Spider-Man 2099 #29

The futuristic Spider-Man of 2099 dominates this March 1995 Marvel cover in striking red and blue, rendered with sharp energy by penciler Joe St. Pierre and inker Jimmy Palmiotti. The composition cleverly doubles the hero — his web-patterned costume filling the upper half in close-up while a smaller, dynamic figure below tears through what appears to be a shattered surface, taloned fingers splayed and webs trailing dramatically. With Peter David's "Going Out of Business Sale" as the story's title, this issue promises the kind of high-stakes tension that made the 2099 line such a compelling vision of Marvel's future.