Conan Saga #54

Joe Jusko's painted cover for this September 1991 issue is a visceral standout — a massively muscled Conan grapples bare-handed with a snarling tiger in mid-leap, all rendered against a blood-red backdrop dominated by the looming, spectral face of a lion. It's part two of the four-part "Conan the Liberator" arc, with interior work on "Swords Across the Alimane" from the celebrated team of Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Tony DeZuniga making this a satisfying package of Hyborian adventure.