Peter Parker: Spider-Man #21

Spider-Man and the Human Torch share a striking urban face-off on this 2000 Marvel cover, with a close-up of Spidey clinging to a building wall while the Torch blazes in full flame right beside him — the heat practically radiating off the page. Mark Buckingham's cover art captures a wonderful tension between these two Marvel mainstays, their contrasting powers — webbing and fire — set against a city backdrop of windows and steel. With Paul Jenkins writing "A Day in the Life," this issue promises the kind of grounded, character-driven storytelling that made this run a fan favorite.