Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #18

Spider-Man finds himself dwarfed on this cover by two towering threats — the leering Green Goblin and the cold, half-masked face of Madame Masque — as our wall-crawler crouches between them in his classic red-and-blue suit, looking like he's sizing up very long odds. Alé Garza's cover art gives both villains a genuinely unsettling presence, making the contrast with Spidey's compact, scrappy pose all the more effective. If you've been waiting for a story titled "Goblin Ball" to bring these two antagonists together against Marvel's favorite neighborhood hero, this all-ages 2011 issue delivers exactly that promise right on its cover.