Savage Tales #3

From Marvel's 1974 black-and-white magazine format comes Savage Tales #3, featuring Conan the Barbarian in a story titled "The Lurker From the Catacombs." The cover by Pablo Marcos and John Romita pulls no punches: a muscle-bound Conan stands his ground against a fearsome green demon lunging from above with an axe, while a woman cowers at his feet amid a hellish backdrop of flames and fallen bodies. Promising sword battles, sorcery, photos, and features, this issue makes a vivid case for Conan as — in its own words — "the most savage hero of all time.