The Savage Sword of Conan #62

This March 1981 issue of The Savage Sword of Conan features a cover by David Mattingly that puts the Cimmerian front and center — helmeted, blood-spattered, and snarling with raw intensity as he clutches his broad-bladed sword. A dark-haired woman, bearing wounds of her own, is pressed close to him while a clawed hand reaches in from the edge, suggesting danger on all sides. It's a striking, painterly image that captures the grim, unrelenting tone of Robert E. Howard's world perfectly, and with "The Temple of the Tiger" waiting inside, fans of sword-and-sorcery storytelling are in for a compelling read.