Spider-Man #17

Few covers from 1991 deliver a gut-punch quite like this one: Thanos's massive Infinity Gauntlet-clad fist clutches a helpless Spider-Man, the wall-crawler's masked face and webbed costume unmistakable as he dangles limp in that crushing golden grip. The blunt tagline — "You Will Believe a Man Can Die!" — leans into the dread with real confidence, and cover artists Rick Leonardi and Al Williamson make every detail of Thanos's imposing, gem-studded gauntlet feel genuinely threatening. Ann Nocenti's story, "No One Gets Outta Here Alive!", promises to match the cover's intensity every step of the way.