Marvel Tales #159

Spider-Man swings upside-down at the center of this energetic cover, caught between a flaming Human Torch blazing on the left and the armored purple claws of the Beetle lurking at the right edge — a three-way showdown rendered with real dynamism by cover artist Steve Ditko. This January 1984 reprint from Marvel Tales brings Stan Lee and Ditko's story "Where Flies the Beetle" back into readers' hands, a treat for anyone who loves that era's sharp storytelling and bold character work. Three memorable figures sharing one cover is a fine promise of the action waiting inside.