Elvira, Mistress of the Dark #157

In "Visage of Bitter Fruit!", Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, stumbles upon a cursed gem from a gumball machine—only to find herself hunted by an unseen killer. With the help of the mysterious masked gunman The Visage, she flees to a seaside cruise, where a sudden attack by a giant ape sends her and Karl Koaltz scrambling ashore, only to be met by Madame Zzarhex and her band of gorillas. The Visage stands guard as the chaos escalates, culminating in the shocking arrival of the Abominable Snowman, who swallows the gem at the heart of it all. Written by Frank Strom and illustrated by Ronn Sutton, with inks by Joe Rubinstein and letters by Thom Zahler, this 2006 adventure blends campy horror and pulp parody in classic Elvira style, all wrapped in a striking cover by Ronn Sutton.