The Barbarian

In 1966, Lancer Books set out to resurrect Robert E. Howard's Conan character for the paperback age and handed the cover to Frank Frazetta. He returned "The Barbarian." Conan atop a mount of the slain, sword planted, maiden at his feet, and gave the character a face for the first time. Every Conan since, from comics to Schwarzenegger, has been painted, drawn, or cast in its shadow. The Lancer covers that followed ignited the sword & sorcery boom and now trade like old masters, including Metallica's Kirk Hammett's "Conan the Berserker" going to the block at $10M. For the first time, The Barbarian has been rendered on a 1,000mg 24-karat gold Aurum canvas.