Star Trek #26

This 1974 Gold Key issue throws Mr. Spock into a deeply unsettling scenario — the cover tagline warns that "a secret space lab wants Mr. Spock's help — as a guinea pig!" George Wilson's painted cover is a vivid fever dream, depicting Spock squaring off against a sword-wielding warrior in ancient armor while multiple eerie close-up versions of Spock's face loom from cylindrical containers surrounding them, with a giant spectral Spock visage dominating the background. Photo portraits of Spock and Dr. McCoy peek from the top corner, grounding the surreal painted action in the familiar world of the TV series — it's a striking image that promises a story as strange as science fiction gets.