Conan the King #47

This July 1988 issue of Conan the King delivers a visceral, close-quarters cover by Fraja Bator that pulls you right into the action — a fierce, dark-haired Conan looms over a fallen opponent, dagger raised and eyes blazing with barely contained fury, his red cape sweeping dramatically behind him. The defeated figure, wide-eyed and slack-jawed, fills the foreground in a disorienting low angle that makes the king's dominance feel immediate and total. With a story titled "Of Death and the Dreamer" and interior art by Tony DeZuniga, this issue promises the kind of sword-and-sorcery intensity that made Marvel's Conan line a standout of the era.