Ultimate Spider-Man #88

Spider-Man swings through a tangle of bare, web-laced branches against a deep crimson backdrop, while Silver Sable — armed with a blade and a pistol, her silver hair swept dramatically — holds her ground below him on this striking 2006 cover penciled by Mark Bagley and Amanda Conner with inks by Bagley and Jimmy Palmiotti. "Silver Sable: Part 3" promises the continuing clash between these two very different fighters in the Ultimate universe, and the tension between Spidey's aerial agility and Sable's cold, weapon-ready poise says plenty about where things stand. As a bonus, readers also get an Ultimate Vision story tucked inside — solid extra value for the $2.50 cover price.