The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor #21

Gold Key's The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor takes a swampy turn in this 1976 issue, with Jesse Santos delivering a cover that practically drips with murky dread — a moss-encrusted bog creature looms in the foreground while Dr. Spektor wrestles with a massive reptilian form, a young woman clutching his arm as gnarled, fog-shrouded trees close in around them. The cover tagline "Beware the Bog… A Lurker Stalks the Swamp!" perfectly sets the tone for Don Glut's tale of occult horror in the wetlands. Santos's painted artwork brings a moody, atmospheric weight to the scene that makes this issue a fine example of Gold Key's supernatural adventure series at its mid-seventies stride.