The Sensational Spider-Man #17

The cover by Mike Wieringo and Rich Case captures a great sense of vertigo — Spider-Man tumbles toward the reader in a dynamic low-angle shot, yanked by a taut cable held by the winged Vulture looming in the background against a blazing golden sky. That bold "Vulture's Prey!" tag makes clear our hero is on the wrong end of this aerial showdown. Todd DeZago and Wieringo's June 1997 installment of The Sensational Spider-Man looks like a genuinely thrilling ride for fans of web-slinging action with a classic villain twist.