Korak, Son of Tarzan #48

Joe Kubert's cover for this October 1972 DC issue pulls no punches — Korak, Son of Tarzan, rears back with a spear raised high against a massive, fanged reptilian creature whose gaping maw dominates the foreground, while a blue-skinned figure cowers below amid the chaos. The cover teaser asks "What was the terrifying secret of the Lord of Pal-Ul-Don?" — a question that sets the mood perfectly for a tale rooted in Edgar Rice Burroughs' lost-world mythology. This issue also bundles in a Carson of Venus backup, making it a solid double dose of Burroughs-inspired adventure from the early Bronze Age DC lineup.