Conan the King #44

This January 1988 issue presents a king who looks every bit the conqueror — Conan stands arms-folded and sword planted before him, his royal cape billowing against a fiery orange sky while a sea of armored soldiers and raised blades press in from all sides. The tension between his cool, unyielding composure and the chaos surrounding him makes for a genuinely compelling cover by penciler Mike Docherty. With Don Kraar writing and "The Spoils of Victory" as the story title, this issue promises the kind of hard-won triumph that carries its own complicated weight.