The Spectacular Spider-Man #227

Part 5 of the six-chapter "Maximum Clonage" crossover event arrives in this August 1995 issue, and the cover — penciled by Sal Buscema and inked by Bill Sienkiewicz — makes an immediate impression: a battered, deteriorating figure in a tattered spider-themed costume grapples desperately with a purple-caped woman against a bold red spider-symbol, the tagline "The Death of Kaine!" leaving no ambiguity about the stakes. The raw, kinetic energy of Buscema and Sienkiewicz's collaboration gives the figures a visceral, almost sculptural weight that pulls you right into the tension. If you've been following the Clone Saga's most ambitious chapter, this is exactly the kind of penultimate installment that demands your attention.