The Saga of Swamp Thing #35

This April 1985 issue of The Saga of Swamp Thing presents one of the series' most unsettling covers: Swamp Thing's massive, tormented face emerges from a collage of newspaper headlines — stories of chemical spills, nuclear contamination, and environmental disaster — while his green, plant-flesh body writhes below, hinting at the toxic themes of "The Nukeface Papers Part 1." The red-eyed, open-mouthed expression radiates genuine dread, with smoke or vapor curling around the figure against that eerie newsprint backdrop. Stephen R. Bissette and John Totleben craft a cover that feels as much like a protest poster as a comic book, and with Alan Moore writing, this one carries real weight.