The Amazing Spider-Man #29

The cover of this 2001 Marvel issue says everything with chilling economy — a woman's slumped, seemingly unconscious figure is framed within an enormous Spider-Man emblem rendered in deep crimson against a damp stone wall, a lone spider dangling above her in the web's center. The visual is haunting and atmospheric, with John Romita Jr.'s cover pencils turning a familiar symbol into something ominous and foreboding. With the story titled "Mary Jane" and a creative team of Howard Mackie, Lee Weeks, and Scott Hanna, this issue promises something deeply personal at stake for Peter Parker.