The Saga of Swamp Thing #24

The Justice League of America crashes into the world of the Swamp Thing in this May 1984 issue, as the cover — penciled by Stephen R. Bissette and inked by Tom Yeates — shows a startled assembly of heroes, including Hawkwoman, Firestorm, Wonder Woman, and Green Arrow, clustered around a monitor screen displaying Swamp Thing wielding a chainsaw against a shadowy attacker. The stark contrast between the League's high-tech setting and the raw, primal threat on screen makes for a genuinely arresting image. With Alan Moore writing and Bissette and John Totleben on interior art, "Roots" arrives at a creative high point for this series.