Sensational Spider-Man #33

Part of Marvel's 2007 "Spider-Man Unmasked" and "Back in Black" story banners, this haunting issue — titled "Wounds" — delivers a cover that earns its name. Clayton Crain's painted artwork depicts a battered Spider-Man, suit torn and bloodied, cradled in the grip of a pale, menacing figure beneath a dim streetlight, the mood somewhere between threat and terrible intimacy. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa writes, with interior art by Sean Chen and Scott Hanna bringing the story to life inside.