Conan the Barbarian #44

John Buscema's cover for this November 1974 issue is a vivid spectacle: Conan and a red-haired sword-wielding warrior woman stand back-to-back atop a massive skull, surrounded by roaring flames and clutching blue demonic hands reaching up from below. The title "The Fiend and the Flame!" promises exactly the kind of fierce, supernatural adventure that made Roy Thomas's run on this series so compelling. A striking snapshot of sword-and-sorcery at full throttle.