Untold Tales of Spider-Man #22

Spider-Man looks to be in serious trouble on the cover of this June 1997 issue, swarmed by a flock of black crows while a massive, leering Scarecrow looms over him with a jagged, stitched grin. Cover pencils by Pat Olliffe and inks by Al Williamson give the scene a dynamic, slightly unsettling energy that fits the "Night of the Scarecrow!" banner perfectly. At just 99 cents, "The Spider and the Scarecrow" — from the team of Kurt Busiek, Tom DeFalco, Pat Olliffe, and Al Williamson — is the kind of street-level Marvel storytelling that made this series a genuine treat throughout its run.