Red Sonja - Comics Bibliography

Comics Bibliography

These are the comic books that have featured Red Sonja as a main character:

  • Marvel Feature 1-7 (Marvel Comics) (November, 1975 - November, 1976).
  • Red Sonja 1-15 (Marvel Comics) (January, 1977 - May, 1979).
  • Red Sonja v1, 1 (Marvel Comics) (February, 1983).
  • Red Sonja v2, 2 (Marvel Comics) (March, 1983).
  • Red Sonja v3, 1-13 (Marvel Comics) (August, 1983 - May, 1986).
  • Red Sonja The Movie 1-2 (Marvel Comics) (November - December, 1985).
  • Red Sonja: Scavenger Hunt (Marvel Comics) (December, 1995).
  • Red Sonja in 3-D (Blackthorne) (1998).
  • Red Sonja: A Death in Scarlet (Cross Plains) (1999).
  • Red Sonja v4, 0-present, 70 issues as of September 2012, (Dynamite Entertainment) (2005-).
  • Red Sonja Vs. Thulsa Doom 1-4 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2005).
  • Red Sonja Annual v4, 1-3, (Dynamite Entertainment) (2006-2010).
  • Red Sonja & Claw 1-4 (Wildstorm/Dynamite Entertainment) (2006).
  • Red Sonja: One More Day (Dynamite Entertainment) (2006).
  • Red Sonja: Goes East (Dynamite Entertainment) (2006).
  • Red Sonja: Monster Isle (Dynamite Entertainment) (2006).
  • Savage Red Sonja: Queen of the Frozen Wastes 1-4 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2006).
  • Sword of Red Sonja: Doom of the Gods 1-4 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2007).
  • Savage Tales v3, 1-10 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2007–2008).
  • Giant Size Red Sonja v4, 1-2 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2007-2008).
  • Red Sonja: Vacant Shell (Dynamite Entertainment) (2007).
  • Queen Sonja 1-present, 32 issues as of September 2012, (Dynamite Entertainment) (2009-).
  • Red Sonja: Wrath Of The Gods 1-5 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2010).
  • Red Sonja: Revenge Of The Gods 1-5 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2011).
  • Red Sonja: Blue (Dynamite Entertainment) (2011).
  • Red Sonja: Raven (Dynamite Entertainment) (2012).
  • Witchblade/Red Sonja 1-5 (Top Cow Productions/Dynamite Entertainment) (2012).
  • Red Sonja: Atlantis Rises 1-5 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2012-2013).

In addition she has been featured in solo stories in the following publications:

