The Savage Sword of Conan #17

Conan stands battle-ready at the center of this painted cover by Ernie Chan and Earl Norem, his bloodied sword in hand and a fallen woman crouched at his feet, while two massive serpentine or draconic creatures loom on either side against a turbulent crimson sky. The cover promises "The War of the Wizards!" alongside a bonus Bran Mak Morn tale, "Curse of the Black Stone," making this a genuinely packed February 1977 issue. Walt Simonson brings Roy Thomas's "On to Yimsha" to life inside, a pairing that admirers of sword-and-sorcery storytelling will find hard to resist.