Barry Smith

Later known as Barry-Windsor Smith, the Englishman is best known at Marvel for his work on Conan the Barbarian, but prior to that produced some sensational work on other titles as well.
Everyone had a shot at the X-Men towards the end of their first run - Barry Smith produced this classic
X-Men
# 53
Feb 1969
DD meets the Panther on another great early Smith cover
Daredevil
# 52
Mar 1969
Smith tries his hand at Ka-Zar, with vibrant results
Marvel S/H
# 19
Mar 1969
The contents may have been just a reprint fill-in, and the brief to highlight Spidey to boost sales, but what a cover!
Dr Strange
# 179
Apr 1969
An even more striking cover than Barry Smith's first for X-Men two months earlier
X-Men
# 55
Apr 1969
SHIELD readers had been used to seeing dazzling Steranko covers, but this one was right up there with them
Nick Fury
# 12
May 1969
This terrific cover has been attributed to Barry Smith but I think there's a hint of Herb Trimpe in it
Silver Surfer
# 17
Jun 1970
The first appearance of Marvel's Bronze Age hero
Conan
# 1
Oct 1970
Barry Smith produced the cover of the 100th issue of The Avengers with some style
Avengers
# 100
Jun 1972
Barry Smith drew many glorious Conan covers - here's his last one, featuring the debut of Red Sonja
Conan
# 24
Mar 1973

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