Fear Itself: Spider-Man #3

The finale of this 2011 Marvel limited series arrives with a cover by Marko Djurdjević that puts Spider-Man in a desperate, raw struggle against a massive, molten-veined stone creature, debris scattering around them as Spidey braces hard against what looks like a crushing blow. It's a striking image — the glowing cracks across the beast's hulking form make it feel genuinely threatening, dwarfing our hero in a way that underscores just how high the stakes are in "Day Three." Christopher Yost's script, brought to life on the interior pages by artist Mike McKone and colorist Jeromy Cox, wraps up a story that clearly put Spider-Man through the wringer during Marvel's Fear Itself event.