Tomb of Dracula #43

A blood-orange moon looms over a graveyard as Dracula himself erupts from the earth — cape swirling, fangs bared — reaching for a terrified blonde woman in a tattered white dress who recoils in horror across the broken ground. Bernie Wrightson's cover art for this April 1976 issue crackles with dread, his characteristically fluid linework giving both the Lord of Vampires and his quarry a visceral, theatrical energy. Promising "A New Year's Nightmare!" and boasting Comicdom's Number One Fear Magazine badge, Tomb of Dracula #43 is a fine example of why this series held such a grip on horror fans throughout the decade.