The Spectacular Spider-Man #127

Al Milgrom's cover for this June 1987 issue delivers a genuinely unsettling image: the Lizard, tattered lab coat and all, recoils in apparent terror from the looming silhouette of a black-suited Spider-Man cast across the floor and wall. The stark contrast between the reptilian villain's vivid green-and-purple form and that massive, ominous shadow makes for a striking visual reversal — the predator suddenly looking like the prey. With the story titled "Among Us Lurks... a Lizard!" and the cover boldly promising "The Lizard's Revenge!", this Len Kaminski-written issue looks like a tense encounter between two of Spider-Man's most visually compelling adversaries.