cover Art: Frank Frazetta – The Destroyer (not related to interior stories)

• Series Total: 14 issues (all published in 2001)

• Genre: Sword & Sorcery / Fantasy

• Collector Appeal: Unrelated cover art; Frank Frazetta cover; first issue of a short Turkish series