The Spectacular Spider-Man #229

This October 1995 "Giant-Sized Extravaganza" brings the three-part "Greatest Responsibility" arc to its dramatic close, promising — right on the cover — "The End of an Era." The cover by Sal Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz dominates with a towering, massively built figure in a red-and-blue symbiote-style costume looming over the New York City skyline, while Spider-Man swings in urgently from the right, clutching a red-haired woman in distress. It's a striking composition that captures the high stakes of a finale, and with the combined talents of Tom DeFalco, Buscema, and Sienkiewicz driving the story, fans of 1990s Spider-Man have every reason to seek this one out.