Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Comic Book #33

A tavern brawl with very high stakes — the cover tagline "The Wager That Saved Waterdeep!!" sets the tone perfectly for this 1991 DC/TSR adventure. Jan Duursema's cover art captures a tense arm-wrestling match at a crowded table, with a burst of magical energy flaring between the two competitors' locked hands while a ring of rough-looking onlookers — coins scattered on the table — watch with hungry, menacing expressions, and a cloaked figure lurks ominously in the background. It's a wonderfully grounded scene that reminds fans how the Forgotten Realms can find drama just as easily in a smoky taproom as on a battlefield.