Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #12

Spider-Man crouches in a defensive stance over a fallen figure, surrounded by a ring of rough-looking thugs armed with chains and a baseball bat — and a determined blonde woman stands defiantly at the center of the group, making this cover from Patrick Scherberger feel genuinely tense despite the all-ages format. The composition does a great job of putting our hero at the heart of a very bad situation, outnumbered but unbroken. With Paul Tobin writing and Matteo Lolli on interior art, this is the kind of accessible, action-packed Spider-Man story that earns its place on any shelf.