True Believers: Conan - Swords in the Night! #1

In "The Shadow of the Vulture!", Conan journeys to the desert city of Pah-Dishah on a perilous mission, where danger lurks in the shifting sands and treachery hides behind every shadow. With Red Sonja’s timely intervention saving him twice, Conan confronts the fearsome Mikhal Oglu—the Vulture—and delivers a brutal reckoning, sending his head to the warlord Yezdigerd. Written by Roy Thomas and brought to life with dynamic art by Barry Smith, inks by Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins, and Chic Stone, and lettering by Artie Simek and John Costanza, this issue captures the raw intensity of the Hyborian Age. The cover, a striking collaboration by Gil Kane, perfectly frames the tale’s dark, action-packed tone.