I do believe my only previous exposure to John Severin's work before this issue was his work on "Cracked", as back in my teen I was a loyal reader of that magazine, while my best friend was a loyal "Mad" reader, and we would swap magazines after we had finished reading them. In any event John Severin really knocks it out of the park on this issue, from the amazing double-page spread shot of the battle that opens the story, to the sheer intensity of that final page as we see the massive army advancing on our young hero, as how can one not be impressed by the expression on his face in that final panel. I also enjoy the level of attention on the little details, like the puffed up appearance of the con-artist who is using the helm to sell the idea that he's a great warrior, to the sorry state of the blade that the mother gives to her son. Bruce Timm also turns in some solid work on the second story, as while he's not the type of artist who jumps to mind when I think of Conan, he does a lov Read Full Review