Savage Sword of Conan, The #78

In this issue:"Demons of the Firelight " by Michael Fleisher, John Buscema and Ernie Chan~"The ruthless King Maklos, jealous of Conan's popularity among his people, sets the Cimmerian up for a grisly death at the hands of an undead horror."~"The Day of the Sword" - a tale of Red Sonja by Roy Thomas, Doug Moench, Dick Giordano and Terry AustinThis issue featured Marvel's first retelling of Red Sonja's origin story."Barbarian SPFX" - an article discussing the special effects of the Conan the Barbarian film by David Anthony Kraft including production photos"Island of Pirate's Doom!" the fifth installment by Roy Thomas, John Buscema and Danny Bulanadia frontispiece pin-up by Pablo Marcos