Conan #4

The cover of this 1995 Marvel issue says it all — Conan is caught in the crushing grip of Rune, a fanged, blue-skinned supernatural predator adorned in gold bracers, who looms over the barbarian with terrifying ferocity. Barry Crain's pencils and Carlos Garzón's inks deliver a visceral, dynamic composition that puts the power imbalance between these two fighters front and center. Larry Hama's "Barbarian at the Gate" promises a brutal clash worthy of that striking image.