Nomad #21

The cover of Nomad #21 says it all with its bold tagline: "Mayhem is the Man-Thing." Marvel's muck-encrusted swamp creature looms large, his mossy tendrils wrapped around a struggling Nomad, who's being dragged backward with a lit weapon tumbling from his grip — it's a visceral, chaotic tangle of flesh and foliage rendered with real energy by cover artist Neil Hansen. The small inset image in the corner adds a quieter counterpoint, showing Nomad in his trench coat alongside what appears to be an infant, hinting at the very different worlds this character navigates. With a story titled "Choices of the Insane," this 1994 Marvel issue promises the kind of morally complicated action that defined Nomad's solo run.