Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Year One #4

The penultimate chapter of Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Year One arrives with a cover by Kaare Andrews that perfectly captures the power imbalance at the heart of this rivalry — a darkly lit, looming Doctor Octopus, his mechanical tentacles coiling through the night sky above the city, while a grappled Spider-Man struggles below him, caught in the villain's iron grip. The moody amber tones and vertiginous cityscape give the image a cinematic weight that feels genuinely unsettling. With Zeb Wells and Andrews shaping the early days of one of Marvel's most enduring rivalries, this 2004 series continues to reward readers who appreciate their superhero storytelling grounded and atmospheric.