Conan Saga #63

Conan Saga #63 spotlights "For the Throne of Zamboula," a tale Marvel billed as "A Barbaric Classic!" The cover by Joe Chiodo says it all: a bare-chested, muscle-bound Conan braces himself against a massive tree, both hands locked around the neck of an enormous serpent that has coiled itself around his legs — a raw test of strength rendered in rich, painterly detail. The interior work from writer Roy Thomas, artist John Buscema, and inker Tony DeZuniga promises the same sword-and-sorcery intensity that made this era of Conan storytelling so compelling.