The Savage Sword of Conan #118

This November 1985 installment of Marvel's long-running black-and-white magazine series promises brooding Hyborian adventure with its cover — painted by Joe Jusko — showing a muscular, sword-wielding Conan squaring off against a hulking, fanged green demon on a rocky ledge beneath a crescent moon, while a red-haired woman in a bikini scrambles for safety nearby. The creature's glowing eyes and gaping maw lend the scene a genuine sense of menace, making the Barbarian's defiant stance all the more compelling. Inside, Larry Yakata scripts "The Valley of Howling Shadows!" with art by Gary Kwapisz, suggesting dark, monster-filled terrain worthy of that striking cover confrontation.