Man-Thing #12

Marvel's muck-encrusted swamp creature looms in terrifying scale on this December 1974 cover, its massive, tendril-draped form bursting through a shattered window as two horrified figures — a man and a red-haired woman — recoil in the doorway behind it. Cover pencils by Gil Kane and inks by John Romita give the scene a raw, visceral energy, with the Man-Thing's bulk filling the night while the tagline "Death-Cry of a Dead Man!" promises something genuinely unsettling within. Inside, Steve Gerber's writing is paired with art from John Buscema and Klaus Janson, making this a strong creative lineup for one of Marvel's most atmospheric horror titles of the era.