The Amazing Spider-Man #90

Few covers from 1970 capture Spider-Man's burden quite like this one, penciled by Gil Kane and inked by John Romita. The wall-crawler crouches low across what appears to be a rooftop or elevated structure, cradling a limp, dark-haired figure in his arms — while an angry mob surges in the background, their speech bubbles screaming "Spider-Man did it! It's all his fault!" and "He's a murderer!" The bold cover title "Spider-Man — The Killer!" paired with Stan Lee's story "And Death Shall Come!" promises a deeply emotional chapter that puts our hero squarely in the crosshairs of public outrage.