Kull the Conqueror #5

Against a star-filled night sky and the looming arches of an ancient aqueduct, Kull tears apart a grotesque, decaying creature with his bare hands while flames and skeletal forms writhe at his feet — Michael Golden's painted cover radiates both dread and savage energy. The tagline "…A Plague Unending!" sets a fittingly grim tone for this August 1984 issue, whose interior story, "A Vision of Lost Love," suggests the barbarian king faces horrors both monstrous and deeply personal. Alan Zelenetz and John Buscema bring Robert E. Howard's brooding Atlantean ruler to life in a series that balances sword-and-sorcery action with genuine emotional weight.