Sensational Spider-Man #39

Part two of "The Last Temptation of Eddie Brock" arrives in this 2007 Marvel issue, and Clayton Crain's painted cover makes an immediate impression — a gaunt, hospital-gowned Eddie Brock lies helpless in bed while the monstrous, grinning form of Venom looms over him, all gnashing teeth and writhing black tendrils. The contrast between Brock's frail vulnerability and the symbiote's overwhelming menace gives the image a genuinely unsettling tension. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Rick Hoberg, Stefano Gaudiano, and Matt Milla bring this two-part story to its conclusion, making this a compelling chapter in the Back in Black era.