Spider-Man #59

A figure in a corrupted, clawed Spider-Man suit tumbles helplessly through billowing clouds of fire and smoke, the tagline "And Now… Armageddon!" promising the kind of escalating stakes that made mid-'90s Marvel so compelling. Tom Lyle's cover work captures a real sense of freefall and menace, with the distorted costume details suggesting something has gone seriously wrong for our hero. Issue #59 wraps up the two-part "Crossfire" story from writer Howard Mackie, and this fiery image sets the mood perfectly for a conclusion with the word "Armageddon" attached to it.