Conan the Barbarian #250

Marking its 250th issue with a "Giant-Sized Spectacular," this milestone installment of Marvel's Conan the Barbarian arrives in November 1991 with a cover by Steve Lightle that pulls no punches — a massively built Conan, horned helmet gleaming, stands framed between two stone pillars with a jagged blade in hand, every muscle coiled and ready. The bold golden "250" anchoring the bottom of the image makes the anniversary feel suitably grand, and the masthead's boast — "The Most Savage Hero of All!" — is hard to argue with when the Cimmerian is glaring down at you like that. Inside, writer Roy Thomas leads the creative team through "Chaos Beneath Kuthchemes," promising the kind of sword-and-sorcery adventure that has kept this series running strong for over two decades.