Conan the Barbarian #247

Arthur Adams packs this August 1991 cover with menace and momentum: a massive grey-skinned warrior looms over a battered, crouching Conan, sword raised high as blood sprays through the air, while a red-haired woman, a robed sorcerer, and a hulking reptilian beast crowd the background in various states of alarm. The cover tagline — "The Sword That Conquers All!" — sets a fittingly grand tone for a Hyborian adventure from the long-running creative team of Roy Thomas, Gary Hartle, and Mike DeCarlo. Fans of sword-and-sorcery at its most visceral will find plenty to love here.