Spider-Man #81

Spider-Man swings down from a massive web in a dramatic overhead perspective on this June 1997 cover, penciled and inked by the dynamic duo of John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna. Below him, three figures — apparently the threat promised by the cover copy — stand ready for a confrontation, as the tagline announces that "Cat has come to the city… and his claws are out for the wondrous Web-Slinger." Howard Mackie's "Shadow of the Cat" looks to pit Peter Parker against a sharp new adversary, and Romita Jr.'s bold, kinetic linework makes the danger feel delightfully immediate.