Conan

Between 1977 and 1978, French publisher Arédit-Artima released a seven-issue Conan series that blended sword-and-sorcery with Marvel-style superheroics, reprinting tales primarily by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith alongside art by John Buscema, Gil Kane, and Joe Rubinstein. This short run stands out for its unusual crossover appeal, featuring not only Conan and Red Sonja but also Bruce Banner and the Hulk in the same savage world. A curious artifact of European licensing, it offers a compact snapshot of how the Cimmerian’s grim Hyborian adventures were packaged for a French audience, bridging two distinct comic traditions.