Conan Saga #21

This January 1989 issue of Marvel's black-and-white magazine series puts the Cimmerian front and center in a gripping cover by Earl Norem — Conan lunges dagger-in-hand against a massive, fang-filled reptilian creature whose coiling body dominates the composition, while a terrified woman in chains struggles in the foreground. The painted artwork has a raw, visceral energy that suits the issue's featured story, "The Horror from the Red Tower," with interior work from the formidable team of Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Sonny Trinidad.