Ka-Zar #8

Ka-Zar takes the fight out of the Savage Land and into the city in this December 1997 Marvel issue, kicking off "Urban Jungle" with a cover that says it all — the long-haired jungle lord grapples knife-in-hand against a dark, caped figure amid swirling thorny vines, the tension between wild instinct and urban menace practically leaping off the page. Andy Kubert's pencils and Jesse Delperdang's inks bring a raw, kinetic energy to the confrontation, with the bold "Urban Jungle" text flanking the combatants like walls closing in. Written by Mark Waid with art by Kubert and Delperdang, this opener promises a genuinely compelling fish-out-of-water clash between Ka-Zar's primal world and a very different kind of jungle.