Keith Giffen's early work had a powerful Kirby influence (like Bill Sienkiewicz and Neal Adams), and it shows on the design of this sea-monster. Giffen illustrates the scale of the creature by scattering tiny victims around its gaping maw, as the city of Atlantis shatters around it like sandcastles. This splash page really sells the threat of the "Blasphemous Horror".
In terms of design, note how gracefully Giffen (an absolute master of page layouts) guides the reader's eye. The Blasphemous Horror is framed by Namor's water trail on one side, and the crumbling city on the other. At the center, the monster's gaze points us to the tiny Atlantean warlord, spluttering on the bottom of the page. This is excellent storytelling, even though it's one single panel.
Story by Bill Mantlo, Art by Keith Giffen and Don Perlin.
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