Venom: Carnage Unleashed #3

Part three of four in the "Carnage Unleashed" arc, this 1995 Marvel series delivers a cover that puts the tension right in your face — a terrified blonde man caught between the crimson fury of Carnage looming above and Venom's massive, teeth-filled maw lunging in from the right. Andrew Wildman's cover pencils and inks crackle with raw energy, capturing the sheer dread of being trapped between two of Marvel's most fearsome symbiotes. Larry Hama's script and a sharp creative team make this penultimate chapter a compelling stop in one of Venom's more intense mid-'90s showdowns.