Frankenstein #6

Marvel's 1973 horror series delivers a gripping confrontation on this Mike Ploog and John Romita cover: the Frankenstein Monster, still wrapped in heavy chains, rears up against a masked, sword-wielding villain in a red cape who rides atop a monstrous giant spider. The cover dialogue cuts right to the point — "You are the last of the Frankensteins… and so — you must die!" — setting up a personal vendetta with real menace. It's a wonderfully atmospheric composition, with a full moon silhouetting a distant figure against a dark castle wall, that captures everything compelling about Marvel's supernatural horror titles of the era.