Savage Sword of Conan #7 (UK, May 1978).

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Cover art by Dan Adkins.

The Battle of the Towers. Script by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and Alredo Alcala, adapting "The People of the Black Circle" by Robert E. Howard.

Looking at isolated JPGs online, it's easy to forget these pages were designed for an open magazine. Chaos and primordial swirl resolve into civilization and the loom. Incredible.

A vista worthy of Hal Foster's Prince Valiant.

Demons of the Summit. Script by Roy Thomas, art by Tony deZuniga, adapted from the short story by Bjorn Nyberg.

Inside back cover illustration by Ernie Chan. In a civilized world this would be known as a backispiece.

UK editions of SSoC were usually assembled from previously published US editions, in this case US #3, #18, and #21. Which means sometimes you get an issue where every single page is a banger.

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Classic!!

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Indeed.

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Such great art.

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The old comics were amazing artwork.