Spider-Gwen #26

Part of Marvel's Legacy initiative, this 2018 issue kicks off the "Gwenom" arc with a cover that speaks volumes — Gwen Stacy's face is half-obscured by her Spider-Woman mask, while dark symbiote tendrils creep across her skin and a S.H.I.E.L.D. eagle emblem looms prominently in the background. The tension between hero and something far more unsettling radiates from Robbi Rodriguez's close-up composition, her single visible blue eye conveying resolve shadowed by something dangerous. Latour, Rodriguez, and Renzi are firing on all cylinders here, and this cover alone makes a compelling case for what's at stake.