The Best Amazing Spider-Man covers of the 1980s

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I think this may be, by some slim margin, the best cover of Amazing Spider-Man, the Marvel title that began publication in 1963.
I'm going to include cover credits, where I know them. This one's by John Romita, Jr. I hope this brings back so many memories, or is at least very fun for fans of Spidey and comics in general!

ASM #226
This has got to be one of Marvel's best covers of the decade!
From 'Daydreams'- isn't this hilarious? Jonah in a track suit AND smoking a cigar. It's John Romita, Jr. again.
You just can't leave out this dramatic second part of the most famous single Spider-Man storyline of the 80s, Kraven's Last Hunt. The mini-series was drawn by Mike Zeck and, I believe, inked by Bob Wiacek. It ran across all three Spider-Man titles, each week! Early Frank Miller cover
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That's John Romita Jr. again. He drew the series for about thirty issues, and is of course the son of the second Spidey artist, who was also Marvel's art director.
You never hear as much about Ed Hannigan, but he drew some terrific covers! I love this one. Here is where I decided to start buying the title, monthly- and then it vanished from my local convenience store for years! Here next is art by Ron Frenz, who took over after Romita, Jr. left the title to draw Uncanny X-Men. Next up is an artist you didn't see much from, but his painterly style is a cult favorite. We're talking about Charles Vess. He drew about half a dozen Spider-Man covers, including Web of Spider-Man #1. WE finish out with covers by: Ron Frenz again, and Canadian artist, and Spawn creator, Todd McFarlane.

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