The Savage Sword of Conan #206

Issue #206 of The Savage Sword of Conan brings the "City of Magicians" arc to a full-length conclusion, and Bob Larkin's cover captures the stakes perfectly: a muscle-bound Conan stands his ground with dual blades drawn as a gaunt, crimson-cloaked sorcerer bearing a scythe rides down on him astride a winged, demonic horse against a stormy, moonlit sky. The cover copy says it all — "Barbarian's blade against Sorcerer's scythe" — and the image delivers that clash with real dramatic weight. Inside, Roy Thomas wraps up the five-part saga with art by John Buscema and inks by Ernie Chan, a creative lineup that made Savage Sword one of Marvel's most satisfying fantasy anthologies of 1993.