Sergio Aragonés Groo the Wanderer #4

Sergio Aragonés's cover for issue #4 says it all: Groo the Wanderer — twin swords drawn, expression locked in gleeful battle-frenzy — comes flying through the air on a rope between a ship's mast and a rocky cliff, while a crowd of armed warriors on one side and alarmed women on the other react with equal alarm. It's a snapshot of the cheerful chaos that Aragonés, Evanier, colorist Tom Luth, and letterer Stan Sakai deliver month after month, and the story title "World Without Women!" promises the kind of absurdist adventure this series does so well. A fine June 1985 entry from Marvel's Epic Comics imprint for anyone who loves their sword-and-sandal comedy drawn with boundless energy.