The Silver Surfer #14

Two of Marvel's most compelling loners collide in this 1970 showdown, as the cover — penciled by John Buscema and inked by John Romita — puts it simply: "Sooner or later it had to happen!" Against a vivid yellow moon and a dizzying cityscape, Spider-Man leaps aggressively toward the Silver Surfer, who rides his board upward with one arm outstretched in challenge. It's a striking visual contrast between wall-crawler and cosmic wanderer, and with Stan Lee writing and John Buscema on interior art, "The Surfer and the Spider!" has all the ingredients for a genuinely memorable Marvel face-off.