Planet of the Apes #16

Ken Barr's cover for this January 1976 issue delivers an urgent, visceral image: a cloaked ape clutching a small infant ape dashes across a war-torn landscape as a military helicopter bears down, weapons fire streaking toward them and a human figure crumpled in the foreground. The tagline "Death Hunt" and the promise that "Escape from Planet of the Apes" reaches its searing climax give this issue a real sense of high-stakes desperation. Inside, Doug Moench and Rico Rival continue their work on "When the Calliope Cries Death," and a book-length bonus rounds out what is a notably packed edition of Marvel's magazine-format series.