Marvel Tales #99

Marvel Tales #99 brings one of Spider-Man's most emotionally charged confrontations back into print, with John Romita's cover depicting a furious wall-crawler cradling a fallen Gwen Stacy while the Green Goblin looms overhead on his glider, taunting him amid smoke and explosions. The cover's speech balloons — Spidey's anguished cry and the Goblin's menacing boast that "today's the day you're going to die" — set a tone that's raw and personal rather than just action-packed. Gerry Conway's script paired with Gil Kane's interior art and the inking team of John Romita and Tony Mortellaro make this 1979 reprint a satisfying way to revisit "The Goblin's Last Stand.