The Black and White Savage Sword of Conan magazine along with Deadly Hands of Kung Fu are just so perfect examples of the texture and tones providing deeper details seen clearly than when muddy coloring ruins them. The feelings these magazines evoke memory wise for me with the thrill and excitement of reading them is powerful. I remember seeking these bi-monthly magazines out and usually not finding them regularly so that when I did secure a few purchases, those issues supplied some incredible and amazing art for me to savor and enjoy. 

I know that when finding my 1st Savage Sword issue 26, I was just blown away with the interior artwork from John Buscema and Tony DeZuniga. To me this is what Conan should be: thick, dark jungles with flowing textured lines of black and white emphasizing the true power and imagery REH evoked with his words. Finding my 1st Deadly Hands with issue 16 blew my mind with Rudy Nebres Master of Kung Fu art. I had seen his stuff in color comics here and there but OMG his black and white was simply amazing! Seeing some Sanho Kim detailed artwork in black and white made his various color war comic books look simplified. Then there was George Perez whom I was an instant fan of, I cannot remember if DHOK or his FF was the 1st of his art I had seen, but again I was pulled into the story in this magazine and began watching for ANY Perez in ANY comic I might find.

Black and white for me has such vivid strength and power combined with a raw grit and substance which can reach off the page and grab your attention in ways that color cannot compare.