Plastic Man #14

The cover of this September 1976 DC issue says it all — Plastic Man is being swallowed alive by a massive, monstrous creature dubbed "The Lurker Below," his stretched red-and-yellow form twisted and engulfed within what looks like a churning, rocky maw. Cover artist Ernie Chan wrings genuine tension out of the absurdity, making the threat feel surprisingly menacing for the World's Weirdest Hero. With Elliot S! Maggin writing and Ramona Fradon on interior art, this one promises the kind of wild, imaginative fun that made mid-'70s Plastic Man a treat.