The Savage Sword of Conan #6

The painted cover by Alex Niño and Frank Magsino pulls you straight into the chaos: a muscular Conan, sword raised high, battles through a surging mass of grotesque, monstrous creatures that claw and press in from every side. The dark, brooding palette and dynamic composition give the scene real weight, perfectly befitting the magazine's promise of "Two Illustrated Epics of Swords vs. Sorcery." This June 1975 black-and-white Marvel magazine pairs Robert E. Howard's source material with Roy Thomas's scripting and Alex Niño's artwork inside for "The Sleeper beneath the Sands" — a title that hints at exactly the kind of ancient, lurking menace splashed across this striking cover.