Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #9

A field of human skulls and scattered skeletons sets a harrowing stage on Alfredo Alcala's cover for this October 1976 issue, where a muscular man clutches a woman amid the bones while a menacing ape looms large with a threatening declaration aimed squarely at them. The cover copy laments a world "completely destroyed," giving the whole scene an apocalyptic weight that fits perfectly within Marvel's adaptation of the Planet of the Apes saga. Doug Moench and Alfredo Alcala bring their talents to "The Warhead Messiah," making issue #9 a compelling entry in this mid-seventies series.