Skull the Slayer #6

This 1976 Marvel series puts its muscle-bound hero front and center in a breathtaking showdown — Skull the Slayer dagger raised, face-to-face with an enormous prehistoric sea creature whose gaping, tooth-lined jaws threaten to swallow him whole amid crashing waves. Below him, companions cling desperately to a small boat as the monster's massive body arcs overhead, making it clear this savage sea shows no mercy to anyone. Cover pencils by John Buscema and inks by Mike Esposito give the scene a raw, kinetic energy that perfectly captures why Skull the Slayer earned its place in Marvel's mid-'70s adventure lineup.