The Amazing Spider-Man #87

Few covers from 1970 put Peter Parker's double life under this much pressure — John Romita's artwork shows a towering Spider-Man looming over a stunned group of his closest friends and associates, with speech bubbles proclaiming "I had to tell you! I am Spider-Man!" while the bold tagline "Unmasked at Last!" leaves no doubt that the wall-crawler's secret is front and center. The gathered figures — including what appear to be Mary Jane, Gwen Stacy, and J. Jonah Jameson among others — react with shock and alarm, making for one of the most emotionally charged cover compositions of its era. With Stan Lee scripting and Romita handling every line of the cover, this issue promises a story as dramatic as its striking presentation.