Fear #14

From the murky depths of Marvel's early-'70s horror output comes Adventure into Fear #14, subtitled "Plague of the Demon-Cult!" — and the cover delivers exactly that dread-soaked promise. Alan Weiss's artwork presents the Man-Thing rising from the swamp in full monstrous fury, facing down a circle of robed cultists wielding torches, while a terrified young woman is held captive nearby — the cover's ominous dialogue making it clear her life hangs in the balance. Steve Gerber's writing and Val Mayerik's interior art bring their distinctive sensibility to this swamp-horror tale, making this 1973 issue a vivid snapshot of Marvel's boldly atmospheric horror era.