The Saga of Swamp Thing #19

Tom Yeates delivers a visceral cover for this December 1983 issue, depicting Swamp Thing locked in brutal combat with a monstrous spider-creature while a white-haired woman crouches vulnerably nearby and a second spider-being lurks in the background. The warm red-to-orange starburst behind them lends the scene an almost hellish intensity that perfectly suits the title's horror roots. With a creative team including Stephen R. Bissette, Martin Pasko, John Totleben, and Tatjana Wood, The Saga of the Swamp Thing #19 is a vivid example of DC's early-'80s horror comics firing on all cylinders.