  • Conan the Barbarian, (Marvel Comics) (1974–1991).
  1. Issue 23, "Swords in the Night", Roy Thomas (w), Barry Smith (a), John Buscema/Akins/Stone (i). (First appearance in a Conan comic publication).
  2. Issue 24, "Song of Red Sonja", Roy Thomas (w), Barry Smith (a).
  3. Issue 43, "Tower of Blood", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema/Ernie Chua (i).
  4. Issue 44, "The Fiend and the Flame", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema/The Crusty Bunkers (a).
  5. Issue 48, "Episode!", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema (p), Dick Giordano (i). (First solo story in color).
  6. Issue 67, "Talons of the Man-Tiger", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema (i).
  7. Issue 68, "of Once and Future Kings", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema (i).
  8. Issue 78, "Curse of the Undead-Man", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema (a), Pablo Marcos (i). (Reprint from Savage Sword of Conan Issue 1).
  9. Issue 115, "A War of Wizards", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema/Ernie Chan (i).
  10. Issue 195, "Blood of Ages", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Geof Isherwood (f).
  11. Issue 196, "The Beast", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Geof Isherwood (f).
  12. Issue 197, "Stand", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Geof Isherwood (f).
  13. Issue 198, "The River", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Geof Isherwood (f).
  14. Issue 199, "Revelation in the Mists", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Geof Isherwood (f).
  15. Issue 200, "The Fall of Acheron", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Geof Isherwood(f).
  16. Issue 204, "Goblin", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Vince Colletta (f).
  17. Issue 205, "Necropolis", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Alfredo Alcala (f).
  18. Issue 241-3, "The Sorcerer and the She-Devil", Roy Thomas (w), Mike DeCarlo (i).
  19. Issue 244, "Fiends of the Flaming Mountain", Roy Thomas (w), Mike DeCarlo (i).
  20. Issue 245, "Empire of the Undead", Roy Thomas (w), Mike DeCarlo (i).
  21. Issue 246, "Chaos in Khoraja", Roy Thomas (w), Mike DeCarlo (i).
  22. Issue 247, "The Sword that Conquers All", Roy Thomas (w), Mike DeCarlo (i).
  23. Issue 248, "The Peril and the Prophecy", Roy Thomas (w), Talaoc/Ernie Chan (i).
  24. Issue 249, "Red Wind", Roy Thomas (w), Ernie Chan (i).
  25. Issue 250, "Chaos Beneath Kuthchemes", Roy Thomas (w), Ernie Chan (i).
  • Conan the Barbarian Annual (Marvel Comics) (1987).
  1. Issue 12, "Legion of the Dead", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Ernie Chan (a).
  • The Savage Sword of Conan, (Marvel Comics) (1974–1995).
  1. Issue 1, "Red Sonja" Roy Thomas (w), Esteban Maroto (p), Ernie Chan/Neal Adams (i). (First solo story in black and white. Also featured in the cover painted by Boris Vallejo).
  2. Issue 1, "Curse of the Undead-Man", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema (a), Pablo Marcos (i).
  1. Issue 23, "Wizards of the Black Sun", Roy Thomas/Clair Noto (w), Frank Thorne (a). (Featured in the cover painted by Earl Norem)
  2. Issue 29, "The Wizard and Red Sonja Show", Frank Thorne (w/a).
  3. Issue 45, "Master of Shadows", Christy Marx (w), John Buscema (p), Tony DeZuniga (i).
  4. Issue 78, "The Day of the Sword", Roy Thomas/Doug Moench (w), Howard Chaykin (layouts) Dick Giordano/Terry Austin (a). (Origin re-drawn). (Reprint from Kull and the Barbarians Issue 3)
  5. Issue 82, "Song of Red Sonja", Roy Thomas (w), Barry Smith (a). (Reprint from Conan the Barbarina Issue 24).
  6. Issue 83, "Red Sonja", Roy Thomas (w), Esteban Maroto (p), Ernie Chan/Neal Adams (i). (Reprint from Savage Sword of Conan Issue 1).
  7. Issue 144, "The Waiting Doom", Charles Dixon (w), Ernie Chan (i).
  8. Issue 145, "Feast of the Stag", Charles Dixon (w), Geof Isherwood (f).
  9. Issue 153, "Phantasm", James Owsley (w), Luke McDonnell (p) Armando Gil (i).
  10. Issue 157, "Infant Terrible", Bruce Jones (w/a).
  11. Issue 169, "The Endless Stair", Peter B. Gillis (w), Steven Carr (p), Armando Gil (i).
  12. Issue 170, "Emerald Lust", Charles Dixon (w), Gary Kwapisz (i).
  13. Issue 172, "The Waif and the Warrior", Jim Valentino (w), Steven Carr (p), Josef Rubinstein (i).
  14. Issue 178, "Chains", Sue Flaxman (w), Gavin Curtis (p), Keith Williams (i).
  15. Issue 179, "Fury of the Iron Damsels", Charles Dixon (w), Gary Kwapisz (i).
  16. Issue 187, "Red Sonja Queels the Song of the Siren", Marie Javins/Steve Buccellato (w), Alfredo Alcala (a).
  17. Issue 192, "On the Road of Kings", Roy Thomas/Dann Thomas (w), Tony DeZuniga (a).
  18. Issue 194, "The Road to Zamboula", Roy Thomas (w), Tony DeZuniga (a).
  19. Issue 195, "Swordless in Zamboula", Roy Thomas (w), Tony DeZuniga (a).
  20. Issues 207-10, "The Road to Zanadu", Roy Thomas/Dann Thomas (w), Del Barras/Reggie Jones/ Kirk Etienne (a).
  21. Issue 224, "Dragons of a World's Dawn", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i).
  22. Issue 226, "Of Kings and Cataclysms", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i); "Days of the World Ending", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i); "Back from the Time Abyss", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i).
  23. Issue 229, "A Lady for the Burning", Roy Thomas (w), Howard Simpson (p), Rober Quijano (i).
  24. Issue 230, "Shall Python Fall?", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i).
  25. Issue 231, "A Remembrance of Fires Past", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i).
  26. Issue 232, "Reflections of Eveil", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i).
  27. Issue 233, "Here Be Monsters", Roy Thomas (w), Geof Isherwood (i).
  28. Issue 230-3, "The Ring of Ikribu" Roy Thomas (w), Esteban Maroto (a).
  • Marvel Graphic Novels (1992).
  • "Conan - The Ravagers Out of Time", Roy Thomas (w), Alfredo Alcala (i).
  • Kull and the Barbarians (Marvel Comics) (1975).
  1. Issue 2, "She-devil with a Sword" Roy Thomas (w), Howard Chaykin (a).
  2. Issue 3, "The Day of the Sword" Roy Thomas/Doug Moench (w), Howard Chaykin (a). (Origin story, first appearance of the Red Goddess. Also featured in the cover painted by Michael Whelan)
  • A Marvel Super Special (Marvel Comics) (1978).
  1. Issue 9, "Day of the Red Judgement", Roy Thomas/ Christy Marx (w), Howard Chaykin (a). (Second appearance of the Red Goddess from origin story. Also featured in the cover painted by John Buscema)
  • Conan the King (Marvel Comics) (1985).
  1. Issue 28, "Call of the Wild."
  • Conan the Savage (Marvel Comics) (1996).
  1. Issue 9, "City Under Siege", Chuck Dixon (w).

And with

  • Spider-Man in "Marvel Team-Up" # 79 (Marvel Comics) (The spirit of Sonja possesses the body of Mary Jane Watson to face her old enemy Kulan Gath). The two meet again in the Spider-Man/Red Sonja mini-series co-published by Dynamite Entertainment, in which Kulan Gath and Venom are the principal antagonists.
  • Wolverine in "What if?" Vol. 2, #16 (Marvel Comics) (Sonja is defeated by Wolverine and becomes his mate).
  • Claw the Unconquered in "Red Sonja/Claw" 1-4 (DC Comics/Dynamite Entertainment) (2006).
  • Official Handbook of the Conan Universe, #1 (Marvel Comics) (1986).

Marvel Feature #4 was reprinted in the book The Superhero Women edited by Stan Lee. Red Sonja was featured arching among many of Marvel Comics's female characters on the cover painted by John Romita, Sr..

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