Characters

Artworks inspired by several fictional characters.
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The character Conan the Barbarian AKA Conan the Cimmerian was first introduced by Robert E. Howard in 1932 adding 21 stories to the genre before his death. Conan did not die with Howard several authors have continued to publish new stories with
Boris's artwork gracing their book covers. Indeed Boris began his career creating comic covers for Savage Sword Of Conan. Below is an incomplete selection of artworks by Boris and Julie featuring Conan.

Defenders
Defenders

Boris Vallejo

I Am A Barbarian
I Am A Barbarian

Boris Vallejo

Conan
Conan

Boris Vallejo

Playboy Barbarian
Playboy Barbarian

Boris Vallejo

The Challenge
The Challenge

Boris Vallejo

Conan of the Isles
Conan of the Isles

Boris Vallejo

Conan The Freebooter
Conan The Freebooter

Boris Vallejo

Conan the Magnificent
Conan the Magnificent

Boris Vallejo

Conan The Triumphant
Conan The Triumphant

Boris Vallejo

Conan The Victorious
Conan The Victorious

Boris Vallejo

Conan of Aquilonia
Conan of Aquilonia

Boris Vallejo

Conan The Wanderer
Conan The Wanderer

Boris Vallejo

Conan the Raider
Conan the Raider

Boris Vallejo

Demons Ambush
Demons Ambush

Boris Vallejo

In The Underworld
In The Underworld

Boris Vallejo

My Lord Barbarian
My Lord Barbarian

Boris Vallejo

Barbarian and Sorceress
Barbarian and Sorceress

Boris Vallejo

Conan The Conqueror
Conan The Conqueror

Boris Vallejo

Khosatral Khel
Khosatral Khel

Boris Vallejo

Barbarian Duo
Barbarian Duo

Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell

Dangerous Journey
Dangerous Journey

Julie Bell

Evil Idol
Evil Idol

Julie Bell

Conan of Venarium
Conan of Venarium

Julie Bell

Doc Savage (Clark Savage Jr) is a fictional character from pulp fiction comics of the 1930's and 1940's. Created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street & Smith Publications. The character is portrayed as derring-do, multi-faceted, righter-of-wrongs.

Boris Vallejo's involvment with the Doc Savage character began with a commission for six book covers (books #83 to #88) from Bantam Books who had been reprinting all 190 of the Doc Savage novels since 1964

The Boss of Terror
The Boss of Terror

Boris Vallejo

The Mountain Monster
The Mountain Monster

Boris Vallejo

The Red Terrors
The Red Terrors

Boris Vallejo

The Roar Devil
The Roar Devil

Boris Vallejo

The Spotted Men
The Spotted Men

Boris Vallejo

The The Angry Ghost
The The Angry Ghost

Boris Vallejo

In 1934 King Features Syndicate required a comic-strip space-hero to compete with the already succesful Buck Rogers. After failing to secure the rights to John Carter of Mars from Edgar Rice Burroughs they called upon Alex Raymond to create a new character Flash Gordon.
In 1980, Tempo Books released a series of six novels written by David Hagberg. Four of the book covers were painted by Boris Vallejo (shown below) they are Massacre in the 22nd Century, War of the Citadels, Crisis on Citadel II, Forces from the Federation. I believe Ken Kelly painted the two remaining covers, Citadels under Attack, and Citadels on Earth.

The Gates of Creation
The Gates of Creation

Boris Vallejo

War Of The Citadels
War Of The Citadels

Boris Vallejo

Crisis On Citadel II
Crisis On Citadel II

Boris Vallejo

Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon

Boris Vallejo

John Carter and Dejah Thoris are Edgar Rice Burroughs characters from the John Carter of Mars series of novels. The protaganists are located on Mars aka Barsoom. Carter, being the strong rugged type saves the planet from it's evil oppressors, whilst simltaneously winning the hand of the Princess of Mars Dejah Thoris. Below are four pieces by Boris and Julie inspired by the characters.

A Guide to Barsoom
A Guide to Barsoom

Boris Vallejo

Dejah Thoris
Dejah Thoris

Boris Vallejo

Barsoom
Barsoom

Boris Vallejo

John Carter Of Mars
John Carter Of Mars

Boris Vallejo

Created by author Roy Thomas and first drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith, Red Sonja first appeared in 1973 for Marvel Comics. She is a fictional sword and sorcery comic-book superheroine, partially inspired by Robert E. Howard's character Red Sonya of Rogatino. Boris's involvment with the charcter begins in 1981 when commissioned by Ace Books for six book-covers, #1 The Ring of Ikribu, #2 Demon Night (1982), #3 When Hell Laughs (1982), #4 Endithor's Daughter (1982), #5 Against the Prince of Hell (1983), and #6 Star of Doom (1983).

The Ring of Ikribu
The Ring of Ikribu

Boris Vallejo

Demon Night
Demon Night

Boris Vallejo

When Hell Laughs
When Hell Laughs

Boris Vallejo

Star Of Doom
Star Of Doom

Boris Vallejo

Endithor's Daughter
Endithor's Daughter

Boris Vallejo

Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan first appeared in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes (followed by 23 sequels). The enduring character has re-appeared in innumerable works and other media's.
Commissioned by Bantam Books for twelve book cover cover paintings, Boris went on to produce a further two in order to complete the 1978 Tarzan Calendar. Since then, both Boris and Julie have produced several artworks inspired by the character.

Leo
Leo

Boris Vallejo

Tarzan and the Madman
Tarzan and the Madman

Boris Vallejo

Tarzan the Untamed
Tarzan the Untamed

Boris Vallejo

Tarzan the Magnificent
Tarzan the Magnificent

Boris Vallejo

Tarzan and the Castaways
Tarzan and the Castaways

Boris Vallejo

Tarzan and the Ant Men
Tarzan and the Ant Men

Boris Vallejo

Tarzans Quest
Tarzans Quest

Boris Vallejo

Tarzan The Terrible
Tarzan The Terrible

Boris Vallejo

Jungle Talk
Jungle Talk

Boris Vallejo

Jungle Man
Jungle Man

Boris Vallejo

Tarzan
Tarzan

Boris Vallejo

Savage Land
Savage Land

Boris Vallejo

Dagger
Dagger

Boris Vallejo

Fighting Back
Fighting Back

Boris Vallejo

Junglescape
Junglescape

Boris Vallejo

Golden Lion
Golden Lion

Boris Vallejo

Guardians Of The Jungle
Guardians Of The Jungle

Boris Vallejo