The Spectacular Spider-Man #234

Part four of the six-part "Blood Brothers" saga arrives in this May 1996 installment, and the cover by Sal Buscema and John Stanisci delivers an urgent, kinetic confrontation above a fiery cityscape. Spider-Man swings in from below while a menacing, caped figure — glowing-eyed and baring its teeth, trailing chains and debris — looms above him with clear, threatening intent. It's a dynamic face-off that makes "Leap of Faith" feel like exactly the right title for this chapter of the story.