Gargoyle #1

Bernie Wrightson's cover for this 1985 Marvel limited series opener sets a brooding, rain-soaked tone: the Gargoyle lunges forward with claws bared and fangs exposed, surrounded by a crowd of snarling stone-faced creatures against a hellish orange glow. It's a genuinely striking image — part horror, part superhero — that makes a strong case for why this four-issue series deserved its own spotlight. J. M. DeMatteis writes, with art by Mark Badger, promising a story titled "Love and Death!!" that sounds as emotionally ambitious as the cover is visually intense.