I'll Be Damned #1 Cover by Frank Frazetta

So...in 1966, Fritz does a conceptual painting of Conan (second image--you will embiggen--resistance is futile), apparently to get ready to rock the world by painting all the Conan paperback covers.  Thing is, Lancer never uses the conceptual paintings (we know of AT LEAST two).  In 1969, this damn fanzine comes out with a black'n white version (first and last three images).  In 1985, Betty Ballantine publishes a version with Conan standing in the kitchen of tomorrow