Spider-Man #91

Part one of the "Identity Crisis" storyline arrives in this May 1998 issue, with a cover by John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna that pulls no punches — a rain-soaked Spider-Man lunges toward the reader mid-swing, lightning crackling behind him above a stormy New York City skyline, water flying off his suit in every direction. The composition crackles with urgency, hinting that whatever is threatening Peter Parker's sense of self, it's hitting as hard as the storm surrounding him. With Howard Mackie writing and Romita Jr. bringing his kinetic energy to the interior as well, this is a confident, atmospheric opener to what promises to be a tense arc.