Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Comic Book #14

DC's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons #14 (1990) continues the "Spell Games" arc with part two of four, and Jan Duursema's cover sets a tense, visceral tone — a snarling, blue-robed creature with fanged teeth has a bearded man pinned, one clawed hand clamped around his face in a bone-chilling grip. The raw physicality of Duursema's linework makes the struggle feel genuinely dangerous, a reminder that this series never shied away from the grimmer side of fantasy adventure. Dan Mishkin's story awaits inside, and if the cover is any indication, "Shell Game" is anything but a gentle conjuring trick.