Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #17

Part of the 2007 "Back in Black" era, this issue puts Spider-Man — clad in his striking black costume — squarely in the crushing grip of Sandman, whose sandy mass is visibly tearing into the wall-crawler on a cover penciled by Mike Wieringo and inked by Rob Stull. The story title "Sandblasted" says it all, and the cover delivers on that promise with a visceral, larger-than-life confrontation between the two. Writer Marc Sumerak and artist Chris Eliopoulos bring the interior to life, making this a satisfying read for any Spider-Man fan.