The Savage Sword of Conan #205

Conan locks in brutal, knife-in-hand combat with a hulking demonic creature across a fiery, storm-cracked landscape on this striking January 1993 cover, painted by John Watkiss with rich, smoldering reds that give the scene real visceral weight. The cover teases the arrival of Zula — warrior-wizard, friend or foe — alongside a bonus King Conan adventure, making this an especially packed installment of Marvel's long-running black-and-white magazine. Inside, Roy Thomas scripts part four of "Kheshatta! Conan in the City of Magicians," with John Buscema on art and inks by Ernie Chan, a creative team that knows how to deliver Hyborian-Age adventure with genuine force.