Monster Hunters #6

Charlton's Monster Hunters #6 (1976) delivers exactly the kind of visceral creature-feature thrills the title promises, with a Mike Zeck cover that fills the page with a massive, gape-mouthed green monster clutching a terrified man helplessly in its enormous hands — the beast's bulging eyes and rows of teeth dominating the foreground in genuinely unsettling fashion. A small inset panel teases one of the book's hunter figures, rifle in hand, hinting at the human side of this clash against the unknown. Inside, writer Michael Pellowski and artist Steve Ditko bring their considerable talents to "The Beast or the Burden!", making this a well-crafted entry in Charlton's mid-seventies horror-adventure lineup.