The Savage Sword of Conan #23

Conan and Red Sonja fight back-to-back against a massive, coiling sea creature on Earl Norem's striking cover for this October 1977 issue — tentacles wrap around both warriors as they slash with raised blades, blood already drawn, with the beast's cold yellow eye glaring from the chaos. Inside, the magazine promises three all-new epics of sword-and-sorcery, with Red Sonja and King Kull joining Conan for a lineup that makes this one of the more ambitious installments in the series. Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Alfredo Alcala bring "Torrent of Doom" to life within these pages, delivering exactly the savage adventure the cover so vividly sets up.