Creatures on the Loose #28

Thongor — Warrior of the Lost Land — storms onto this March 1974 Marvel cover in a scene of breathless, chain-swinging chaos, as the muscle-bound barbarian battles armored warriors while a red-haired woman falls at his feet and a white-bearded sorcerer crackles with supernatural fire in the shadows. John Romita and Tony Mortellaro's cover art captures the full pulp-fantasy spectacle promised by the tagline "Against the Hordes of Hell!" — swords gleaming, combatants clashing in every corner of the frame. Inside, Steve Gerber scripts "Mountain of Thunder!" with art by Vicente Alcázar, delivering the sword-and-sorcery adventure that the cover boldly bills as standing "in the great tradition of Conan!