The Brave and the Bold #176

This July 1981 team-up pairs Batman and Swamp Thing for a story titled "The Delta Connection!" — and Mike Kaluta's cover sets a genuinely unsettling tone, depicting a massive, looming Swamp Thing advancing on a terrified woman struggling in the murky water while Batman leaps in from the background against a fiery orange sky. The swamp setting feels alive with dread, Kaluta rendering the muck and twisted vegetation with real atmospheric weight. With interiors by the reliable Jim Aparo and writing by Martin Pasko, this Brave and the Bold entry looks like a moody, satisfying entry in DC's beloved team-up series.