Savage Sword of Conan, The #1

The issue features the story `Curse Of The Undead-Man` - an adaptation of R.E. Howard`s `Mistress Of Death`...Shadizar, Zamora:Red Sonja witnesses a public execution in the city square - the sorceror,Costranno,is sentenced to death. Before his dismemberment he shouts a curse at Berthilda,the woman responsible for severing his ring-finger,the source of his magic...SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content.Later elsewhere in the city,Conan stumbles upon a scene,as fleeing robed priests are attacked by a gang of thieves. A fight ensues,and joined by Red Sonja,the brigands are dispatched. In the alley the priests fled from,is the assembled corpse of Costranno, surrounded by magical runes. Conan finds the wizards ring-finger,flinging it away in superstitious dread. Sonja relates... First pin-up reprint of Esteban Maroto's chain mail bikini costume design (originally published in Comixscene #5, 1972).