Ultimate Spider-Man #5

Spider-Man crouches low across a moonlit rooftop, fingers splayed and body coiled with athletic tension against a moody night sky — it's a quietly striking image that captures the wall-crawler's mix of agility and vigilance. "Life Lessons" is the story title here, and cover pencils by Mark Bagley give this 2001 Marvel issue a clean, dynamic energy that suits the young Peter Parker's reinvention in the Ultimate universe. With Brian Michael Bendis and Bill Jemas on writing duties and Mark Bagley illustrating interiors, this is a creative team firing on all cylinders early in one of the most ambitious relaunches of its era.