The Spectacular Spider-Man #54

The May 1981 cover by Frank Miller (pencils) and Walt Simonson (inks) makes an immediate impression: Spider-Man leaps through the air against a stark black background, caught between two armored samurai warriors whose crossed blades slice toward him, with a third sword-wielding figure and a group of warriors looming in the background. It's a striking, kinetic composition that signals serious danger for our wall-crawler. Roger Stern and Marie Severin's story, with inks by Jim Mooney, promises plenty of action to match that dramatic cover setup.