Creatures on the Loose #18

Marvel's 1972 monster anthology delivers a vivid showdown on this Gil Kane–penciled, Joe Sinnott–inked cover, where a massive orange creature — the fearsome Phра — surges forward with fang-filled jaws and clawed hands, while a white-haired, bare-chested warrior clings to its back in a desperate struggle amid churning surf. A small purple figure lurks at the edge of the scene, adding an extra layer of menace to an already chaotic battle. Featuring Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars, and promising "The Fury of Phra!" inside, this issue of Creatures on the Loose captures Marvel's early-'70s appetite for sword-and-planet adventure at its most viscerally exciting.