Swamp Thing #4

Beneath a full moon rising over a darkened house and bare, skeletal trees, Berni Wrightson's cover to this May 1973 issue pits the massive, snarling Swamp Thing against a crouching, cloaked werewolf-like creature — and the tension between the two figures is palpable. The title "Monster on the Moors!" promises a gothic clash perfectly matched by Wrightson's atmospheric, textured linework, with every shadow and gnarled detail drawing you deeper into the scene. Len Wein and Wrightson were doing something genuinely special with this series, and this issue's moody cover is a fine testament to that collaboration.