Morbius: The Living Vampire #6

Issue #6 of Morbius: The Living Vampire pits Marvel's tortured biochemist-turned-vampire against the Basilisk in a confrontation the cover sums up perfectly: "one threw away the humanity the other so desperately seeks." Ron Wagner and Mike Witherby's cover captures the collision vividly — a snarling, reptilian Basilisk lunges with jaws wide open while a blue-clad Morbius twists acrobatically through the air to evade him. With Len Kaminski writing and Gregory Wright's vivid coloring setting a fever-pitch mood, "Tooth and Nail" looks like a genuinely compelling exploration of monstrosity from two very different angles.