A NM-Mint copy of the Direct Market Edition. 200th Issue Spectacular! Conan meets up with Robert E. Howard in "Barbarians of the Border." Script by Roy Thomas, breakdowns by John Buscema, finished art by Ernie Chan. Articles: "A Short History of Savage Sword" by Thomas and "The Father of Conan" by Glenn Lord. Pin-ups by F. Bator and Dave Simons. Joe Jusko cover.