Conan the Barbarian #176

November 1985 brings Conan the Barbarian #176, "Argos Rain," and the cover by Ernie Chan sets an urgent, kinetic tone: a muscle-bound Conan drives a dagger downward into a nightmarish blue creature — all claws, long limbs, and a single red eye — while shielding a red-haired woman pressed against him. The monster's reach seems to come from every angle, making the struggle feel genuinely desperate rather than one-sided. Inside, writer Jim Owsley and artists John Buscema and Bob Camp (with colors by George Roussos and lettering by Janice Chiang) bring the same gritty energy to the Hyborian Age.