The Spectacular Spider-Man #233

The "Web of Carnage" crossover reaches its fourth and final chapter here, and the cover by Sal Buscema and John Bligh delivers a visceral image to match the stakes — Carnage's churning red symbiote tendrils engulf Spider-Man on one side while a red-haired civilian man stands trapped in the chaos at the center. It's a striking composition that captures the symbiote's terrifying reach and the very human cost caught in the middle of it all. With Todd DeZago writing and Sal Buscema on interior art, this April 1996 closer to the arc is a satisfying payoff for anyone who's followed the mayhem from part one.