The Savage Sword of Conan #128

The fiery depths of a cavern set a spectacular stage on this September 1986 installment of The Savage Sword of Conan, with David Mattingly's painted cover depicting Conan leaping through the air, sword raised, above a massive skeletal creature whose enormous ribcage dominates the rocky chasm below. A group of savage enemies scramble across those ancient bones, one clutching what appears to be a captive, making for a genuinely gripping tableau of desperate, underground combat. Inside, writer Jim Owsley and artist Mike Docherty bring the "Curse of the Ageless Ones!" — a title that promises exactly the kind of dark, sword-and-sorcery adventure that made this long-running Marvel magazine a favorite of Conan fans.