Conan the King #55

The curtain comes down on Marvel's Conan the King with a cover that pulls no punches: Conan is shown flat on his back, sword raised in a desperate grip, as a massive horned serpent-dragon curls its open, fang-lined jaws directly over him — and the bold tagline "Who Says Conan Has to Survive?" makes the stakes unmistakably clear. Andy Kubert's cover pencils and inks deliver a composition that feels genuinely dire, with the creature's coiling body framing the barbarian king in a tight, suffocating arc against a bright sky. It's a fittingly intense send-off image for the series, with writer Adam Blaustein, artist Dale Eaglesham, and the rest of the creative team bringing "Nightmare" home in this November 1989 finale.