The Savage Sword of Conan #27

Conan faces his most primal challenge on this 1978 black-and-white Marvel magazine, as Bob Larkin's painted cover shows the Barbarian locked in fierce combat with a massive, snarling saber-toothed cat, dagger raised against the beast's crushing weight while a chained woman looks on in the smoky background. The cover promises a feature-length tale of terror in "The Beasts of Jhebbal Sag," and the interior delivers Roy Thomas's writing alongside John Buscema's art, inked by Tony DeZuniga. It's a thoroughly satisfying package of savage adventure, cover to cover.