Conan the Barbarian #50

Reaching its milestone fiftieth issue in 1975, Conan the Barbarian arrives with a cover by penciler Gil Kane and inker Klaus Janson that makes an immediate impression: a massive, fang-filled sea creature — the Dweller of the title — looms over a chained red-haired woman in a cave pool setting, while Conan himself grapples desperately against the beast's coiling tentacles. A second, smaller figure of Conan watching from above adds a nice sense of scale and urgency to the already tense scene. "The Dweller in the Pool!" promises exactly the kind of sword-and-sorcery peril that has made this series one of Marvel's most exciting ongoing adventures.