Conan the Barbarian #237

Serpent of Dreams" sets an unsettling tone right from the cover, where a horned, snarling figure writhes amid a tangle of serpents while a muscular man recoils nearby — all rendered in Mike Mignola's distinctively shadowy, atmospheric linework. Dark snakes coil through the scene against murky, dreamlike backgrounds, suggesting something deeply supernatural is at work in Conan's world this October 1990 issue. It's a moody, compelling image that captures the sword-and-sorcery dread Marvel's long-running Hyborian series did so well.