Creatures on the Loose #10

Creatures on the Loose #10 (March 1971) heralds the coming of King Kull with a cover — penciled and inked by Herb Trimpe and Marie Severin — that wastes no time making an impression: the bare-chested, long-haired barbarian king lunges forward with a sweeping blade, locking into battle against a massive, tentacled creature with an enormous multifaceted eye, while fallen figures litter the ground behind him. The story within, "The Skull of Silence!", is brought to life by the creative team of Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, and Artie Simek. A fine 15-cent slice of Marvel's sword-and-sorcery ambitions in 1971.