Conan the Barbarian #159

A fierce clash erupts on John Buscema's cover for this 1984 Marvel issue, where Conan grapples bare-handed against a similarly built warrior wielding a double-headed axe, the two locked in brutal, close-quarters combat above a churning green wave. A dark-haired woman in a golden outfit watches from the background, her expression tense as the struggle unfolds. "Cauldron of the Doomed!" promises the kind of raw, visceral Hyborian adventure that made this series essential reading.