Conan Saga #78

Robert E. Howard's greatest fantasy hero looms large on this September 1993 issue, with cover artist Doug Beekman painting a raw, muscular Conan crouching forward with intense focus — his jeweled bracers and a horse-topped dagger hilt visible at his shoulder. He reaches toward a rippling pool that reflects a snarling, skull-like visage, the whole image radiating a brooding, supernatural menace. Inside, Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Ernie Chua bring you "The Garden of Death and Life!" — a title that promises exactly the kind of dark sorcery and desperate survival that defines the Cimmerian at his best.