2001, A Space Odyssey #5

Marvel's 2001: A Space Odyssey takes a wild detour in this 1977 issue, as cover pencils by Jack Kirby and inks by Mike Royer plunge us into a gloriously chaotic cityscape labeled "Comicsville." A robed figure in the foreground flees — or fights — amid a surging crowd of costumed and monstrous characters pouring through the streets, all rendered in Kirby's bold, kinetic style. The tagline promises that the Monolith itself has shown one man the way out of the future, setting the stage for the issue's story of "Norton of New York.