2000 AD #504

The cover of Prog 504 (10 January 1987) pulls no punches: a massive, wide-jawed creature dominates the image, its rows of jagged teeth bearing down on a helpless figure in a fringed jacket whose hat tumbles forward — with more monstrous forms lurking in the rocky shadows behind. Bryan Talbot's cover art sets a visceral, primordial tone that pairs perfectly with the interior's continuation of "Sláine the King," written by Pat Mills with art and inks by Glenn Fabry and lettering by Steve Potter. The tagline "Guess Who's Going to Be Dinner?" says it all — this is 2000 AD doing what it does best in 1987, blending savage fantasy with sharp wit.