The Savage Sword of Conan #104

Joe Jusko's painted cover for this September 1984 Marvel magazine is a breathtaking icy showdown, with a muscle-bound Conan clutching a rope while grappling with a masked, armored figure in black — a sword raised and the tension palpable against a frigid glacier backdrop. A blonde woman in peril is caught up in the struggle below him, and a fallen sword lies on the ice, hinting at the chaos of "The Treachery of the Gray Wolf!" within. Michael Fleisher's story, brought to life by Val Mayerik and inker Ernie Chan, promises the kind of savage, atmospheric adventure that made this black-and-white magazine format a favorite for fans wanting something grittier from their Hyborian tales.