This printer’s cover proof for Fear #12 (Adventure into Fear with the Man‑Thing, Marvel, February 1973) preserves the production‑stage version of Jim Starlin and Herb Trimpe’s striking horror cover art. Man‑Thing dominates the composition, wrestling a coiled serpent while a wounded man lies entangled in its body and a gun‑wielding figure stands to the side, visually foregrounding themes of monstrosity, fear, and moral ambiguity that defined Marvel’s early‑1970s horror line. Printed one‑sided and left untrimmed at 7" x 10.75", the proof retains its original dimensions, color bars, and registration details, offering insight into the mechanical stages that bridged painted and drawn cover art with the final mass‑market comic book. Staple holes at the top corners speak to its use in the printer’s workflow, marking it as working production ephemera rather than a later reproduction or fan item. Within The Askia Jones Collection, this piece underscores the role of Marvel’s horror titles in expanding the visual vocabulary of the superhero era, and highlights production art as a crucial layer in understanding how iconic covers moved from studio to newsstand.