Ka-Zar the Savage #12

The cover of this March 1982 issue sets an immediately ominous tone: Ka-Zar lies defeated and bound on the ground while a red-caped, fanged villain raises a gem-tipped hand in triumph, a white-haired woman standing calmly at his side and a winged green figure looming in the background. Brent Anderson's linework gives the scene a striking sense of dread and scale, making it plain that the Lord of the Savage Land is in serious peril. With Bruce Jones at the helm of the story titled "Belasco…!", this is a compelling chapter in Ka-Zar's early 1980s run that fans of sword-and-sorcery adventure will want on their shelf.