Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #5

Spider-Man pumping his fist triumphantly at a carnival game booth sets a wonderfully lighthearted tone for this fifth issue of Marvel's teen romance series. A beaming Mary Jane cradles an armful of adorable plush prizes — including a tiny Spider-Man doll, a Hulk, and a Captain America among others — while a masked villain lurks suspiciously behind the booth's prize wheel, adding just enough superhero chaos to the fun. Sean McKeever's story and Takeshi Miyazawa's cover art (inked by Norman Lee) capture exactly what makes this 2006 series so charming: even when Spider-Man's around, life is wonderfully, messily, entertainingly unpredictable.