The Amazing Spider-Man #613

Part two of "Power to the People" arrives in this 2010 installment of The Amazing Spider-Man, and the cover by Marko Djurdjević says it all — a crackling, electricity-wreathed Electro has Spider-Man locked in a brutal bear hug, lightning tearing through the deep crimson background as the wall-crawler struggles in his grip. It's a visceral image that captures just how outmatched Spidey can look when raw power is turned against him. Mark Waid scripts alongside the artistic team of Paul Azaceta and colorist Dave Stewart, making this a compelling chapter in "The Gauntlet" saga.