Planet of the Apes #26

Marvel's Planet of the Apes #26 from 1976 takes the saga somewhere genuinely unexpected — the Northlands — as the cover's striking painted-style artwork depicts a powerful, armor-clad ape warrior brandishing a weapon atop a crashing longship, flanked by fellow ape Vikings surging through churned white water. The tagline "Terror in the Northlands!" and the promise that Jason and Alexander return give this issue a sense of Norse-tinged adventure that feels like a bold left turn for the franchise. Doug Moench writes, with interior art by Herb Trimpe and Virgil Redondo, making this a solid creative team behind one of the more vividly imagined chapters in Marvel's long-running ape epic.