Savage Tales #2

Returning "back by popular demand," this 1973 Marvel black-and-white magazine puts Conan the Barbarian front and center — chained to a stone wall yet still snarling with defiance as a dark-clad armored opponent looms over a fallen figure at his feet. John Buscema's painted cover crackles with raw tension, setting the stage for what the cover bills as "The City That Time Forgot," an adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Red Nails" by Roy Thomas and Barry Smith. Rounding out the package are a King Kull story, bonus photos of Conan's creator, and a glimpse into fantasy in the Conan tradition — a genuinely packed seventy-five-cent package for sword-and-sorcery fans.