Untold Tales of Spider-Man #4

A towering, ghoulish figure dominates this December 1995 cover, his enormous green-tinted face looming over a tense scene while Spider-Man fires a web-blast directly at him and a group of costumed characters scrambles on the right. The bold cover line — "Held at Bay by J.J.J.!" — promises that J. Jonah Jameson himself plays a pivotal role in whatever's unfolding, adding an extra layer of intrigue to the already crowded composition. Cover pencils by Pat Olliffe and inks by Al Vey give the whole thing a kinetic, larger-than-life energy that fits perfectly with Kurt Busiek's mission to dig into Spider-Man's early years for only 99 cents.