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Conan the Barbarian #12

Conan the Barbarian #12

Cover A

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Key facts

  • 1st appearance of Queen Fatima
  • 1st appearance of Yaila
  • 1st appearance of Yulek

This is the regular first-print edition (Cover A). Collect the 1 variant cover on their own pages.

Market value

Market value (all grades)

Low
$22.25
Mid
$35.00
High
$64.90

Updated 10 Oct 2026

Graded copies for sale
$29.00 - $5,856
20 graded copies for sale, Updated 28 Sep 2026

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CGC Census

258
Total graded
8
9.8 NM/MT
21
8.0 VF
Reprinted 17x

Conan becomes Captain of the royal guard in the small city-state of Zahmahn as well as the lover of Queen Fatima. When the Queen catches Conan with the servant girl Yaila in a delicate situation, she leaves them in the dungeon to be devoured by the Dweller in the Dark. They manage to escape, however, and Conan throws the Queen to the monster. According to tradition, Zahmahn can only be ruled by a female sovereign, so Conan nominates Yaila as the new queen.

Cover date

December 1, 1971

On sale date

September 14, 1971

Pages

36

Cover price

$0.20

Rating

Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Editor

S.L

Characters

Queen Fatima (1st appearance); Yaila (1st appearance); Yulek (1st appearance); Conan the Barbarian; Conan; Gil Kane; Hydragon; Kalligor; Roy Thomas; Valannus

sword and sorcery

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