The Savage Sword of Conan #105

This October 1984 Marvel magazine-format issue drops readers into a furious melee, with Michael Golden's painted cover depicting a red-haired Conan surging forward sword in hand, locked in brutal close-quarters combat alongside a heavily armored warrior — all while an eerie, spectral figure looms in the shadowed stonework behind them. The chaotic pile of clashing fighters conveys a siege or dungeon brawl of serious stakes, rendered with Golden's characteristically muscular, painterly detail. With Don Kraar scripting and Gary Kwapisz on interior art, The Savage Sword of Conan #105 looks like a thoroughly satisfying entry in Marvel's long-running black-and-white barbarian saga.