The Savage Sword of Conan #176

This August 1990 issue of The Savage Sword of Conan delivers a cover by Earl Norem that's genuinely hard to look away from — the Cimmerian stands sword in hand, bracing against a horde of shambling undead while a massive, fanged green beast lunges from above and a crouching, snake-limbed creature snarls in the foreground. The title "The Three Deaths of Conan" promises exactly the kind of sword-and-sorcery stakes that made this black-and-white magazine format such a perfect home for Robert E. Howard's warrior. With interior work from a talented roster including Gary Kwapisz, Flint Henry, and Tim Truman, this issue represents the series firing on all cylinders.