Red Sonja No. 2: Museum Object and Cultural History
Red Sonja No. 2: date made: 1977. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.
The object in the museum catalogue
Red Sonja was first introduced in 1973 within Marvel Comics popular adaptation of author Robert E. Howard's fantasy hero Conan the Barbarian. After headlining a story arc in the comic Marvel Feature the fire haired heroine was given her own comic in 1977.
Marvel's Red Sonja, the "she-devil with a sword," is loosely inspired by "Red Sonya of Rogatino," a character introduced by Howard in his story The Shadow of the Vulture. Unlike Howard's creation, Marvel's Sonja resides in the same "sword and sorcery" milieu as Conan, living as a mercenary and adventurer. Over the years, she has been the subject of numerous interpretations, including a 1985 film starring Bridgette Nielson.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1977
- maker: Marvel Comics
- Object Name: comic book
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 6 3/4 in x 10 1/4 in; x 17.145 cm x 26.035 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York City
- Subject: Comics
- Subject: Fantasy
- ID Number: 2013.3039.289
- nonaccession number: 2013.3039
- catalog number: 2013.3039.289
- Credit Line: Gift of George R. Zug
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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