Man-Thing #1

Marvel's muck-encrusted mockery of a man rises from the swamp in full, dripping menace on this 1979 cover by Bob Wiacek — the creature's glowing red eyes and tentacled visage looming against a blazing crimson sky as one massive fist crashes through the water below. The tagline says it all: "Whoever knows fear burns at the touch of the Man-Thing." With Michael Fleisher writing and Jim Mooney on interior art, this "Frightful 1st Issue" launches a series that leans into Marvel's darker, more atmospheric corner of horror with real conviction.