Spider-Man #2

Part two of Todd McFarlane's "Torment" arc delivers one of 1990's most viscerally striking covers: Spider-Man lunges forward in a desperate struggle while the savage, wide-jawed Lizard looms over him in a flurry of torn webbing, every sinew of both figures rendered in McFarlane's signature kinetic detail. The tagline "Blood Lust of the Lizard!" sets a genuinely unsettling tone, and the bold, dynamic composition makes it easy to see why this series immediately captured readers' attention. If you're following the "Arachknight Returns" storyline, this issue is exactly the kind of breathless middle chapter that keeps you reaching for the next one.