Conan the King #46

This May 1988 issue of Conan the King leads with a striking close-up of a battered, battle-worn Conan — crowned and grimacing — looming large over a terrified dark-haired woman who recoils in the lower right corner, her expression one of genuine fear. The cover composition by Mike Docherty and Fraja Bator is raw and unsettling, placing the Cimmerian king's scarred face front and center in a way that feels more psychological than triumphant. "The Warlord of Koth" promises the kind of grim, morally complicated sword-and-sorcery that makes this era of Marvel's Conan titles so compelling.