Red Sonja #2 2000 Turkish Comic Turkey Conan the Barbarian #43 #44 Ssoc #1

Red Sonja – Issue #2 – Turkish Edition, Alfa Yayınları (2000)

Description:

This is Issue #2 of the Red Sonja comic series published in Turkey by Alfa Yayınları in 2000, the second installment of a 7-issue biweekly run. Printed in Turkish and in black and white, this issue continues the publisher’s practice of prioritizing visually compelling covers to boost sales over consistency with interior content. The cover artwork reproduces Marvel Feature #1 (1975) featuring Red Sonja from the original American series, but the interior does not include that story. Instead, the issue compiles multiple sword-and-sorcery adventures from various Conan-related titles, demonstrating the flexible editorial strategies common in Turkish comic publishing.

The stories included in this issue are “Şatoda Dolunay Zamanı” from Kull and the Barbarians #2 (Magazine), “Ölümsüz Adamın Laneti” from The Savage Sword of Conan #1 (Curse of the Undead-Man), “Kan Kulesi” from Conan the Barbarian #43, and “Alev ve Canavar” from Conan the Barbarian #44. While marketed as a Red Sonja comic, the issue incorporates material originally featuring Conan and related characters, showing how publishers repurposed popular content to enhance appeal under the Red Sonja brand.

Red Sonja is a sword-and-sorcery heroine closely tied to the Conan universe, celebrated for her combat prowess, independence, and iconic visual design. The inclusion of multiple Conan stories highlights both her narrative flexibility and the Turkish publishers’ strategy of blending material from different original series for local audiences.

Key Features:

• Series: Red Sonja (Alfa Yayınları Turkish Edition, 2000 series)

• Issue Number: Issue #2

• Publisher: Alfa Yayınları

• Publication Year: 2000

• Publication Period: Biweekly, 7 issues total

• Language: Turkish

• Format: Softcover comic

• Printing: Black and white

• Cover Source: Marvel Feature #1 (1975)

• Stories Included:
Şatoda Dolunay Zamanı – Kull and the Barbarians #2 (Magazine)
Ölümsüz Adamın Laneti – The Savage Sword of Conan #1 (Curse of the Undead-Man)
Kan Kulesi – Conan the Barbarian #43
Alev ve Canavar – Conan the Barbarian #44

• Notable Detail: Cover and interior stories do not match; includes multiple Conan-related stories despite being published under the Red Sonja title

• Series Scope: 7 issues published in Turkey