The Savage Sword of Conan #181

Issue #181 of Marvel's long-running black-and-white magazine brings a full-length epic with "The Face of a God," promising a tale in which Conan is mistaken for a deity. Dorian Vallejo's painted cover sets a tense, atmospheric scene: a helmeted armored warrior raises a sword, while the muscular Conan grapples fiercely in the background, and a chained woman in pink looks on from the foreground, her expression caught between fear and defiance. Written by Dwight Jon Zimmerman with interior art by Tony DeZuniga, this January 1991 entry delivers the brooding, sword-and-sorcery intensity that made Savage Sword a standout corner of the Marvel universe.