The Amazing Spider-Man #13

Spider-Man lunges toward the viewer across a sun-drenched Manhattan skyline, urgency written in every outstretched finger, while MJ — dressed in green and looking startled — stands at street level below him, seemingly moments from departure. A shadowy, fiery figure lurks in the lower left corner, and the cover boldly teases both a looming mystery villain and the question of whether Spidey can reach MJ before she's gone. John Byrne handles both pencils and inks here, delivering a cover that crackles with forward momentum, and the creative team of Mackie, Byrne, and Milgrom keeps this 2000 volume of Amazing Spider-Man feeling genuinely alive.