Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street #2

Marvel's 1989 magazine-format horror series puts Freddy Krueger front and center on this painted cover by Joe Jusko — the scarred dream-stalker looms above a desperate young woman as gnarled, nightmarish tree-branches coil around her like living traps, all rendered in lush, unsettling detail. The cover promises that Freddy himself is your guide into "The Garden of Gruesome Delights," setting a wonderfully dread-soaked tone for "Dream Stalkers Part Two" inside. With interior work from writer Steve Gerber and artists Tony DeZuniga and Alfredo Alcala, this is mature horror storytelling given serious artistic attention.