Ultimate Spider-Man Special #1

Spider-Man swings headfirst down a massive web on this eye-catching 2002 Marvel special, his red-and-blue suit vivid against a lush green mosaic of familiar faces and figures pressed behind the webbing. It's a fittingly grand cover by Michael Golden for an issue packed with an extraordinary roster of talent — writers and artists including Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley, Dave Gibbons, Bill Sienkiewicz, David Mack, and many more, each bringing their own take to the wall-crawler. For fans of the Ultimate line, this Super Special is a genuine showcase of early-2000s comics artistry at its most eclectic.