Kull the Conqueror (1971 1st Series) #19

Cover art by Marie Severin. "The Crystal Menace!", script by Doug Moench, pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Alfredo Alcala

Kull and his troop pursue the wizard Khornah, who keeps them at bay with his mystic gemstone. Khornah calls for a crystal warrior, Shemenon, to battle Kull; Kull seems doomed until Khornah is confronted by the wizard Sarna, an old enemy of Kull's; Kareesha explains the wizard's conflict, and sets Kull and his party on the path to Hell to right some wrongs; Sarna awaits Kull to fulfill his vengeance for his prior defeat at Kull's hands. The Incredible Hulk and the Green Thumb ad for Hostess Fruit Pies.

36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.30.