Sergio Aragonés Groo the Wanderer #36

Sergio Aragonés delivers a wonderfully chaotic cover for issue #36, depicting the hapless barbarian Groo being ridden like a horse by a grinning, lute-strumming jester in a yellow-and-green motley costume — while a sailing ship looms ominously in the background. With a story titled "Rhyme nor Reason," the creative team of Aragonés, Mark Evanier, and letterer Stan Sakai promises the kind of absurdist humor this series does so well. A delightful snapshot of 1988 Marvel/Epic Comics fun at its most gleefully unhinged.