Conan the Barbarian #46

From January 1975, Conan the Barbarian #46 pits the Cimmerian against a truly unsettling threat — Shokkoth, a massive, mosaic-like creature described as stalking the haunted ruins of a mad sorcerer's castle. John Buscema and John Romita's cover captures the raw tension perfectly: a titanic, crystalline-textured monster bears down on a struggling Conan, who fights to shield a chained, fallen woman from its grasp. Titled "The Curse of the Conjurer!" and written by Roy Thomas with art by Buscema and inker Joe Sinnott, this issue delivers the sword-and-sorcery atmosphere that made this Marvel series such a compelling run.