The Adventures of Bayou Billy #5

Kelley Jones brings an intense bayou atmosphere to this fifth installment of Archie's Adventure Series adaptation, with a rugged, knife-wielding Bayou Billy charging forward in fringed frontier gear while a menacing blue-clad figure leaps dramatically above him through a darkened, fiery swamp setting — and an ominous skull-like presence looms in the shadows behind them both. The story title "Night of the Black 'Gator" promises exactly the kind of murky, danger-filled adventure the cover so vividly delivers. With interior art by Amanda Conner and writing by Rich Margopoulos, this 1990 issue offers a compelling blend of swamp-country action that fans of the original Konami game and adventure comics alike will find hard to put down.