Conan the Barbarian #119

Conan faces a chilling double threat on John Buscema's cover for this February 1981 issue — the Cimmerian stands shackled and straining in a dungeon, hoisting a heavy chain and weight overhead while a lurking, crimson-skinned robed figure watches ominously from the shadows, with something monstrous churning in the water below. The cover copy teases that the real danger isn't the creature at all, and a bonus tale, "The Voice of One Long Gone," rounds out the issue. With J. M. DeMatteis scripting and Buscema handling both pencils and inks, this is a solidly crafted entry in Marvel's long-running sword-and-sorcery series.