Marvel Tales #84

This 1977 reprint showcase puts Spider-Man up against one of his most formidable mechanical threats, as the cover — penciled by Gil Kane and inked by Frank Giacoia — bursts with kinetic chaos: a massive spider-shaped robot, the Spider-Slayer, dominates the yellow background while multiple images of Spider-Man scramble across its frame and a crowd of panicked civilians scatter in every direction. The bold collage composition perfectly captures the sense of an unstoppable machine closing in on the wall-crawler from every angle. Stan Lee's story paired with Gil Kane's dynamic art makes this an appealing snapshot of Marvel's Silver Age Spider-Man at his most beleaguered and thrilling.