The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1

This King-Size Annual from 1979 kicks off the Spectacular Spider-Man annual lineup in dramatic fashion, with a cover by Rich Buckler that places Doctor Octopus front and center — his mechanical tentacles coiling menacingly around a giant close-up of Spider-Man's masked face while multiple versions of the wall-crawler are shown battered and overwhelmed across a chaotic, debris-strewn battlefield. The story title, "And Men Shall Call Him...Octopus!", promises a deep dive into one of Spidey's most formidable foes, with writer Bill Mantlo and artists Rich Buckler and Jim Mooney bringing the action to life inside. At 75 cents, this oversized issue offered Marvel readers in 1979 a seriously ambitious Spider-Man adventure right from its striking first page.