Amazing Adventures #22

Marvel's War of the Worlds feature — based on concepts from H.G. Wells' novel — hits a fever pitch in this January 1974 issue, with Killraven ensnared in the coils of a massive tentacled creature while a powerfully built, bald figure called Abraxas looms over him, the cover's dialogue making clear that Killraven is being auctioned off to Martian bidders. Herb Trimpe's cover pencils and inks capture the tension beautifully, with the story title "Slaves of the Human Squid!" promising that Don McGregor's script — brought to life by artist Herb Trimpe, inker Frank Chiaramonte, colorist Linda Lessmann, and letterers Gaspar Saladino and Charlotte Jetter — is every bit as wild as that cover suggests.