Swamp Thing #8

From the brooding swamps of DC's early 1970s horror-tinged output comes this February 1974 issue, with a cover by Bernie Wrightson that commands immediate attention — the Swamp Thing crouches atop a jagged purple rock formation, red eyes blazing, while sinuous yellow-green tendrils curl and whip dramatically around him against a pitch-black backdrop. It's a beautifully composed image that captures the creature's raw, unsettling power without a single human figure to soften the mood. Wrightson also handles the full interior art and colors, making this an issue where one artist's singular vision runs cover to cover.