Clive Barker's Nightbreed #17 (Epic Comics, July 1991)

This is a single-issue comic book from the Modern Age of comics, specifically 'Nightbreed' issue number 17, published under Marvel's Epic Comics imprint in July 1991. The cover features a dark, illustrative art style characteristic of horror comics from that era, titled 'The Urban Carnivore!' and featuring taglines referencing 'Silence of the Lambs.' Physically, the book appears to be a standard American comic size (approx. 6.625 x 10.25 inches), composed of a semi-glossy cardstock cover with newsprint interior pages. The cover art displays a hunched figure with yellow hair eating raw flesh in a subway/tunnel setting, with rats and skulls visible in the background. Condition-wise, the comic is housed in a clear protective mylar or poly-propylene sleeve, but several flaws are visible: three circular retail price stickers and one small white address-style sticker are adhered directly to the surface of the bag (or potentially the comic itself), which could leave residue. There is visible color breaking along the spine, suggesting multiple stress lines, and the upper right even corner shows signs of blunting. The Epic Comics 'e' logo and a price of $2.25 US are visible in the top left corner, and the artist's signature is seen in the lower-left corner artwork. The vibrancy of the yellows and greens remains strong, though the age of the paper stock typically results in slight tanning of the interior pages for this period.