Sergio Aragonés Groo the Wanderer #13

Sergio Aragonés brings his signature manic energy to this March 1986 Epic Comics release, with a cover showing Groo — dual swords swinging, teeth bared in that unmistakable grin — plowing through a chaotic crowd of terrified and bewildered warriors, soldiers, and bystanders amid a swampy tangle of vegetation. The sheer density of panicked figures scrambling in every direction is a perfect showcase for Aragonés's endlessly inventive cartooning, with each face in the pile-up expressing its own brand of wide-eyed horror. With Aragonés and Mark Evanier driving the story and Stan Sakai handling letters, "Groo and the Tale of King Sage" promises the sharp wit and gleeful mayhem this series does so well.