Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #16

Part of Marvel's 2007 "Back in Black" era, this issue of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man concludes the "Taking Wing" arc with what promises to be a tense, high-stakes finish. Scot Eaton and John Dell's cover sets a striking desert scene — a battered, maskless Spider-Man crawls desperately across the sandy ground while a winged, vulture-like figure looms ominously overhead, feathers spread wide against the pale sky. Peter David's writing paired with Eaton's dynamic linework makes this a compelling chapter in the Unmasked storyline.