10 Most Iconic Spider-Man Covers - Ranked
The greatest covers from one of the greatest heroes.
When it comes to superheroes, there are few more iconic than our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man.
Even as the hero swings towards his 60th anniversary, the wall-crawler is still a smash hit, both on the page and on the big screen. It seems that Peter Parker isn't planning on going anywhere, despite a few attempts to kill him off.
As one of Stan Lee's favourite creations, Marvel have always been careful when it comes to who they invite to draw Spidey. Out of the thousands of comic book artists out there, only the best of the best are given the honour.
When it comes to the artists themselves, they know how important it is to get the character right, especially when it came to the front cover. Spider-Man can make or break your career, so you'll often find that an artist's best work is always when they're drawing Spider-Man.
The task of picking the greatest covers in Spidey history was hardly a walk in the park. The hundreds of issues turn into thousands when you take variant covers into consideration. So, for the sake of this article, we're looking at original covers only.
10. Spider-Man #1 (2000)
Todd McFarlane is one of comic book's major rock stars. His run on Spider-Man is one of fan's most loved and Spawn has gone on to be one of the most successful creator-owned titles in comic book history.
While Marvel and McFarlane would part due to various ongoing disputes, the artist certainly left an incredible legacy and planted the seeds for some of Spidey's best designs going forward.
McFarlane was often criticised for his incredibly detailed art, with some calling his work chaotic and cluttered, but no-one could deny that his design was the most dynamic and exciting version of the character we had seen.
As credit to his legacy, McFarlane's artwork from his Spider-Man tenure has gone on to sell for ridiculous figures. His final cover art broke the world record, as the original drawing for Amazing Spider-Man #328 sold at auction for a truly insane $657,250 back in 2012.
While it only garnered roughly half of that total at the same auction, the cover for Spider-Man #1 has always placed high in fan favourite lists. It's not only cited as one of the best covers in the wall-crawler's history, but also the best artwork, period.